Tasting Events for Corporate Groups and Organizations
Whether you’re planning a large scale cocktail reception fundraiser, or an intimate wine dinner for VIP clients, let The Lush Life help bring your vision to life with our custom tasting services.
We have hosted and produced over 400 virtual and in-person workshops, including wine tasting, whiskey tasting, tequila tasting, mixology, chocolate, cheese, charcuterie boards, and more. We often work with corporate groups, and also host social gatherings and special occasions.
Events can be in-person, virtual (yes, we'll ship tasting kits to your guests and have done virtual groups up to 300!), or hybrid.
Lead Sommelier Sarah is a former Beverage Director of Michelin-starred restaurants in New York City. She was the Event Operations Manager at City Winery New York for 5 years, running everything from small winemaker dinners to 400-person corporate fundraisers and weddings. Sarah brings that operations and organizational experience to the table, alongside an amazing team of top sommeliers and beverage experts.
We provide full-service experiences-- upon request, we can coordinate glassware rentals, food pairings/catering, and everything else needed for a successful tasting. Events can be seminar-style, or walk-around/cocktail-style. We’ll get you know you and your vision, and bring that to life. Let’s create an incredible experience with unforgettable memories, awesome photo ops, and lots of cheers! We have an impressive roster of beverage professionals from top NYC restaurants and cocktail bars that we work with, so hospitality is always at the forefront of everything we do.
The Lush Life offers event formats to accommodate any size group and event style, and in terms of themes— if we don’t already offer it, we can custom create if for you. Popular options are below!
Virtual Event Offerings can be found here.
Past Corporate Event Clients:
Walk-Around Tastings
Perfect for corporate receptions and social functions, wines selected to match your theme are are displayed in stations around your venue and guests are invited to taste and try at their own pace. Our sommeliers are on hand to share tasting notes, guide guests, answer questions, and encourage interaction in this lively and exploratory tasting experience. Add cheese, charcuterie, or chocolate pairings!
Sommelier-Guided Wine Dinners
We provide wine curation services for private dinners, weddings, charity fundraisers, product launches, and corporate groups. Truly impress your guests with a thoughtful array of beverage offerings perfectly themed to the proceedings! We can provide the wines, or work with your current collection or favorite vendor. Custom Cocktail Creation services also available. Let us provide the chef, or we can work with your own culinary team.
Need a venue? We partner with Chefs Dinner Table NYC for up to 25 guests.
Sommelier Sarah Tracey
Wine Seminars, Seated Tastings and Corporate Entertaining Intensives
From Wine 101 and Corporate Entertaining Coaching for novices, to regionally-focused in-depth seminars for expert tasters, we offer a class format for your group. Featured packages include Women Winemakers Spotlight (popular among women’s organizations) and Wine Blending Workshops especially created as a memorable team-building experience. Inquire for our full menu of course offerings.
Testimonials
“Thanks to The Lush Life for such a fun and educational wine tasting! It was extremely well organized and Sarah was so knowledgeable and friendly. She shared her refined and abundant knowledge with a genuine note and plenty of smiles. She chose incredible wines for us to taste, and I loved every single one. Our team also learned a lot about how to choose wines, what to look for in wines and the regions of wines. I can’t wait to book another tasting!”
“I was looking for a creative, fun, festive idea for an event to support my son’s school that was different than the usual PTA activities. As a group of busy parents, having a wine event seemed like a luxurious way to pamper ourselves and build community. Sarah provided an informative, playful, truly enjoyable tasting experience that helped us all slow down, tune into our senses, and relax while learning more about wine than I knew possible in one evening! I can not recommend Sarah more highly for any event you have that you want your guests to remember.”
“Sarah was awesome, she exudes enthusiasm and passion. She was extremely knowledgeable and made the tasting enjoyable and informative. Her charismatic personality, balance of knowledge with humor and overall appreciation for anything that is lush in life infused me with a new passion. Now I can answer any question about wine, and it will sometimes even be correct. Five stars for Sarah!”