What we’re about
If you love -- or like to sample -- wine in a sociable way, you've found a wonderful group! You do not need to be a wine connoisseur or wine expert to join this meetup. All types of wine drinkers are welcome, from wine "beginners" to wine "veterans." All you need is an enjoyment for drinking wine and an interest in tasting a variety of wines in a fun, sociable setting.
"Home-based" events tend to feature "middle-range" price/quality for wines. Sort of a "Goldilocks" kind of thing in which the wine is not too expensive or not too cheap. Often, the host (who is the one who decides what the wine/food "theme" of the event will be) will ask that attendees bring a wine that has a rating of at least, say, 85 points by major wine rating services (the rating is found on the label in most cases). Or the request might be like stated in Saturday's event: "Bring your favorite wine." These kinds of requests tend to discourage people from bringing undrinkable, embarrassing, low-quality wine. I'd say that a good and typical price range for a bottle of wine at home-based events would be between $8 and $20, but I don't believe anyone would object if an attendee brought a wine that cost more than $20.
Speaking of which, we strongly encourage members to host an event at their home or at a "community center" or "clubhouse." There are many benefits to hosting. Being a host is very easy and rewarding.
When you choose to host, you only need to send Dom Nozzi – the owner of this meetup -- a note (either a message directed to Dom through the wine social meetup webpage, or through a regular email – dom[AT]walkablestreets.com) with some basic information about your event (Dom will provide you with a checklist of needed info).
That is all there is to it! Hosting a wine event is easier than you think.
Civility Guidelines:
The objectives of this meetup are to learn about wines in a polite, social, respectful, and comfortable manner.
1. This is not a “singles” meetup, or a “hookup” meetup, or a “dating” meetup. There are meetups and on-line dating services suitable for that. I do, however, encourage making new friends or strengthening existing friendships. Please contact me (Dom) if you have an unpleasant interaction with a member at a meetup. Should I receive more than one complaint about a member, that member – at my discretion -- will be promptly removed as a member.
2. Please drink responsibly rather than to the point of becoming obnoxious, or dangerous to yourself or others. When attending a meetup at the home of a host, please respect the home.
3. If you sign up for a meetup event, please attend that event. If you are unable to attend after signing up, please be courteous by canceling your RSVP far enough in advance (at least a day or two if possible) so that those on the waitlist are able to attend. Our hosts work hard to set up an event for a certain number of attendees. If you sign up for an event and don’t attend without adequate notice, it is disrespectful to the host. And if you cancel less than 24 hours before the event, it is unfair not only to the host but also those on the waitlist.
4. If a host requests attendees bring a bottle of wine, an appetizer, or both, please respect this request by bringing along something to share – preferably something delicious!
5. Do not reserve spots at our limited attendance meetups "just in case" you decide to go. Far too often, folks sign up for an event with very little intention of attending. Such people do so "just in case" other plans fall through, or "just in case they feel up to it." The result is that a very high percentage of RSVPs do not attend. Please do not sign up for an event unless it is highly likely you will attend.
I would like to invite you to consider joining one or more of my other meetup groups if they interest you.
1. Morning social coffee, tea and conversation in Greenville.
Dominic likes to visit a cafe or coffeehouse in Greenville most every morning. Usually by himself and sometimes with Maggie. Coffee is between 8 a.m. and 11 a.m. and Dom likes to try out a variety of coffee shops. Dom -- sometimes with Maggie -- especially enjoys a morning drink (coffee, tea, latte, espresso, cappuccino, etc.) mixed with conversation with new friends and old.
https://4142298.xyz/sunday-coffee-lovers-greenville/
2. Being Social in Greenville.
Join Dom, Maggie, and others for socializing. Social events include coffee at cafes, adult beverages, potluck food and drink at Dom's & Maggie's Greenville condo, and short bicycle rides on the Swamp Rabbit Trail.
https://4142298.xyz/being-social-in-greenville/
I charge an annual fee of $5 to be a member of this wine gathering meetup. This is a modest fee – less cost than for a bottle of wine.
Those who host wine meetups will have the fee waived. If you have hosted a wine meetup and I have not waived your fee, let me know so that I can waive your fee.
The fee is in place because owning a wine meetup is rather expensive. I pay over $200 each year to meetup.com.
I have been told that many members are not being notified of upcoming events. If you are not being notified, please contact meetup.com support and let them know your account needs to be adjusted so that you are notified of upcoming events.
There are several ways to pay your $5 fee and therefore avoid losing your membership.
I have heard that the pay method meetup.com uses (Stripe) is either difficult to use or is defective. If you are unable to pay your dues using Stripe, you have three options: (1) Pay me $5 when you see me at a future meetup; (2) Venmo the money to me: @Dom-Nozzi; or (3) Paypal the money to me: [email protected]
Once you pay, you will be shown as being paid up for your annual dues on the meetup page.
Thank you in advance for understanding my need to charge a modest annual fee.
