Raise a glass to your team’s latest achievements with an offsite at one of these Montréal outfits. Whether it’s a specialized wine tasting, a mixology class or a non-alcoholic drink-making workshop, they combine palate-pleasing tastings with a good dose of learning — always an edifying mix.
Le Vin dans les Voiles
Specialized in the importation of natural and organic wines, Le Vin dans les Voiles offers wine tasting workshops for groups in a stylish pastel-decorated room. Topics range from bubbles to Eastern European wines to compare-and-contrast wine experiences.
Distillerie de Montréal
Take your team on a tour of the Distillerie de Montréal spirits distillery that combines tons of educational information with lots of mouth-watering drinks. They offer tastings and insider details on their gins, rums, vodkas and more created with Québec’s terroir in mind.
Cirka
The guided tastings of award-winning spirits and hands-on mixology workshops led by Cirka’s expert are both great choices for professional groups. They work with local farmers and foragers for their sourcing and keep it doubly local by being Québec’s first grain-to-glass distillery.
Issan Wineroom
This Thai restaurant on tawny Laurier Street West will surprise you with its wine room tucked downstairs, a moody room with comfortable seating around a ring bar perfectly designed for the teacher to stand in the centre and guide the group. Issan invites you to book your own private tasting.
Kikico
Tastings, wine tours and tailor-made retreats are all catered to business meetings and team get-togethers at Kikico. Choose workshops for your offsite on topics like wine and food pairings or hit the road for a group of eight max for a winery tour with a private sommelier and chauffeur in tow.
Ateliers & Saveurs
The mixology classes at this cooking school with three convenient locations in Old Montréal, the Plateau and in the Time Out Market include mocktail options. Their interactive approach guarantees everyone in your group will be getting hands-on time.
Les Cavistes
Les Cavistes is a neighbourhood bistro that offers 100 exclusive privately imported labels and expert wine-tasting workshops. With a private dining room and lounge available for functions up to 60 guests, it’s a great spot to learn while tasting six wines perfectly paired with an appetizer.
Annette bar à vin
Led by sommelier Hugo Duchesne, Annette bar à vin’s wine tasting workshops offer a unique experience in Rosemont’s Technopôle Angus. You can book the private dining room for groups of up to 60 people or join one of the existing events, which range from wine nights to cocktail workshops.
Verdun Beach
Hosted in a stunning four-season solarium, the wine tastings at Verdun Beach are organized with Primavin and invite your group to savour five exquisite vintages before tucking into something exceptional to eat at this trendy hotspot on Wellington Street.
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