Wine Tasting and Ode to Curiosity in Business

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The Experience

In 1972, Jim Barrett bought a crumbling estate in Napa Valley. He knew little about wine. But he knew how to hire curious people and give them space to innovate.

Four years later, Chateau Montelena produced the world’s #1 rated wine – starting a 40+ year run of producing winning wines.

Your team will taste amazing wines while exploring lessons from the birth of America’s wine industry. You will learn why “curiosity” is the core of the winery’s culture – and how curiosity is sustained in an industry known for tradition.

Includes Kit

Vegan Option

International-Ready

Non-Alcoholic Option

$300 per person

45m

48-hour hold available

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The Creators

Sheri Bowen is a wine educator and leads hospitality and retail for Chateau Montelena Winery.

Her career has focused on helping teams to connect with their goals with distinctive events that respect the significance and hard work of those involved.

Use Cases

This experience can help your team accomplish several goals. Read more about the needs this experience could fill for your team.

Brainstorm and Innovate

Kickoff, Execute and QBR

What You Get

A wine tasting Curiosity kit that includes:

– A 750mL bottle of Chateau Montelena Chardonnay

– A 750mL bottle of Chateau Montelena Estate Cabernet

Alternatively, select the non-alcoholic Curiosity kit that includes:

– A 500mL bottle of Ghia non-alcoholic aperitif

(citrus for acid, grape juice for sweet, ginger for spice, gentian for bitterness)

– A 750mL bottle of For Bitter or Worse Aperol

(rhubarb, orange, and chrysanthemum; lightly effervescent)

Additional add-on options:

Montelena Cheese and Salumi Pairing
- - Point Reyes TOMA Cheese & Traditional Salumi
- - Plant-Based Cheese & Plant-Based Salumi
- - Point Reyes TOMA Cheese & Plant-Based Salumi
- - Plant-Based Cheese & Traditional Salumi
Montelena Dessert Pairing
- - Flourish Chocolates
- - Vegan Flourish Chocolates
Montelena Cheese Pairing
- - Point Reyes TOMA Cheese
- - Plant-Based Cheese
Estate Wine Upgrade
- - Replace Napa Valley Cabernet with Estate Cabernet

Reviews

Shira • February 2021

Chief of Staff to CEO at $300M company

“…we have several new members to our ELT and I wanted them to take-on their roles with this approach to teamwork in-mind…”

Alex • February 2021

Director Engineering with team of 8

“…the wine tasting was really pleasant, but the story of Montelena was incredible…”

Brett • February 2021

CEO of $1B company with 12 direct reports