Private Events
An Evening
Worth Remembering
Sommelier-led, fully bespoke wine dinners and private events — from intimate collector dinners to milestone six-figure celebrations. Every detail curated once, done right, with nothing left to chance.
$45B
Spent Annually by UHNW Individuals on Luxury Hospitality & Experiences
7%
Year-Over-Year Growth in Global Fine Dining & Luxury Hospitality Spend
>50%
Of High-Net-Worth Individuals Now Shifting Spend Toward Experiences
100%
Of Every Event Sommelier-Led, Start to Finish
Where Events Fall Short
Most Wine at Private Events Is an Afterthought
A remarkable evening isn’t just good wine in the room — it’s the sourcing, the story, and the service around it. Most hosts and planners get one of the three right. We build all three, every time.
Generic Sourcing
Retail Markup, No Allocation
Most planners and caterers treat wine as a line item bought at retail markup — with no relationships to allocated producers, rare vintages, or anything a serious guest hasn’t already seen on a shelf.
No Real Presentation
A Bottle Without a Story
A bottle without a trained sommelier telling its story is just background noise. Guests remember the story, the pairing, the moment — almost never the label.
Logistics Risk
Where Evenings Go Quietly Wrong
Wrong glassware, warm reds, mistimed pours, and no one dedicated to service — the small failures no guest mentions out loud, but every host notices.
Rare Bottles. Real Provenance. No Guesswork.
Allen Wood Consults · Private Events
Event Formats
Four Ways We Build a Night Around You
Every event is bespoke from the first call — these are the formats our clients ask for most.
Private Tastings
A guided flight in your own home, built around your palate and poured in proper glassware, with a sommelier walking your guests through every bottle.
Collector Dinners
Multi-course pairing dinners built to show a cellar at its best — whether the wine comes from your own collection or is sourced entirely by us.
Corporate & Client Entertaining
Impress a room without lifting a finger. Discreet, polished service for client dinners, closings, retreats, and executive entertaining that reflects on your brand.
Milestone Celebrations
Birthdays, anniversaries, engagements, and once-in-a-lifetime bottles. We handle the wine and the presentation so you can stay in the moment.
Exactly What You Get
No Mystery, No Guesswork
Every AWC event is run end to end by a certified sommelier and a service team that has done this hundreds of times — from an intimate tasting to a six-figure celebration.
- Sommelier-Led PresentationEvery pour introduced, in plain language your guests actually enjoy.
- Curated Wine SelectionBuilt to your theme, palate, and budget — sourced and vetted for you.
- Glassware & Full SetupProper stemware, decanting, service, and a clean space when we leave.
- Custom Tasting NotesPrinted cards your guests take home and remember you by.
- Planner & Caterer CoordinationWe work alongside your team, or run it ourselves. Your call.
- Discreet, Professional ServicePresent when needed, invisible when not.
From Our Clients
The Morning-After Messages We Live For
Davis, thank you for last night! Everyone loved it! Please share this message with your team, they were wonderful.
AWC Client · River Oaks Event
Everything was perfect, thank y’all for making it so special.
AWC Client · River Oaks Event
Good morning, Davis! This is Ashlyn from the tasting last night. Thank you again for the best experience!
Ashlyn · The Woodlands Event
Common Questions
Private Events, Answered
Everything hosts and planners ask before their first event with us.
How far in advance should we book?
For a standard private tasting or collector dinner, four to six weeks is comfortable. For milestone celebrations, corporate entertaining, and anything fully bespoke, we recommend reaching out as early as possible — allocated wines and premium dates fill first.
Do you bring the wine, or can we use our own collection?
Either. Many collector dinners are built entirely around a client’s own cellar — we help select, sequence, and present it. If you’d rather we source everything, we curate the full selection from allocated and rare producers on your behalf.
We already have an event planner or caterer. Can you work with them?
Yes, and it’s common. We coordinate directly with your existing planner or catering team so the wine program fits seamlessly into the rest of the evening — or, if you’d prefer, we run the entire event ourselves.
How does pricing work?
Every event is quoted individually based on guest count, format, and wine selection. Our real inquiry form uses budget tiers from “not sure yet” up through $10,000+, and the majority of our private-dinner and milestone-event bookings land at or well above that top tier — every build beyond it is fully bespoke and quoted directly with you.
How far do you travel for events?
Houston is home base — from River Oaks to The Woodlands — and for private events specifically, we also travel to Austin, Dallas, San Antonio, and Bryan–College Station.
What about dietary restrictions, allergies, or guests who don’t drink wine?
Just let us know in advance. We build tasting menus and pairings around dietary restrictions and allergies, and we’re glad to include thoughtful non-alcoholic pairings so every guest at the table is taken care of.
Let’s Talk Dates
Tell Us About Your Night
Share a few details and we’ll come back with a plan and a quote. If you’re working with a planner, we’ll loop them in.
- Proudly Serving
- Houston · Austin · Bryan–College Station · Dallas · San Antonio
- Direct
- Davis@AllenWoodConsults.com
- Also Offered
- Cellar Management · Rare Wine Acquisitions