[Publib] Wine Class

[Louanne Bertrand]

We've done wine and cheese pairings with both a wine and cheese expert.  We tried to limit registration to 25, but our meeting room is visible from the entrance, and I think once patrons saw the wine bottles, they decided to join the group.  We ended up with 48 people.  We've done 3 so far, and all have been very popular.  The wine expert is a local store owner and he donated the wine and his time to do the presentation.  The cheese expert is a chef who had worked at Murray's in New York.  He purchased the cheese and we reimbursed him along with an honorarium.  We did not pay the wine guy anything - he refused payment.  We didn't obtain a liquor license.
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Sue Kamm 
  To: Mary Hartman ; publib at webjunction.org 
  Sent: Thursday, March 13, 2008 2:58 PM
  Subject: Re: [Publib] Wine Class


  If you're going to offer tastings, you may need to get a liquor license.  In California, the agency is Alcoholic Beverage Control.  Before you start worrying about liability, etc., find out what permits you'd need.  There may also be a state or local law regulating consumption of alcoholic beverages on public property.



    -----Original Message----- 
    From: Mary Hartman 
    Sent: Mar 13, 2008 3:33 PM 
    To: publib at webjunction.org 
    Subject: [Publib] Wine Class 

    I was wondering if anyone has ever held a wine class at their library. (Basic 101 on wine that also allows for sampling.) If so, how successful was it?  Were you concerned with liability issues?  Any information is appreciated. 
     
    Mary  






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