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The 20 Best Wine Tasting Kits for Teams

Veronica Brundle - Nov 3 2021, 11:37:19 AM

Some of the best team-building activities have nothing to do with building trust and discussing heavy issues. You don’t have to wander the wilderness together or hold one another up on a ropes course, though there is a time and place for that kind of team bonding.

Every team needs an opportunity for lighthearted fun. How else are you going to truly get to know one another and relieve the pressure that often comes from work life? Now that the pandemic has limited face-to-face events for many teams, virtual experiences are becoming more popular. They take less preparation time and can save you some money on airfare and hotels as well.

Wine tasting events are among the best virtual team events available right now. Whether you have a team of five or 100, they allow your team to relax in a fun environment while tasting exquisite wines and sometimes cheese as well.

What is a Wine Tasting Kit?

Wine tasting kits are events that present a variety of wines for all participants to taste. While most events were once held in person at wineries and vineyards, there are now many virtual kits popping up at affordable prices.

Each kit offers a different variety of wine, and some include cheese or other goodies to complement the wine. The best events include live guidance from a sommelier or other expert, ensuring everyone feels included and at home regardless of their previous wine experience and knowledge.

Wine tasting is a lot of fun when your team is encouraged to simply enjoy the event. They’ll walk away with heightened knowledge about wines in general and will hopefully return to work refreshed.

17 Wine Tasting Kits to Boost Team Morale

1. Wine Tasting Gift Set

Cost: $45 per kit

Our all natural, organic wine kits are easy to send, easy to receive and certainly go down easy. Comes with 12 page tasting booklet and link to recorded tasting session.

2. Wine Tasting Essentials Set

Cost: $49 per kit

A curated tasting experience designed to introduce you to each of our award-winning wines in perfectly portioned cans. With one can of each of our top-selling varietals, you’ll get to explore a range of flavors without the commitment of full-sized bottles.

3. Single Bottle of Wine

Cost: $25 per kit

Choose from single bottles of wine made from organic gapes in California's best vineyards. We make our wines naturally so they are vegan, additive-free, gluten-free, sugar-free, and full of flavor.

4. Holiday Wine Tasting Gift Set

Cost: $59 per kit

The festive packages includes 5 organic wines and organic mulling spices, a recipe card, and a touch of honey.

Skin Contact Chardonnay
Urban Flora Rosé
Ripen Zinfandel
Delirium Cabernet Sauvignon
Wanderlust Red Blend

5. Mulling Wine Gift Set

Cost: $45 per kit

This gift set is perfect for your team members to celebrate the holiday season. Each kit includes:

1 750 ml bottle of Lucid Wanderlust Red blend
recipe card
organic mulling spice sachet
honey

6. Color and Sip Gift

Cost: $69 per kit

This unique package made by small business owners includes Coloring Book & Colored Pencils! The kit includes the following small batch wines:

Skin Contact Chardonnay
Urban Flora Rosé
Ripen Zinfandel
Delirium Cabernet Sauvignon
Wanderlust Red Blend

7. Red Set

Cost: $68 per item

Discover the bolder side of wine with our thoughtfully curated Red Set. Perfect for the discerning wine lover or anyone ready to indulge in the richness of red, this gift set includes two cans each of our Pinot Noir, Cabernet Sauvignon, and Petite Sirah

8. Sparkiling Set

Cost: $48 per kit

Ready for some bubbly? Try our mixed bubbles pack, where you’ll get three cans of brut bubbles and three cans of rosé bubbles.

9. Curated Set of Wine

Cost: $49 per kit

Can’t pick just one? Our Curated Set has you covered with a handpicked selection of Just Enough classics. Featuring two cans each of our crisp Chardonnay, bright Rosé, and smooth Pinot Noir, this set lets you enjoy a taste of our signature varietals without any tough choices. Whether you’re planning a wine tasting with friends or simply want variety at your fingertips, the Curated Set is perfect for savoring each sip, any day of the week. Discover your new favorite!

10. Wine Tasting Pack

Cost: $21.99 per kit

Explore a range of wine taste profiles with three 50ml samples from well-known producers. Choose your wine or choose a blind pack which is presented in unmarked vials for an intriguing blind tasting experience.

