Exclusive Wine Tastings

Karen’s exclusive wine tastings are entertaining, interactive, high-energy, and everyone will learn something fascinating. Tastings can be conducted in person anywhere in the world or as live virtual events. As one of the wine world’s leading female speakers globally, Karen has engaged audiences from 5 to 500. Her clients have ranged from private individuals to Fortune 500 companies.

Karen gives bespoke wine tastings at many events that are not wine events. Top global companies find that an exclusive wine tasting given by Karen is the perfect way to kick-off or end a corporate retreat, a day of business or team building, an incentive trip, or a client relationship-forming event.  

Please contact us to discuss your event and let us suggest themes for a customized exclusive wine tasting.

Here are a few of the wine tasting topics Karen is known for:

What Makes Great Wine Great?

Drinking great wine is what we all aspire to. But how do you know if a wine is actually great? In this exciting tasting, Karen shares the eight attributes that all great wines around the world possess, with tastings to match.

The Inside Sensory Secrets to Wine Tasting

Karen teaches in an hour and a half the insider sensory secrets that all wine pros know. After this tasting event, participants will never taste wine the same way again.

Bordeaux and Napa Valley—The Two Greats: How Do They Compare?

The two great cabernet powerhouses are often compared. But would you know which was which if you tasted them blind? In this tasting event, we explore the sensational flavors that have made each region great.

The Business Person’s Guide to Wine

From how to decipher a wine list to how to get the most from a sommelier to the wine styles any business pro should know, a complete guide enabling business people to get up to speed on wine … fast.

Pinot Noir Around the World

Pinot noir, considered the holy grail of wine varieties, is one of the most entrancing types of wine any of us will ever experience. From its mysterious flavors to its sensual textures, this is a wine for hedonists. In this tasting, we explore pinots from all over the world.

Cabernet Sauvignon Around the World

Often called the king of grapes, cabernet sauvignon makes some of the most majestic, sought after, and expensive wines in the world. From Bordeaux to Napa Valley, Tuscany to Australia, and Spain to South Africa, we explore the world’s greatest cabernets to understand why they are so compelling.

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