How to Hold a Wine Tasting Fundraiser Event
Whether your audience includes casual wine consumers or aficionados, most people will be excited to learn more about wines and their regions. Hold a wine tasting event to raise funds for a worthy cause and create a fun, educational experience for those who attend. Does this Spark an idea?
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Instructions
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Focus on the wines being served to set your event theme. Wines can be as diverse as your games and decorations, and by honing in on a certain wine region, such as Napa, Spain, France or Italy, you can tie in ethnic foods, geographical artwork and cultural music.
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Stock the bar, or tasting area, with red, white and rose wines and at least one type of champagne. Highlight a good selection of varietals, so you can educate participants about the grapes used to make them and the regions in which they are made.
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Hire a winery to help run your fundraiser. Workers at a vineyard pour the wine, host discussions and educate patrons about the wines' bouquet and notes. Connect with a winery at which you can have your event on WineOnTheWeb.com (see Resources below).
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Ask the winery staff questions about a package deal. A good deal will include one or two wine pourers, buckets and a selection of wines. It may also include a professional to work at the fundraiser.
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Reserve a banquet hall. Wine tasting functions work well in outdoor or tented settings, and many reception halls can accommodate your needs with garden-style areas or gazebos. If your event is held during the winter, rely on a reception hall that has Mediterranean-style décor reminiscent of a Tuscan vineyard.
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Narrow your search for the perfect place to hold the fundraiser by looking at several reception halls. At Banquetcentral.com, you can locate a facility in your area (see Resources below).
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Tips & Warnings
Charge a door fee for those who are at the legal drinking age when you hold your event. Use wristbands to distinguish between your underage and drinking-age guests.
Offer guests small, unseasoned crackers during the tasting, since they will not overpower their palates.
Get as much advance publicity as you can for the event. Put together a press release and send it to local media outlets.
