Sommeliers: booking private tasting evenings online

How sommeliers can let hosts book private tasting evenings online: one place per evening, guest numbers, themes, venue, and keeping dates in one service.

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Private tasting evenings, at a host's home, for a birthday or a team, are booked by date. Put your evenings on a booking page with one place per date: the host books the evening at any hour, the date leaves your page, and you know the guest count and theme in time to choose the wines.

One place per evening

On Book, each service has a name, a price and an optional description shown on your public page, and each slot belongs to one service, sits within one day and has its own capacity. Give each evening slot one place: one booking takes the evening.

ServiceExample slotPlacesExample price
Private tasting evening, up to 10 guests19:00–22:001€450
Private tasting evening, up to 20 guests19:00–22:301€750
Planning call20 min1Free
Team tasting at your office17:00–19:001€500

Times and prices are examples: set your own, and say what's included: wines, glasses, tasting sheets.

Keep evenings in one service

Slots of different services can overlap on Book. If two evening services have slots on the same date, both could be booked. Keep evenings in one service and describe the group sizes and prices in it, or book the larger formats yourself after a planning call.

Guest numbers and theme

The booking form takes first name, last name, email and phone, plus an optional note that reaches you in the new booking email and appears in the host's calendar file. Ask for:

  • the number of guests and the venue address;
  • the theme: a region, food pairing, discovery;
  • food served during the evening;
  • glasses and table space available.

Say in the description the minimum age, according to the rules that apply to you.

Planning call

Book a short planning call a week before from your bookings list. First and last name are enough; if you enter the host's email, they get a confirmation with a calendar file.

Changes

Hosts can't move or cancel online: they contact you, and rescheduling works across services. Book doesn't email clients about changes, sends no reminders and doesn't take payments or deposits. Your bookings sync with Google, iPhone or Mac calendars. Book costs €5/month, everything included: unlimited services and bookings, no commission, no contract.

Can an evening be booked twice?
Not with one place per slot and evenings kept in one service.
What should hosts tell me?
Guest count, venue, theme and food served.
Can companies book a team tasting?
Yes. Describe it in your evening service or book it after a call.
Does Book take deposits?
No. Say in the description how you secure a date.

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