Somm Services
For All Your Needs!
Elevate your next gathering with a private, sommelier-led wine experience designed around you and your guests. From intimate dinner parties and milestone celebrations to engaging wine classes, Austin Tabbone Sommelier offers customized private wine tastings in San Antonio that balance expert education with warm, approachable hospitality. Each experience is thoughtfully tailored to your occasion, interests, and level of wine knowledge making exceptional wine easier to understand, discuss, and enjoy.
Private Wine Tastings & Events
What we’ll accomplish: Together, we’ll create a personalized wine experience that gives your guests more than another glass of wine. Each event combines thoughtfully selected bottles, engaging education, and warm hospitality, making wine approachable for beginners while offering enough depth to keep seasoned enthusiasts interested.
Perfect For:
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Birthdays and milestone celebrations
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Dinner parties and supper clubs
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Couples’ and small-group tastings
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Corporate or client gatherings
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Blind-tasting experiences
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Regional, varietal, or food-pairing classes
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Custom wine dinners
Hourly Wine Consulting
What we’ll accomplish: Receive focused, professional guidance for wine questions, decisions, or short-term projects that do not require a complete consulting package. These hours are yours to use wherever personalized sommelier expertise would make wine easier to select, understand, or enjoy.
Examples of What We Could Discuss:
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Wine collection and purchasing strategies
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Cellar organization and inventory planning
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Wine selection for dinners and celebrations
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Food and wine pairing
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Restaurant wine list navigation
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Wine gifts and special bottle sourcing
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Personal wine education
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Wine travel and tasting-room itineraries
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Auction, allocation, or wine club purchase decisions
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Second opinions on wine-related purchases
Private Wine Education
What we’ll accomplish: We’ll build a personalized wine education experience around what you actually want to understand. Whether you are beginning your wine journey, preparing for an examination, or hoping to feel more confident ordering and discussing wine, each session translates complex information into practical knowledge you can use.
Possible Areas of Study:
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Wine tasting and evaluation
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Understanding wine labels
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Navigating restaurant wine lists
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Major grapes and wine regions
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Food and wine pairing fundamentals
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Building confidence at tastings
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Blind-tasting practice
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Certification and theory tutoring
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Exploring a favorite region or style
Cellar Tracking & Organization
What we’ll accomplish: We transform your wine collection into an organized, cataloged system. Know exactly what you own, its location, and the peak time to drink every bottle.
What I’ll Help Handle:
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Complete wine inventory and documentation
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Cellar organization and bottle location tracking
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Drinking-window recommendations
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Identification of wines approaching maturity
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Collection gaps and purchasing opportunities
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Bottle value and provenance notes where available
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Ongoing inventory updates
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Personalized recommendations for what to open
Personal Wine Concierge
What We’ll Accomplish: Take the uncertainty out of selecting wine for an important meal, meaningful gift, or special addition to your collection. I’ll help you identify bottles that suit your taste, occasion, and budget without relying on guesswork, point scores, or whatever happens to be displayed most prominently at the store.
I Can Help With:
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Wine selections for dinners and celebrations
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Meaningful personal or corporate gifts
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Wedding and anniversary wines
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Holiday purchasing
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Collection-building recommendations
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Hard-to-find and special-occasion bottles
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Restaurant wine list selections
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Wine club and allocation evaluations