10 Hosted Virtual events with Wine Tasting Kits

1. Explore the Wines and Cheese of Italy

Cost: $175 per person
Completion Time: 90 minutes

The Good Food Project hosts this virtual wine tasting kit for 10 to 100 participants. You provide three glasses, a piece of white paper, wine opener, cheese knife, and a bottle of water for each member of your team. The kit ships everything else needed to guide your group through the history of Italy’s finest cheese and wines.

The kit includes:

3 bottles of Italian wine (720 ml)
3 Italian cheeses
Marcona almonds

The exact wine included varies. Order at least two weeks ahead of your event.

2. Wine Tasting with Sonoma Winery

Cost: $130 per person
Completion Time: 1 hour

This is a great wine tasting kit for larger groups because it accommodates up to 500 guests. Nate Belden joins the group to provide interesting tasting notes and background on two popular wines from Belden Barns, including:

Belden Barns Estate Sauvignon Blanc - 750ml
Belden Barns Estate Pinot Noir - 750ml

3. The Durand Wine Tasting

Cost: $285 per person
Completion Time: 1 hour

Does your team outsize many of the top wine tasting kits featured on this list? If so, check out this option, suitable for up to 1,000 participants. The experience is guided by acclaimed sommelier Jason Wagner and includes a 15-minute consultation that gets him up to speed with your needs for the virtual wine tasting event.

Each kit includes three 750ml bottles of bespoke wines, all valued at no less than $45 per bottle.

4. The Decanter Wine Tasting

Cost: $210 per person
Completion Time: 1 hour

If the Durand Wine Tasting kit caught your attention but the price tag is beyond your budget, this is a great alternative. It still gives your group of up to 1,000 guests an insightful conversation with acclaimed sommelier Jason Wagner, but the wine included is a bit less specific.

Each kit includes three 750ml bottles of wine, but the variety and value of the wine varies.

5. Premium Wine Tasting - The Essentials Experience

Cost: $90 per person
Completion Time: 1 hour

A delightful virtual wine tasting that brings the essence of the season right to your home! Indulge in two delicate and effervescent sparkling wines with our Brut Bubbles and Rosé bubbles, both perfect for toasting to good times.

Your group of up to 500 guests will receive 6 different wines from a female-founded canned wine brand based in San Francisco California:

1 can of Brut Bubbles
1 can of Rosé Bubbles
1 can of Chardonnay
1 can of Rosé
1 can of Pinot Noir
1 can of Cabernet Sauvignon

6. A Classic Wine & Cheese Tasting

Cost: $140 per person
Completion Time: 1 hour

This wine tasting kit is one the top rated kits. Each kit includes a selection of Global cheeses plus two bottles of wine. It’s enough for a fun-filled hour with your team.

Three (3) Global cheese offerings
Three (3) Bottles of wine

7. Sunset & Rosé Wine

Cost: $145 per person
Completion Time: 60 minutes

This event brings you a fun way to spend a couple hours relaxing with your team. Up to 75 team members will receive a bottle of delicious rosé wine and premium art supplies. An instructor will lead the group through fun painting techniques while you enjoy this virtual wine tasting kit together. This event will bring out the artist in each person!

8. Wine Tasting Experience

Cost: $250 + $110 per person
Completion Time: 1 hour

This Long Island certified sustainable vineyard creates wine so delicious you’ll relish the sensory experience moment by moment. The vineyard offers this wine tasting kit to share their love of wine with the world, and it can accommodate a team of up to 100.

Each kit includes two wines:

One (1) bottle of Lieb Estate Pinot Blanc (white)
One (1) bottle of Suhru Shiraz (red)

9. Taste Wine Progressively

Cost: $115 + $148 per person
Completion Time: 1 hour

Group sizes up to 500 are welcome to join The Urban Grape on a unique wine-sipping experience that allows you to select from two modern themes:

Women in Wine
Producers of Color

Each kit comes with three 750ml bottles of wine and a custom tasting mat. You’ll even receive custom Save the Date cards to make it official!

10. Virtual Wine Tasting Featuring Vinebox

Cost: $140 per person
Completion Time: 60 minutes

This is an engaging, educational (and fun!) experience where the host gives attendees step-by-step instructions to make them a better wine taster. In addition to providing a bottle of wine and education on wine, there are teambuilding and icebreakers included as part of the experience