Comments on: Help Us Design Our Tasting Room

By: e.m.russell

e.m.russell — Fri, 19 Dec 2008 22:15:58 +0000

Great comments, it’s like the most kick-ass brainstorming session! I dislike bus tours, even small ones, but I can’t quite articulate why. Would anyone like to help me out as to why they would discourage tour groups? Do you dislike only large ones? Do you find they buy less than people touring independently? I often find that and it makes me a bit bitter that not only is a company profiting from our free wine tastings, but we’re not even getting compensated by customer sales.

By: Chandra

Chandra — Fri, 09 Nov 2007 04:47:25 +0000

looking for some great ideas for our new but intimate champagne tasting room.
I found some good ones here.
Anyone with some ideas for intimate/champagne only tasting room please offer your thoughts.
Much appreciated

By: PinotBlogger: Can I Help Build your Winery? » California Wine Country Tour

PinotBlogger: Can I Help Build your Winery? » California Wine Country Tour — Thu, 04 Oct 2007 22:48:58 +0000

[...] argue that this isnâ€™t the case. But I offer evidence to the contrary. In a January post, titled Help us Design our Tasting Room, the PinotBlogger asked for help from his friends, followers and fans to design the Capozzi Winery [...]

By: Five Reasons You Should Be Reading Winery Blogs : Serious About Wine

Five Reasons You Should Be Reading Winery Blogs : Serious About Wine — Fri, 01 Jun 2007 18:15:37 +0000

[...] a great winery, but the mental work, as well. His blog, PinotBlogger, has posted on everything from designing their tasting room to the most lucid discussion of Pinot Noir clones I’ve ever read to how they came up with the [...]

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[...] del vino americana. PerchÃ¨? Basta dare un occhiata a un post pubblicato sul blog intitolato Help us Design our Tasting Room. In sostanza PinotBlogger ha chiesto ad amici, clienti, sostenitori e fan di aiutare [...]

By: Jordan Thomas

Jordan Thomas — Tue, 06 Mar 2007 07:36:34 +0000

I thought I’d metion that the Sonoma Wine maps at http://www.themapstore.com/store/products.asp?cat=150 refered to above are being updated again this spring and will be out at the begining of summer. The Wine Map available on a computer would be a great addition to a tasting room.

Also, my two cents, post any fees for tastings somewhere so that first time guest know what they are getting into.

By: simVineyard » spitoo-shi

simVineyard » spitoo-shi — Mon, 29 Jan 2007 16:55:06 +0000

[...] mentions in a very informative blog post (and subsequent comment thread) an idea he had for the RL tasting room – a water feature [...]

By: Barrld

Barrld — Tue, 23 Jan 2007 22:17:06 +0000

I’m late to this party but—I like tasting rooms with bars broken into two or three separate clusters, perhaps left and right or left, center and right. Smaller bars allow strangers to mingle more closely and create friendly conversations over the wines, with one person handling the pours at each station. Second, picnic tables outside to allow for immediate gratification. Third, sell wine stuff like corkscrews and closures with your name and, well hats and T-shrits too.

Best of luck, Barrld

By: Carol

Carol — Sun, 14 Jan 2007 22:36:26 +0000

I like a tasting room with a footrail. I like free tastings, of course, but if you must charge, a well posted sign noting the cost cetainly seems appropriate, especially if one is bring out-of-town guests. Tasting fee refunded upon purchase also is a great touch. I personally kind of like getting a souvenier tasting glass. Small crackers or bread pieces help with the tasting. Most important, FRIENDLY host/hostesses. Nothing worse than a wine snob pouring for you, especially if you aren’t totally knowledgeable, just enjoy good wine.

By: Brad

Brad — Sun, 14 Jan 2007 18:51:33 +0000

Mostly everything covered and pretty well too much to review.

TASTING FEES – one way or the other, the customer pays. Either they pay per person walking in the door or it’s built into the price of every bottle. If you just want to thin out the triflers in the tasting room then charge per person as they come in. If you want to be everybody’s favourite Uncle Josh then bury it in the retail cost and put up a big sign that says, ‘NO TASTING FEES’. Or maybe there’s a compromise.

CRAP FOR SALE! GET YOUR REDHOT CRAP! – I hate all the knick knacks and unrelated gadgetry. Looks like a corner store. If you must sell stuff besides your wine, make sure it’s classy and branded.

The everflowing spit river: I like it. Just watch the pH or things could get scenic really fast.
Perhaps you could find some rare aquatic plants or creatures that crave human loogies? That would be educational. I don’t want to be # 19 though when 20 people are at the wine bar and Nebraska Ned clears a sinus upstream at position 3.

There’s a bar in Cle Elum, WA (the Brick Tavern)http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roslyn,_Washington
that was in the old Northern Exposure show that has a flowing trough at foot level. Miners used to urinate in it. Wouldn’t have to give up your perch at the bar.

Now there’s an idea.