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Cheers! We are the Exceptional Wine Experiences Group—Naples’ largest wine appreciation community and the home of For The Love of Wine™, Beverly Hills Wine Club™, The Extraordinary League of Gentlemen Wine Snobs™, The Irrefutable Dames of Wine Snobbery™, and proudly introducing The Cuvée Couples of The Grand Cru™.

We produce exceptional wine experiences for passionate wine enthusiasts in Greater Naples, Florida, and Beverly Hills, California, collaborating with each region’s finest tastemakers, chefs, sommeliers, and luxury partners.

Our mission is to celebrate, elevate, and champion vibrant wine communities—locally and globally—through inspired awareness, approachable education, and first-in-class experiential events.

Member activities include expertly curated wine tastings, intimate wine dinners, private wine parties, bespoke experiences, and trusted sommelier referral services, among others—all designed to deepen appreciation, foster connection, and create unforgettable moments around the table. Join Us!

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A Fourth Season of Exceptional Wine Experiences -The Best Is Yet to Be Uncorked!

An Evening with winemaker Sharon Kazan Harris of RARECAT Wines – Tuesday November 10th, 2026 – 6pm (date changed) 2 spots now open

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Fantasy Halloween wine dinner with raven

Spirits of the Vine – A Halloween Wine Dinner Seance October 31st, 2026 7pm (1 seat available)

Inaugural Gathering – Cuvée Couples of the Grand Cru – Thursday October 29th, 2026 6pm-9pm Private Beach Front Restaurant – Pelican Bay

Event 22! Wine Tasting Series…October 13th, 2026 6:00pm-9:00pm Tulia Steak – Fifth Avenue Naples

ALL THAT JAZZ II An Evening of Wine, Rhythm & Sophisticated Conversation Saturday October 3rd, 2026 5pm (SOLD OUT – THANK YOU)

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Podcast Episode: Naples Wine Gatherings

Pip: Welcome to For The Love Of Wine, where summer in Naples apparently means one thing: somebody is pouring something blind and daring you to guess what it is. Mara: Exactly the territory we're covering today, thanks to Exceptional Wine Experiences — blind tastings, wine club gatherings, and a heartfelt note to the Naples wine community after three seasons together. Pip: Let's start with the events themselves. Wine Tasting Social Events Mara: The question at the center of these summer gatherings is a simple one: what happens when you take the label… Read More

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Podcast Episode: Naples Wine Tastings And Pairings

Pip: Naples, Florida — where the humidity is high, the wine lists are longer, and apparently blind tasting is the city's unofficial summer sport. Mara: This episode covers the Naples wine calendar through summer 2026, courtesy of Exceptional Wine Experiences — group dinners, a women's tasting collective, and a gentlemen's series that's now on its eighteenth gathering. Pip: Let's start with the dinner series, because there are a lot of them. Wine Tasting Dinners in Naples This Summer Mara: The through-line across these dinners is that the format is always doing double… Read More

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Worlds Best Vineyards Top 50

Number 27 on this list. Visited in April 2025. How many of these vineyards have you visited? Château Pape Clément Bordeaux Ethos: Never give up Historical immersions: It isn’t often you get to stay at an estate dating back over 700 centuries once owned by a pope, let alone rely on a butler to steer you through the veritable menu of sensorial experiences on offer, but guests in one of Château Pape Clément’s five suites are in for a unique treat. Grapes were first harvested here in 1252 and, by 1305, it had… Read More

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