Services
Always Sharing Wine offers the services described below for restaurants, shops, businesses, and individuals. Please contact Susan to begin discussing Writing Services, Corporate Wine Tasting Events, Sommelier Consulting Services, and Staff Training.
Writing Services
Always Sharing Wine owner Susan Richards provides a wide array of writing and journalism services, including wine reviews, tasting notes and technical sheets, wine menu descriptions, advertorials, feature articles, and travel blogs.
Susan Richards has written over 60 articles for Recette and Napa Valley Life magazines, covering wine regions, grapes, wineries, and wine-related businesses. She has also written numerous tasting notes for public, private, and charity wine tastings. Susan especially enjoys writing food and wine pairing columns.
As a registered dietitian nutritionist, Susan has authored several food and wellness articles, including the benefits of avocados, how to follow a Mediterranean diet, and the pros and cons of the Keto diet.
Writing services are offered on a one-time basis or with an ongoing contract. Contact Susan for
a consultation to discuss your writing needs.
Wine Tasting Events
For Corporate Groups and Fundraisers
A wine tasting is a fun and engaging way to bring the office together or host a fundraiser for a local charity. Always Sharing Wine owner Susan Richards will host a private wine tasting at your office or an offsite location with a wine theme to match the event.
Choose from any of the suggested tasting options on the Wine Tastings page, or work with Susan to design a program that works best for your group. Tastings can be held in a pre-dinner stand-up cocktail party style or a traditional seated wine-tasting experience. Cost is dependent on the number of people and wine served. Food can be added for an additional fee.
Wine Consulting Services
For Restaurants, Shops, and Individuals
Are you looking to develop a new wine list or add tasting notes to your existing list? Do you need help navigating the world of distributors and choosing wines for your shop or restaurant portfolio? Always Sharing Wine owner Susan Richards offers Consultative Sommelier Services for restaurants, wine bars, wine shops, and private cellar acquisition. Using her extensive wine knowledge, background in retail sales, and distributor relationships, Susan can help you assemble a wine selection tailored to the specific needs of your business aimed at increased sales and customer satisfaction.
Services can include:
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- Wine list evaluation and design
- Menu food and wine pairing
- Merchandizing for special sales or holiday offerings
- Customer engagement and communication skills for staff
- Wine purchasing for your shop or restaurant
- Creating a home wine cellar, including value buys, proper aging, storage, and tracking
Staff Wine Training
Always Sharing Wine can provide wine education and sales coaching for your restaurant or retail personnel. We provide comprehensive training to meet staff knowledge and experience levels and design it for your business to enhance sales and customer service.
Programs are focused on giving your team a solid understanding of wine styles, grape varieties, major wine regions, and food and wine pairing. After assessing staff learning needs, a class or individual coaching program is developed and can be tailored to your service level, casual or fine dining, cuisine, wine list, or shop. Contact Susan Richards of Always Sharing Wine to set up a consultation to learn more.