VIRTUAL TASTINGS
WILLIAMSON WINE & FOOD
Virtual Wine & Food Tastings
We send the wine and food. You gather the people.
Bring friends, family or colleagues together for a private Williamson tasting wherever they happen to be. We send the wines, artisan cheeses and condiments, then join you online for an entertaining journey through flavor, aroma and the pleasures of the table.
Wine Country Comes to You
A Williamson virtual tasting is not a lecture delivered through a screen. It is a private wine and food experience built around your table and the people you have invited to join it.
The wines arrive before the occasion, accompanied by artisan cheeses and carefully selected condiments. When the bottles are open and everyone has settled in, your Williamson host joins you online.
Together, we taste each wine with the food, explore what changes and discover why a good pairing can make both the glass and the plate more delicious.
There will be useful wine knowledge, naturally. There will also be cheese, laughter and opinions. We consider that a proper education.
How Your Virtual Tasting Works
STEP ONE
Choose the Wines
Select one of our tasting experiences or ask us to create something personal for your occasion.
STEP TWO
Arrange the Details
Our concierge works with you to coordinate the date, participating locations and delivery arrangements.
STEP THREE
We Send the Table
Wines, artisan cheeses and condiments are prepared and shipped so everyone is ready for the tasting.
STEP FOUR
Open, Taste and Enjoy
Your Williamson host joins you online for a relaxed, engaging exploration of wine, food and pairing.
THREE WAYS TO GATHER AROUND THE TABLE
Choose Your Tasting Experience
Begin with one of our established flights or let us create an experience around the wines, food and people you enjoy.
GENEROUS · FOOD-FRIENDLY · CONVIVIAL
Bill’s Bordeaux Blends
Three California red blends made for food and company.
This is the easygoing introduction to the Williamson table: three distinctive Bordeaux-style blends, each composed to complement a different range of foods, sauces and spices.
Taste the wines with artisan cheeses, jams and mustards and watch the pairings change in the glass. One combination may make the fruit brighter. Another may soften the tannin. A third may send someone back to the refrigerator in search of the last piece of cheese.
It is informative without becoming solemn and generous enough to continue enjoying after the official tasting has ended.
Includes: Three Williamson wines, artisan cheeses, condiments and a privately hosted online tasting.
$225
Jenny’s Tip: Pick up your favorite pizza. You are going to want to keep these three bottles on the table after the tasting.
RARE · COMPLEX · COLLECTIBLE
The Reserve Bordeaux Experience
California Reserve wines inspired by the great traditions of Bordeaux.
Bordeaux gave the wine world some of its most enduring ideas: Cabernet structure, Merlot generosity and the transformation that occurs when several varieties are blended with judgment and patience.
For this tasting, we open three Williamson Reserve wines inspired by celebrated Bordeaux estates such as Château Latour, Château Haut-Brion and Château Pétrus.
These are not copies. They are California wines drawn from our Napa and Sonoma vineyards, made with respect for Bordeaux tradition and confidence in the character of our own fruit.
Taste them beside artisan cheeses and condiments while your host explores blending, vineyard character, aging and the curious pleasure of discovering how a serious wine behaves at the table.
Includes: Three Williamson Reserve wines, artisan cheeses, condiments and a privately hosted online tasting.
$575
Jenny’s Tip: Give these wines your attention and bring every question you have. Reserve bottles tend to reward curiosity.
PERSONAL · FLEXIBLE · ENTIRELY YOURS
Your Wines, Your Table
Choose the wines—or tell us what you love.
Perhaps you would like to taste the wines in your Club shipment. Perhaps everyone loves Cabernet. Perhaps the evening calls for Burgundy-style wines, Rhône varieties or something sparkling at the beginning.
Tell us what interests you and we will help shape a tasting around it. We will select artisan cheeses and condiments to accompany the wines and can suggest additional dishes or Williamson recipes for the table.
This is also the natural choice for a birthday, anniversary, family gathering, client event or gift—because the best tasting is often the one built around the people attending.
Price: Determined by the wines, food and shipping arrangements selected for your experience.
ACROSS TOWN OR ACROSS THE COUNTRY
Corporate Events, Celebrations & Gifts
A virtual tasting gives people something real to share. Everyone opens the same wines, tastes the same food and joins the same conversation, whether they are across town or scattered across several states.
We can help create an experience for colleagues, clients, friends or family and coordinate the practical details with each participating location.
Let Jenny Handle the Details
Tell us about the occasion and the people you would like to bring together. We will help with the rest.
Frequently Asked Questions
The useful details, without making them less enjoyable than necessary.
How long does a virtual tasting last?
Most tastings take about an hour. We allow time for questions, conversation and the occasional spirited disagreement about which pairing deserves another taste.
What equipment do we need?
Each participating location needs a phone, tablet or computer with a camera, speakers and a reliable internet connection. Our concierge will confirm the video platform and provide the connection details before your tasting.
Can people participate from different locations?
Yes. Friends, relatives or colleagues can join from different locations while tasting the same wines and foods together. Our concierge will coordinate the shipping and connection details with you.
What is included in the tasting package?
The package includes the selected Williamson wines, artisan cheeses, complementary condiments and a privately hosted online tasting. The exact contents depend on the experience you select.
Can we choose our own wines?
Certainly. Choose wines from your Club shipment, select favorites from our wine collection or tell us which styles interest you. We will help create a coherent flight and select foods to accompany it.
Can we serve additional food?
Absolutely. We can suggest simple dishes, pizza styles or Williamson recipes that will work with your selected wines. This is a wine and food tasting, so arriving hungry is not a character flaw.
Can a virtual tasting be given as a gift?
Yes. We can help create a tasting for a birthday, anniversary, holiday, thank-you gift or simply as a splendid reason to open several bottles with someone you like.
Where can Williamson ship the tasting packages?
Wine shipping availability depends on the destination and applicable regulations. Send the participating locations to our concierge and we will confirm delivery arrangements before finalizing your tasting.
SHIPPING INFORMATIONTHE WINES ARE BETTER WHEN EVERYONE IS THERE
Bring the Williamson Table to Yours
Choose a tasting, gather your people and leave the wine and food pairings to us.