Churchstreet family | wine club

You will come into the Downtown Wine Shoppe and be greeted by one of our staff members and receive your seating assignment. You will see tables set for a sit-down style wine tasting. We will serve you a five-course wine tasting (with 1.25oz pours of wine per course) with five small bites that have been prepared specifically for the wine selection. While you are enjoying the tastings of wine & food, a speaker will present the wine and give details about the selection, tasting profiles, and vineyard you are enjoying. There will also be time for you to mingle with those at your table between tastings. *Please note that the speaker will speak 60-90 seconds for each course and we ask that you stop or reduce personal conversations for this short time.

The tables are setup and assigned as a first-come first-served basis. If you would like to sit with a specific person or persons, please let us know in the notes section of your event signup when you make your reservation online and we will do our best to accommodate you. *If your group is larger than 5 ppl and (we did not receive prior notice (in your notes), we may not be able to accommodate your request – please use the notes section when signing up.

YES – we have an extensive wine & beer list available for purchase at each meeting, as well as a tapas menu. We encourage you to start your tasting off with your favorite Church Street Wine Shoppe wine selection. Remember; your wine club food pairings are small pairing bites – so feel free to order from our menu for more!! Please note: Occasionally, but not always, we will offer the evening’s wines by the glass at the end of the meeting.

ALL wines tasted are available for sale by the bottle at the end of the meeting. As we are always looking for unique or exclusive wines, we may not stock these wines or have them available after the month of the tasting, and so purchasing bottles at Wine Club is encouraged.

Sign into your Wild Apricot account - Wine Club members can attend one meeting per month and we will give you several dates to choose from on the Events Calendar. You will receive an email from ChurchStreet Family Hospitality informing you of the dates for the month and the wines to be tasted.

• Go to our website cfh.wildapricot.org
• Log in using your username and password
• Click on the Events tab in the top center of the page
• Scroll to find the event you would like to attend or alternatively, switch to the calendar view and select from there
• Click on the “Register” icon
• Your email will be automatically filled into the box that pops up on the first page—click Next
• Your data fields (First and Last Name) should be automatically filled as well. You will have the option to enter in seating requests and any allergies you may have. Please enter in all the names of those you would like to sit with as well as any seating preferences or restrictions.
• To register another member, simply confirm your registration and then click the “Register” button that appears on the following page. You will be required to enter each member’s email that you register for. After entering in the additional member’s email, complete registration as usual.
• To register Non-Member guests, you will need a registration code that can be received by emailing the wine club membership manager, Liz Nielsen, at wineclub@churchstreetfamily.com. Please email the name of your guest and any allergies they may have and if the guest pass is approved, you will be emailed the registration code to enter in for the non-member guest ticket.

When you register for a meeting, there will be a field labeled “Seating Requests & Allergies” where you can type in who you would like to sit with and inform us of any allergies you or your party may have. There will be an additional field labeled “Other” if you would like to add any other requests/information.

We will give you several dates to choose from, but Wine Club members can only attend one meeting per month.

You will receive an email blast from ChurchStreet Family Hospitality the month prior alerting you to the meeting dates for the following month. That email will include instructions on how to sign up for a meeting online.

The Wine Club email blast will also inform members of the meeting date(s) that the guest speaker will be speaking. Please note that occasionally, the guest speaker will speak two nights depending on their travel plans.

It is our goal to have a guest speaker every month, but this isn’t always possible. We guarantee a guest speaker every quarter and members are guaranteed to attend a meeting with the guest speaker once per quarter. You may sign up to see the guest speaker on any given month, but if that meeting fills up and you have seen the speaker in the past two months, you may be asked to reschedule your meeting day. This is to ensure every member has the same chance to see a guest speaker. We apologize in advance for any inconvenience.

