Virtual Tastings

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