Demystify Wine, 1 Glass (& Class) at a Time

"Bay Point Wealth recently held its annual staff meeting which included some team building/bonding time at Love Point Vineyards in Stevensville MD. We worked with Laurie to host a blind wine-tasting event, which took place after a long day of strategic planning and was the perfect way to unwind and connect on a more personal level. Laurie’s expertise and enthusiasm were evident from the moment the event began. She not only made the wine-tasting educational but also highly entertaining. We continued to talk and laugh about our wine-tasting adventures throughout the rest of the night and even the following day. Laurie, thank you for sharing your knowledge and passion for wine with us. We had an incredible time!"

Amy Francis, Director of Business Development, Bay Point Wealth - https://www.baypointwealth.com/

We used Laurie for a team virtual event. She was amazing from start to finish! Every detail didn't go unnoticed from the wine selection, wine shipping to the cheese pairing. She also worked with me to ensure all our invoices were accurate for payment! I would recommend The Wine Coach for all your Wine Tasting needs - big or small! Thank you so much for everything Laurie - Everyone is still talking about it!

Kayla King, Sales Business Development Manager at Cisco

Where do I start? We would not have the success we had with our virtual wine event series if it wasn’t for Laurie. I was hesitant to think we could run a successful virtual wine tasting event without the right personality. Any doubt I had went out the window immediately after meeting Laurie. Her knowledge of wine is outstanding, her personality is infectious and she has this wonderful ability to suddenly make a room full of strangers feel like long time friends. Looking forward to our next event Laurie!!!!

Shannon Foster, Global Director of Market Development & Events at Docebo

Laurie recently facilitated a virtual wine tasting that we hosted as a thank you for some of our clients. It was such a great event! Laurie was very helpful suggesting wine and was able to get us us a "tasting kit" with five samples of great wines from Oregon. Laurie was engaging, relatable and extremely knowledgeable. Hope we can do an in person tasting with her soon

Cheri Wheeler, Vice President and Senior Consultant at Kelly Benefits Strategies

It was a memorable virtual farewell party! Laurie is knowledgeable, engaging, professional and wonderful to work with. Custom-tailored entertaining content fits out event theme. With our attendees are all over the States & Canada, Laurie was able to cast a magic, having delicious wine selections to everyone. Entire experience was exceptional & smooth like a fine wine. Cannot say enough great things about Laurie!!

Justin Yih, Executive Assistant to COO at Guidewire Software

Laurie is fantastic! Engaging, knowledgeable, relatable, energetic. The humor and expertise she brings to even virtual tastings and appreciation sessions is contagious and perfect for any occasion. From saving sparkling in the fridge with a spoon to how to best appreciate a “wine sandwich” - all attendees will leave her fun and interactive session with more knowledge and appreciation. Thank you endlessly, Laurie!

Paige Rohde, Communication & Events Coordinator, Stanley Black & Decker - https://www.stanleyblackanddecker.com/

Laurie Forster, The Wine Coach is AMAZING! She, along with Brenda Lynch of Mutt Lynch Winery recently provided a unique and memorable wine tasting to virtual guests of Penn-Mar Human Services at our Party in Place event! We have received so much great feedback about the event. Guests said they loved learning about Laurie's background and her suggestions on best ways to enhance one's wine tasting experience. We so hope we have the opportunity to work with Laurie again - she is truly knowledgeable, charming, funny and a wine expert!!

Jackie Summers, Senior Director of Development at Penn Mar Human Services - http://www.penn-mar.org/

I attended a live event with Laurie and was so impressed, I asked her to work with me on, now, two virtual events. Each of my events were a bit different. The first was a holiday recognition for a team. The second was a large fundraiser for a non profit. She was tremendous! Her expertise is unquestionable. Her delivery is so personal and charming, it felt as if she was in the room with us. During planning, she was very detail oriented and led us to think about many things that wouldn’t have occurred to us. Finally, the last minute, unscripted stuff was handled by her with ease. She is a real pro in terms of her knowledge, her ability to connect in person and virtually and a good business person. Thanks Laurie! Until the next event...

Pamela Kaufman, Leadership Coach, Learning Thought Leader

I highly recommend a wine event with Laurie Forster, The Wine Coach. I had over 30 folks in attendance virtually and Laurie kept them entertained and happy while educating at the same time. She beautifully fielded the "rapid-fire" questions coming from the guests at the end of her presentation. Like the professional that she is, Laurie wowed them start to finish. Kudos! My guests are asking, " When is the next one?" Laurie left them wanting more! Guests in attendance ranged from 25 to 85 years of age! So, I am confident she can handle any group....with ease!