If you cannot make it to a meeting that you have reserved, please let us know 48 hours prior to your event date by visiting the Events page or the Events Calendar and canceling your event. To do this, simply click “Already registered” on the event you signed up for and click “Cancel registration” in the top right-hand corner above your registration. Alternatively, you can contact us at wineclub@churchstreetfamily.com or 256-652-0685 and let us know that you won’t be able to make it. If we do not receive at least 48 hours notice of your cancellation or if you do not show up to your booked meeting without any notice, you will not be able to rebook another meeting for that month and will lose that month from your membership.

New members joining Wine Club from June 2025 forward will pay a membership fee of $345.00 annually ($29 /meeting) We are currently only offering a Bi-Annual Membership at this time, totaling $172.50 for 6 months.

NOTE: 9% tax need to be added to all memberships

*Please note that the last increase we had was 5 years ago*

This update reflects the added value and experiences we are introducing to enhance your membership, including:
• Upgraded food and wine pairings featuring higher-end wines at our tastings
• Exclusive pop-up events – complimentary for all Wine Club members
• Member-only socials launching soon
• Discounts and early access to CSF events

We do not accept any mid-term cancellations. If you have special/unexpected circumstances, you may contact Church Street Family and discuss this on a case-by-case basis.

We understand that life can bring about circumstances that might restrict you from being able to attend and enjoy the Church Street Family's Wine Club. If you find yourself needing to place your membership on hold, please contact us by calling 256-652-0685 or by emailing us at wineclub@churchstreetfamily.com and we can discuss how you can put your membership on hold and resume when you are able. When you are ready to return, simply contact us and we will reinstate your membership.

Pop-up events can be anything from sit-down dinners, pop-up tastings in special locations, special fundraising events or any type of event the Church Street Family wants to share with their members exclusively!

It is your personal preference to tip your servers but please note gratuity IS NOT included in your membership fee. The servers are providing table service and if you are ordering food and wine during the meeting it is customary to tip.

• Wine Club is a pre-selected menu and we are not responsible for food allergies/preferences. If you have a food allergy please tell us ahead of time and we will do our best to accommodate it, but we cannot guarantee anything, and our kitchen is not free from cross-contamination.
• Please arrive a few minutes before the meeting so you have time to take your seats and order food (if you wish to) before the meeting begins. We start promptly at 6:10 for every wine club meeting.
• You are still welcome to tip your server should you wish to (your membership fee does not include gratuity).
• If someone in your group has booked to attend Wine Club but does not show up, another member may NOT eat/drink that person's share as well.
• We ask that members not wear strong perfume or cologne to meetings as it affects the aroma and palate of the wine.

Wine Club members get one guest pass per year of membership. If your guest joins the Wine Club after attending the meeting, you will get your guest pass back to use again that year. Guest passes do not carry over from one year to another. If your guest does not join the Wine Club after attending, then your guest pass is ‘used’ and you cannot bring another guest to a meeting for the rest of your membership term without paying a 30 dollar fee. If you cannot attend a meeting, a guest cannot go in your place. There are no substitutions for memberships.

Besides your monthly meetings with tastings and pairings, your annual guest pass, and your quarterly guest speaker (winemaker, vineyard owner, or wine educator) you are also subject to these benefits:
• ALL wines tasted are available for a discounted sale price by the bottle at the end each meeting. As we are always looking for unique or exclusive wines, we may not stock these wines or have them available after the month of tasting, so purchasing bottles at Wine Club is encouraged.
• 5% off wine purchases throughout the year (10% off for cases) - This includes by the glass wine purchases, as well as bottle purchases.
• Early invites with first opportunity for a reservation to all Church Street Wine Shoppe’s events, as well as our exclusive events open solely to Wine Club members.
• Free pop-up wine tastings throughout the year.
Note: NO mandatory bottle sales or minimums are required!

All membership fees, purchases, and renewals can be done on the WildApricot website or at the ChurchStreet Wine Shoppe Downtown.

Please contact our Wine Club Manager: Abbey Rothfeldt 256-652-0685 wineclub@churchstreetfamily.com