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    What does a Wine Safari in a London office look like?

    25 March 2026 · 1 min read · by Elizabeth Hawthornthwaite

    What does a Wine Safari in a London office look like?

    What does a Wine Safari in a London office look like?

    Well, a bit like this.

    Six wines. Three live vocalists. 150 people moving around the room.

    Colleagues gather around tables with wine glasses in a bright modern office space

    No seating plan. No “stand here and listen”. Just people exploring, tasting, and figuring it out as they went.

    Last month we got to work with monday.com for their International Women’s Day event…

    We built three stations, each with its own energy.

    Corporate wine tasting with guests seated around a table in a purple-lit event room

    Bright, expressive whites with Clara Pople’s looping, layered sounds.

    Deeper, bolder reds alongside Temm’s more atmospheric set.

    And rosé (yes, rosé) with LDYA’s warm, soulful energy.

    You could feel the shift pretty quickly.

    People weren’t stuck in the usual small talk. They were moving, asking questions, comparing wines, going back for a second taste.

    Which is always when you know it’s working.

    Because the difference with this kind of format is simple:

    You give people something to engage with, and the room opens up.

    I had Jessica Summer and Sophia Longhi alongside me helping guide the tasting, keeping it open, relaxed and easy to get involved in.

    In a city full of beautiful venues, it’s rarely the space that makes the difference.

    It’s what you give people to do once they’re in it.

    Elizabeth Hawthorthwaite

    Three women smiling and raising wine bottles in a bright event spaceThree women pose with wine bottles beside arranged tasting glassesColleagues gather for a wine tasting in a bright, modern office dining spaceWine bottles including Invivo Sauvignon Blanc and Martín Códax AlbariñoRows of Martín Códax Albariño and Mirabeau Pure rosé wine bottlesSinger performing beside a microphone stand at a wine tasting with coloured stage lightingThree women smiling and raising pints in a pubWoman in sunglasses holding a glass of rosé beside a window, with wine-themed promotional text