Brooklyn Winery hosts corporate parties, client receptions, all-day meetings, holiday parties, private dinners and full-service weddings. The winery states that it can take parties of up to 400 people for corporate events and up to 175 guests for a wedding. It is a working winery with a tasting room at 61 Guernsey Street in Brooklyn, New York, next to McCarren Park.
Seminars and company events
For companies, the winery covers everything from a small team mixer to a large party. Its corporate offer includes client entertaining, holiday parties, team-building activities and an all-day meeting menu, so a working session can move into dinner and drinks in the same place. Events are turnkey: the winery supplies tables, chairs, high-tops, bars, stools, china, glassware, flatware, linen napkins and printed menus. A private event brochure and a 360-degree virtual tour are available from the events team. Since the wine is made in-house, a visit of the production area can fit into the program.
Weddings and receptions
A wedding at Brooklyn Winery takes place in the main event space, with vows in front of a living plant wall. The couple gets a private wedding suite with its own bathroom, open two hours before the event for photos. Ceremony-only bookings are not offered. A dedicated planner is included, and dinner is served family style. Couples may bring their own florist, photographer and band or DJ, while lighting and sound come from the venue's exclusive vendors, and every vendor needs a certificate of insurance. The event space is private during the wedding, although it shares an entrance and lobby with the public.
Rooms and capacities
The winery names a Main Event Space, a Gallery Space and a Private Dining Room, alongside the public Tasting Room. The main space takes weddings of up to 175 guests, depending on the band or DJ setup, with a dance floor of roughly 300 to 400 square feet. The venue does not publish a capacity for each room, so ask which space fits your headcount.
Catering
Catering is in-house and full service, led by executive chef Shaun Lafountain. The kitchen works with classic European technique, modern touches and premium ingredients; sample menus show passed appetizers, family-style salads and mains such as short rib and skirt steak. Dietary needs are handled with at least two weeks' notice. Outside desserts, such as a wedding cake, are allowed. The bar pours Brooklyn Winery's own wines, and wedding add-ons include late-night snacks, signature cocktails and wine bottle favors.
History and setting
Brooklyn Winery presents itself as a modern, working winery in the city, and its website follows each stage of production, from the vineyards through fermentation, cellar aging, blending and bottling. The tasting room is open to the public, and the event spaces sit in the same building. The venue is ADA compliant with wheelchair access.
Getting there
The winery is a short walk from the Nassau Avenue stop on the G subway line, next to McCarren Park, in the part of north Brooklyn the winery calls Williamsburg.
