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Working with Wine: Corporate Events Team In-House Training.

A lot of corporate events and conferences involve wine at some point whether at a networking reception, buffet luncheons or a formal dinner. Selecting the right wines for each occasion and getting the best out of your budget can be a daunting task, even for the initiated.

Taste-In can offer tailored Working with Wine training sessions for your corporate events management team addressing all aspects of sourcing, purchasing and dealing with wine within the contexts most relevant to them. We will design a session specifically for you whether it's for a day, half a day or a few hours after work. Sophie and John will come to your offices equipped with wines, glasses and hand outs so all we need from you is a room.

Topics covered in our training sessions can include:

The Basics
Wine countries and main regions
Viticulture
Winemaking techniques

  • Red
  • White
  • Rose
  • Sparkling.

Different types of wine

  • Dessert
  • Port
  • Sherry

Wine Tasting Techniques

Grape varieties
New World Versus Old World
Regional Spotlights

  • Champagne
  • Bordeaux
  • Burgundy

Wine faults

Food and Wine

Do’s and Don’ts of food and wine matching
Ordering from a restaurant wine list
Handling a sommelier

Wine Handling and Service

Storing and ageing
Temperature
Decanting
Glassware

Wine sourcing

Dealing with wine suppliers
Smart Choices:

  • Getting Value for Money
  • Overrated Wine Regions
  • Underrated Wine Regions

For more details and a bespoke quote contact us at taste@taste-in.com or give Sophie Jump a call on 07725 941 447

Taste-In will guide you through the windy intricacies of the wine world to give you confidence in selecting, sourcing and serving wines for all events.