Laurie O'Toole Associate Vice President Ameriprise Financial Services, LLC

We had some awesome, fun, Wine Down time tonight with our Wine Coach Laurie Forster. We learned soooo much! Laurie was so easy to work with, engaged our members with a really great video promoting the event, provided us with marketing materials and just made our lives so much easier. The members truly enjoyed this experience and are already asking when the next one is. Thank you so much for a great event!

Erica Kaleda Executive Assistant & Professional Standards Administrator Prince George's County Association of REALTORS

"ENGAGING! ENTERTAINING! EDUCATIONAL! Laurie not only brings impeccable knowledge of wine, but also presents the intricacies of wine and wine-tasting in a casual, fun way. Her attention to detail and genuine love for wine resulted in a great event for my friends and clients. I could not be happier with how Laurie and her team helped me organize and execute a highly personalized event. Although we had to do it virtually, she brought the same "feel" of an in-person event. We worked on a theme, Laurie curated the wine, her team handled the logistics, I got to enjoy the company of my clients and learn about several great varieties!"

Eric Borsoni, Branch Manager at Ameriprise Financial Services

"I wanted to take the time to recommend Laurie after our tremendously successful wine tasting under her direction. We came to her after a long day of strategic planning meetings and the event she designed was the perfect way to end our day together. Laurie guided us through the correct way to taste wine in a fun and approachable way for everyone attending. I will also add that she made the planning process super simple. I only had to provide some overarching guidelines and she took care of everything after that. Thanks again Laurie. I am looking forward to planning another event with you in the future."

Kevin Owens, President at New York State Technology Enterprise Corporation (NYSTEC)

"Our Women's Initiative event was fantastic! Everyone had such a great time and was so engaged, The feedback I have received has been from "this is the best zoom event I have ever attended" to "this is the best women's event I have ever attended." This is definitely going to be a repeat event for us. Thank you!!"

Hilary Knuth, Thompson & Knight LLP, Client Services Manager

"We booked Laurie for a wine tasting during an international virtual corporate event with participants from all around the globe. Laurie has been incredibly supportive in planning the event and ordering wine in many different countries. It was a pleasure to work with her and to profit from her great experience. The wine tasting was a great success, mainly due to Laurie’s broad knowledge and her ability to convey it in an entertaining way. I hope I get the opportunity to work with Laurie again."

Charlotte Loyal, Swiss Post Solutions, Senior Global Communications Manager

"We recently hosted a virtual wine tasting with the Stand-Up Sommelier, Laurie Forster, for our Women's Initiative Group. Laurie did a wonderful job keeping everyone entertained and informed during the tasting and we received great feedback from the attendees. During the planning process, she was great to work with and accommodating to our special requests for the presentation. I would highly recommend working with Laurie for any wine tasting events!"

Kelly L. Rose - ThompsonKnight, Marketing Specialist, Community and Events

“We recently worked with Laurie to deliver a virtual wine and cheese pairing/tasting for a very important client. The event took place after a productive day of business zoom meetings. The feedback we received was that the wine tasting was “the cherry on top of the ice cream sundae” for the day. It was educational, fun, and a great way to wrap up the day. Laurie was great to work with in preparing for the event. We had about 12 people in attendance and it was as if we all had been friends for years. Kudos to Laurie for a great event and a job well done. We will be sure to engage Laurie again in the future.”

Linda Albrecht, Vice President, Sales CUNA Mutual Group

"I had the pleasure of working with Laurie this past September. Laurie was amazing and was always available to handle any of my questions and concerns. This was the first virtual wine tasting event I’d ever planned. Laurie listened to all my ideas and worked with me to create an event that not only entertained all the attendees but satisfied my sponsors as well. Everyone raved about the event afterwards! I would definitely recommend Laurie Forster. She is the best!"

Bobbi Grady, Foundation Development Coordinator, League of Southeastern Credit Unions & Affiliates

"I highly recommend Laurie Foster (aka Wine Coach) for all wine tasting networking, client appreciation and team building events (both virtual and in-person). In addition to several very successful pre-COVID in-person events, our last two virtual events were a huge success. Laurie’s approach to each event was tailored to meet our guests’ needs and involved a unique blend of wine tasting skills/information, as well as audience participation and networking. We received great feedback from our members, and are looking forward to organizing additional events."

Alina Gorokhovsky, CEO SCG Legal

"Laurie’s virtual wine tastings are a great way to get excited about wine and to really learn about what region the wine comes from. The webinar works out well and still allows the audience to interact and ask questions. Laurie has been doing wine tastings for me for 10+ years and the experience has been phenomenal. Even changing to virtual, Laurie has not skipped a beat! "

Erin MacLean, Corporate Event Planner

"Laurie Forster’s online program is a great way to laugh, learn some interesting facts about wine and of course taste it as well! Both the webinar as well as the after party were well organized and engaging for all participants. It truly was the best online experience we’ve been a part of this year!"

Tammy O’Hara, Executive Benefit Consultant, OM Financial Group