An evening of great wine and good chat. Have you ever wondered what sustainability really means in your wine glass?
The world’s changing fast and sometimes it feels like we’re just along for the ride. But the choices we make every day – like what’s in our wine glass – can have a bigger impact than we think.
Join us for a relaxed evening of wine tasting and lively conversation in the beautiful surroundings of Utility’s Flint Building, to explore what sustainability means in the world of wine. Forget dry lectures – this is about discovering six cracking wines, each with its own story to tell. Hear how it’s grown, packaged and brought to your table.
Some will be organic, some low-intervention; some focused on fair wages or eco-friendly packaging. All of them have an intriguing story, and will open your eyes to what makes a difference.
What to expect:
🍷 Six great wines to taste – all made with sustainability in mind
💬 Plenty of chat and curiosity – no judgement, just honest conversations about what we’re drinking and why it matters
🎉 A lovely location where everyone’s welcome – whether you’re a wine geek, total beginner, sustainability stalwart… or just here for a great night out!
You'll leave with a fresh perspective on wine, new favourites for your shopping basket and an idea of how your everyday choices can add up to something bigger.
Let’s wonder together: Come curious, leave inspired (and maybe a little bit merry).
Good wine. Good people. Good times.
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You're welcome from 6pm if you'd like to have a drink and settle in before we get started at 6:30pm.
This will be the first time we've run this event, so we're offering an introductory price (£30pp). You're guaranteed the same great wines, chat and food for thought, but there may be a few creases we iron out for future events once we've seen how things come together in real time.
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Your hosts for the evening...
Louisa Burman is a social impact consultant and playful facilitator, who specialises in the use of LEGO® Serious Play® to stimulate meaningful and honest discussions that inform and amplify impact strategies. Having emerged from the depths of the corporate world - think financial audit, risk management and process improvement - she now focuses her energy on creating inclusive spaces which bringing people together in engaging and impactful ways, so we can learn from each other - making excuses for us to be a little more human and a little less digital. In 2019, Louisa founded Liverpool SOUP, a community crowdfunding event, and co-hosts Liverpool's People, Planet, Pint alongside Fiona.
Fran Draper has worked in the world of wine for over 20 years and is a marketing and sustainability consultant. She loves helping businesses develop new sustainable brands and has recently helped to launch the award winning Tuttavia Spritz. She is one of the consultant organisers of Sustainability in Drinks which hosts an annual conference and exhibition. A Chartered Marketer, Fran is also Carbon Literate Certified. She has developed the first accredited Carbon Literacy course for the wine industry Drink Net Zero and has tasted a fair few wines in her time!
Fiona Shaw runs publishing and communications agency Wordscape, which publishes good business magazine Ethos. She has more than 25 years’ experience working with businesses to tell their stories, articulate their purpose and increase their impact – through books, magazines, campaigns and strategy. Fiona holds an MA in responsible business management from Berlin’s Steinbeis University. She sits on the board of several social businesses and co-hosts the sustainability meet up People, Planet, Pint with Louisa. She also likes wine.