The Quest for Your Favorite Glass Workshop

"The Quest for your favorite glass workshop" is a unique sensory experience that transforms your guests from passive observers into the protagonists of their own flavor adventure. Forget ordinary corporate events and standard dinners; we are embarking on an interactive journey where glasses clink, notes are discovered, and palates compete. Blending the excitement of learning a new skill with a delightful social atmosphere, this workshop allows participants to search for the flavor that best matches their character in the magical world of wine. Adaptable to any format, from corporate motivation gatherings to exclusive launches, this activity is not just a tasting, but an unforgettable team and discovery game that strengthens bonds.

What is "The Quest for Your Favorite Glass Workshop" and How Does It Work?

This workshop is an interactive setup led by expert oenologists or professional tasting specialists, allowing everyone to discover their own palate. Throughout the event, participants learn to read the color of the wine, distinguish its aromas, and feel its essence. Rather than exhausting participants with tedious theoretical knowledge, a direct, practical, and fun competitive environment is offered. The process unfolds step by step as follows:

• Welcome and Warm-up: Participants are guided to specially prepared tasting tables. In front of them are blind glasses representing different grape profiles along with tasting forms. The first step involves a brief and entertaining introduction to the wine's body, legs, and color analysis.
• Sensory discovery (The Aroma Game): Before moving to the actual tasting, noses are put to the test. Participants try to match the fruit, spice, or woody notes found in their glasses with real reference scents in closed boxes (e.g., black pepper, oak, strawberry, vanilla).
• Tasting and Pairing Scenario: Red, white, and rosé options are tasted in order. While the traces left on the palate are analyzed under expert guidance, participants are encouraged to find the most harmonious pairing with special snacks (cheese, chocolate, crackers) placed on their tables.
• Crowning the favorite and celebration: At the end of the entire process, each participant declares their "favorite glass" that reflects their character. The workshop concludes with entertaining conversations among the groups and a celebratory toast with their newly discovered favorite glasses.

Operational and Event Area Details

"The Quest for Your Favorite Glass Workshop" features a flexible structure that seamlessly adapts to both indoor and outdoor venues. It can be easily organized in restaurants, hotel ballrooms, company terraces, or nature-immersed event spaces. The ideal operational requirements for a successful experience are as follows:

• Seating arrangement: Depending on the event format, it can be planned as standing (mingling around bistro tables) or seated (U-shape or banquet tables). It can be seamlessly scaled from a minimum of 10 people to an unlimited number of participants.
• Time planning: The workshop content is custom-timed for you, with formats ranging between 45 minutes and 2 hours, depending on your event schedule.
• Equipment and materials: All necessities, such as professional tasting glasses, spittoons, tasting mats, palate-cleansing snacks, and aroma sets, are brought to the venue fully complete by our team.
• Environmental conditions: A small backstage prep station is set up to ensure the wines are served at the correct temperature. Additionally, it is recommended that the environment is well-lit (for color analysis) and free from heavy food odors (for accurate aroma analysis).

Branding and Corporate Integration

This workshop provides an excellent foundation for a prestigious display of corporate identity. Tasting mats and information cards on the tables can be custom-designed entirely with your company's logos and corporate colors. You can distribute stylish aprons featuring your brand for participants to use throughout the workshop, or gift branded wine glasses or custom corkscrew sets at the end of the event as a memorable keepsake. These touches, elegantly combined with teamwork, ensure your brand is remembered with a highly sophisticated image. The delightful photos taken while participants toast their glasses will remain a long-talked-about memory on your company's internal communication networks.

To add an elegant flavor to your corporate events, create custom setups for your group size, and receive our proposal, you can send an e-mail to sales@eddra.com or reach us by phone at 212 252 5022.