Organizing a Memorable Wine Tasting Event

Wine tasting events are a good way to do some fundraising and have become very popular with people working in the field of non profit event planning. A wine tasting fundraiser is a strategic event, and you have to be very judicious while planning the details of such an event. You have to be extremely meticulous, have a strong workforce, and well-laid fundraising plan to get success in any such event. These days, wine tasting has also become common among the corporate houses as a team building event; merging conferences, announcements and other such events along with the wine tasting schedule.

There are plenty of things you have to keep in mind if you want to host successful wine tasting events. Here're a few pointer that might be a good direction to take when you're planning to organize such an event.

- First up you should form a committee to plan and organize the event and you should do it well in advance (read six months to one years). Assign this team the task of contacting wine vendors and conducting promotional activities, design wine tasting cards, chalk out logistics (like parking) for the day of the event etc. Next you should do some research on local wineries to decide who would participate in the event and make sure you have a wide sample of wines during the event.

Go through your available choices of venues for the event unless of course a vendor has agreed to provide a space. Remember that wine tasting festivals are memorable events and the venue should reflect the stature of the event. Decide on the date and time of the event well in advance, and also draw up an estimation of the costs you would incur.

- If you were holding the event in a wine region, it would be a good idea to include tours of wineries and brief ups on the heritage of the region. Wine tasting events celebrate the power of our senses over logic and uphold the tranquility of life, and you should keep this theme in mind-never deviate from this mood during the event.

- Aromas form a very important part of what makes good wine-so arranging for an educative workshop on the different kinds of aromas in wines is a very good idea. Also you can think of 'blind tasting' exercises.

- If you're thinking of what music to incorporate, of course you probably know that the best idea would be to arrange for a piano player, symphonies, or opera music. The idea is to stick to the classical and cultivate the vintage atmosphere. Staging enjoyable play/drama performances is also a very good idea during wine tasting events.

- Tasting events always end with dinner and toasts over a choice of delectable wines. You should prepare for this event well in advance, writing out the speeches and in fact an entire script that includes the toasts, the costume, etc.

Of course, if you need help with the planning there are a number of professional event management companies out there who have just the expertise to make sure the event goes the way it should. There are many software applications available online that helps you manage and organize the event with event registration, management, and payment services.