Unleashing Team Creativity Through the Language of Wine

Item: UN13991LE
Location: Various Venues (Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane)

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A creative & unique team building experience. Contrary to popular opinion, communicating naturally and confidently about wine depends more on personal expression than on an encyclopedic knowledge of varieties and vintages.

This four hour session is based on a unique wine conversational method “Turning Wine into Words” developed by the authors Evan Mitchell and Brian Mitchell, and introduced in their books “Drinking Your Own Words” and “The Psychology of Wine”.

The session requires no specific prior knowledge of wine and is as beneficial for wine novices as for dedicated wine lovers. After the principles of the method are soundly established, the teams compete in a series of challenges working together to build on existing workplace relationships in a fun but relaxing environment. Individuals' ideas are assimilated and built into team responses, in competition with other teams.

During this session team members are taken outside of their comfort zones, enhancing individual confidence while also being encouraged to embrace others’ points of view. Individual benefits include greater competence in work team situations, and a more confident conversational approach in social dining situations. Team building benefits include increased camaraderie and a process for encouraging the flow of creative ideas.

intensity: 1.0

Experience Details

Fitness and Experience

Min age 18 years
No specific prior knowledge of wine

What is Supplied

4 hour team building session with Evan Mitchell
All sessions will involve detailed tasting of five wines (representative of specific Australian varieties and regions)
Workbooks providing prompts and illustrations to facilitate the group activities and discussions

More Information

Evan Mitchell spent twelve years as a sommelier in fine dining restaurants, and now consults to the hospitality industry on the place of wine within the dining experience. He is an Honours graduate in English Literature from the University of Sydney.

Brian Mitchell has a PhD in Psychology from the University of Sydney. He had several years in clinical practice before establishing an international consultancy specializing in behaviour management.

What the international experts say – George M Taber, best-selling author of Judgment of Paris “their discussion of turning wine into words will please anyone who loves either wine or words”; and pioneering Napa Valley winemaker Delia Viader “you’ll never look at wine the same way again.”

Group Size: 12 to 20 participants
Duration: 4 hour session
Locations: Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane – and conference locations
Cost: From $210.00 per person

For more details on this team building activity please contact the Corporate Team on 02 8324 9900 or corporate@adrenalin.com.au