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Recently born from proprietors of a Houston-based beer distribution company, one of Houston’s newest craft brewery—only selling beer since September 2011—is Karbach Brewing Co. This popular new line of craft beers is made right here in Houston by people who appreciate the skill and care necessary to create quality beer. The company’s brewing facility is available for private event rental Sunday through Thursday and Saturday in two- or three-hour blocks for groups up to 100. Outside food and nonalcoholic beverage catering is permitted, but outside alcohol is not.
So raise a pint and host a fabulous event.
Function with wine
Host a wine tasting and leave the office behind to connect with colleagues in a fun, interactive setting or add elegance and sophistication to your next corporate event. Wine tastings have been popular in the private sector and corporate world for a while because the applications are diverse and can accommodate the goals of your function. Following are ideas on how to integrate wine into your event, but the possibilities are endless.
Host a formal event that pairs food with wines. It can be as elaborate and elegant as a five-course dinner with a different wine to complement each course, or it can be as simple as providing wines that complement hors d’oeuvres, cheeses or chocolates as guests mingle at a reception. These events are excellent for entertaining clients or networking because there is time for chatting about the wines and business while mingling between courses or different wines.
Offer an expert-led wine tasting as a fun and educational appreciation event for employees or clients. Hire an expert sommelier to lead a horizontal or vertical tasting—horizontal means wines from one vintage but different grapes; vertical means wines from one grape but various vintages. Other educational wine experiences include systematically tasting samples of all principal grape varieties, tasting wines from particular regions, focusing on wines grown by different methods and tasting wines from the same grape but made worldwide.
Wine events are a great team-building tool for new staff or departments to promote corporate unity, reinforce learning or have some competitive fun. Wine tastings can be customized to include all sorts of wine-based challenges and games that are not only fun but informative. Among them, teams can work together to identify characteristics of wines or decipher wines from descriptions, or try an event where participants have to match cheeses with the correct wines.
Wine tastings also are great for raising money for charity. They attract a lot of attendees because it not only helps a good cause, but everyone also gets a glass of wine or two as well. Add a raffle and other prizes to raise even more money for your charity.
If hosting your own event seems beyond your reach, simply gather up colleagues and head to an open wine tasting at a local wine bar. Many establishments in Houston have excellent wine collections to complement your meal or privately booked event.
Wine wereabouts
When you want to take your guests or attendees somewhere quiet to relax with a glass of wine, Houston has you covered. The following are some of the top wine bars and restaurants that feature their wine and have private-event space.
Located in the booming Washington Corridor, Absolve Wine Lounge offers a stylish, edgy twist on the Houston wine-bar experience. The interior decor is a mix of modern, baroque and Bohemian while the wine and beer menus offer excellent selections from all over the world to accompany its diverse food options.
Offering wine, food and special events, the Block 7 Wine Company is a retail wine store, full-service restaurant and tasting venue that is dedicated to serving up fine selections from wineries worldwide that exemplify their region, grape varieties and exceptional value. Block 7 also offers private and semiprivate event spaces for your next event.
Found in the Vintage Park Shopping Village in northwest Houston, BRIX offers more than 2,500 bottles of wine from more than 400 different labels. The wine bar is a warm and friendly place to enjoy excellent food and a glass of wine, all of which is stored in a climate-controlled wine vault to maintain the product’s optimum quality.
CHA Champagne and Wine Bar offers a superb wine list in an elegant yet comfortable atmosphere. Patrons can enjoy a glass of champagne or fine wine from the wine bar’s extensive selection on an outdoor terrace with amazing views or in a VIP room, available for more private gatherings.
With two locations in the Houston area, Cova Hand is all about experiencing the best of the multifaceted world of wine. Shop with confidence, pair wines with expertly prepared cuisine or attend unique and educational wine events. At Cova, guests dine on world-class tapas from the full-service kitchen while sampling the wines by the glass or boldly by the bottle right from the shelves.
So raise a pint and host a fabulous event.
Function with wine
Host a wine tasting and leave the office behind to connect with colleagues in a fun, interactive setting or add elegance and sophistication to your next corporate event. Wine tastings have been popular in the private sector and corporate world for a while because the applications are diverse and can accommodate the goals of your function. Following are ideas on how to integrate wine into your event, but the possibilities are endless.
Host a formal event that pairs food with wines. It can be as elaborate and elegant as a five-course dinner with a different wine to complement each course, or it can be as simple as providing wines that complement hors d’oeuvres, cheeses or chocolates as guests mingle at a reception. These events are excellent for entertaining clients or networking because there is time for chatting about the wines and business while mingling between courses or different wines.
Offer an expert-led wine tasting as a fun and educational appreciation event for employees or clients. Hire an expert sommelier to lead a horizontal or vertical tasting—horizontal means wines from one vintage but different grapes; vertical means wines from one grape but various vintages. Other educational wine experiences include systematically tasting samples of all principal grape varieties, tasting wines from particular regions, focusing on wines grown by different methods and tasting wines from the same grape but made worldwide.
Wine events are a great team-building tool for new staff or departments to promote corporate unity, reinforce learning or have some competitive fun. Wine tastings can be customized to include all sorts of wine-based challenges and games that are not only fun but informative. Among them, teams can work together to identify characteristics of wines or decipher wines from descriptions, or try an event where participants have to match cheeses with the correct wines.
Wine tastings also are great for raising money for charity. They attract a lot of attendees because it not only helps a good cause, but everyone also gets a glass of wine or two as well. Add a raffle and other prizes to raise even more money for your charity.
If hosting your own event seems beyond your reach, simply gather up colleagues and head to an open wine tasting at a local wine bar. Many establishments in Houston have excellent wine collections to complement your meal or privately booked event.
Wine wereabouts
When you want to take your guests or attendees somewhere quiet to relax with a glass of wine, Houston has you covered. The following are some of the top wine bars and restaurants that feature their wine and have private-event space.
Located in the booming Washington Corridor, Absolve Wine Lounge offers a stylish, edgy twist on the Houston wine-bar experience. The interior decor is a mix of modern, baroque and Bohemian while the wine and beer menus offer excellent selections from all over the world to accompany its diverse food options.
Offering wine, food and special events, the Block 7 Wine Company is a retail wine store, full-service restaurant and tasting venue that is dedicated to serving up fine selections from wineries worldwide that exemplify their region, grape varieties and exceptional value. Block 7 also offers private and semiprivate event spaces for your next event.
Found in the Vintage Park Shopping Village in northwest Houston, BRIX offers more than 2,500 bottles of wine from more than 400 different labels. The wine bar is a warm and friendly place to enjoy excellent food and a glass of wine, all of which is stored in a climate-controlled wine vault to maintain the product’s optimum quality.
CHA Champagne and Wine Bar offers a superb wine list in an elegant yet comfortable atmosphere. Patrons can enjoy a glass of champagne or fine wine from the wine bar’s extensive selection on an outdoor terrace with amazing views or in a VIP room, available for more private gatherings.
With two locations in the Houston area, Cova Hand is all about experiencing the best of the multifaceted world of wine. Shop with confidence, pair wines with expertly prepared cuisine or attend unique and educational wine events. At Cova, guests dine on world-class tapas from the full-service kitchen while sampling the wines by the glass or boldly by the bottle right from the shelves.
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