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    9 articles of hers are about networking events, from 2021 to 2026.

    In her words

    The challenge with traditional networking events is that they rely on the guests to create the energy.
    From Why the Best Networking Events Give People Something to Do (Not Just Someone to Talk To), 17 July 2026
    The format was simple: guests had to rank wines from least expensive to most expensive, tasting blind.
    From Why Blind Wine Tastings Are the Secret to Better Networking Events, 24 June 2026
    They fail because nothing in the room makes it easy for people to connect.
    From Rostrum x Stem + Stem | Networking Event for 40 Guests in London, 21 May 2026
    People arrive, exchange pleasantries, drink something perfectly nice, and leave without having had a single conversation they'll remember on Monday morning.
    From What Makes a Good Networking Event? Lessons from a Taylor Wessing Wine Series, 12 May 2026
    But it’s only since the pandemic happened that the virtual wine world has really taken off as a means of business communication and networking.
    From Corporate virtual wine tastings: what are they and should you do one?!, 5 February 2021
    With companies unable to physically meet their colleagues, their clients and their prospects in person, corporate virtual wine tastings have become a fun and engaging way of ‘getting together’ over a video call to talk wine, learn a few things and network with the important people in your business life.
    From Corporate virtual wine tastings: what are they and should you do one?!, 5 February 2021

    From her archive

    Guests gather around a bar at a wine tasting, with one guest smelling a glass of wine
    Guests converse over wine at an outdoor networking event
    Guests mingle indoors at a wine launch event, with a man holding a glass of wine
    Guests mingle under a covered terrace, holding glasses of white wine
    Guests mingle outdoors at a launch event
    Guests chat over wine at a networking event
    Guests mingle beneath a marquee, holding glasses of wine at an outdoor tasting
    Guests mingle outdoors at a networking event, with a man holding a glass of wine

    Articles

    Why the Best Networking Events Give People Something to Do (Not Just Someone to Talk To)
    Corporate Tastings

    Why the Best Networking Events Give People Something to Do (Not Just Someone to Talk To)

    We've all been to networking events that feel... hard work. You walk into a room full of people, collect a drink, glance around, and hope someone starts a…

    17 July 2026 · 2 min read

    Why Blind Wine Tastings Are the Secret to Better Networking Events
    Corporate Tastings

    Why Blind Wine Tastings Are the Secret to Better Networking Events

    The problem with a lot of networking events is that they make the guests do all the work. They’re the ones expected to engage and keep the energy up. But it doesn’t…

    24 June 2026 · 1 min read

    Rostrum x Stem + Stem | Networking Event for 40 Guests in London
    Corporate Tastings

    Rostrum x Stem + Stem | Networking Event for 40 Guests in London

    Most networking events don’t fail because people don’t attend. They fail because nothing in the room makes it easy for people to connect. That was the focus behind…

    21 May 2026 · 2 min read

    Private Client & Journalist Tastings in London for 15 to 20 Guests | Taylor Wessing
    E&W Events

    What Makes a Good Networking Event? Lessons from a Taylor Wessing Wine Series

    What Makes a Good Networking Event? Lessons from a Taylor Wessing Wine Series Most client events are pleasant. Very few are memorable. The problem isn't effort or…

    12 May 2026 · 2 min read

    45 Women in Property with Cynergy Bank at Stem + Stem | Corporate Wine Tasting & Networking Event in London
    Corporate Tastings

    45 Women in Property with Cynergy Bank at Stem + Stem | Corporate Wine Tasting & Networking Event in London

    I recently had the pleasure of hosting a daytime Women in Property networking event at Stem + Stem with guests from Cynergy Bank, and honestly, the daytime format…

    11 May 2026 · 2 min read

    Meet the Female Wine Makers of Tuscany | Platinum Magazine
    Articles & Press

    Meet the Wine Makers of Tuscany | Platinum Magazine

    One of the best times to visit Tuscany is April. The landscape is at its greenest, spring has arrived, vineyards come back to life and wildflowers carpet the hills. It…

    19 February 2026 · 5 min read

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