How to share a drink with friends and family when you can't get together in real life.
; over 200 people have already signed up for it. Winemaker Danielle Cyrot will go through current vintages, but will also be answering any other questions people might have about wine . Cyrot says, “We felt that this would be a great way to bring a piece of Howell Mountain, where our winery is, to members and fans around the world, especially at this time when we could all use some comfort.”work. Or cocktails and a movie.
Caryl Chinn, a restaurant marketer in Los Angeles, says, “In real life—IRL!—I have this group of friends that always gets together for dinner to watch shows. So we just moved it over to Netflix to watch, which is a bananas show.
The virtual party can take many forms. The Southern Foodways Alliance is hosting a regular event on Facebook Live on Friday afternoons called “,” which will stream five minute how-to’s for cocktails with Jerry and Krista Slater of the Expat in Atlanta. Mix along, then drink the results, why not? They even get big—as in really big—like DJ D-Nice’s nine-hour “Club Quarantine” Party on Instagram Live, which attracted over 100,000 people, including Oprah Winfrey, J. Lo, Rihanna, and even Joe Biden.
In the end, though, the virtual cocktail hour is really about finding a way to connect with friends and family in a time when your usual avenues of connection are cut off. It’s a heartening lifeline back to normal times, and it’s fun. It can even be celebratory. My friend Charles Antin, a wine auctioneer, was planning to have a birthday party on April 11—he’s turning 40. Now it’s going to be a Zoom champagne toast, for 50 people. And to that I’m saying cheers.
Come up with a plan to occupy the kids during your happy hour time, if you have kids. If it’s a group of parents who are meeting, you can even set up a separate virtual event for the kids . In another room, of course, and if you have a spare phone/computer/whatever.
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