Punaisen Tuvan Viinitila in Alajärvi hosts weddings, family celebrations, meetings, training days and Christmas parties for up to 180 guests indoors, with 200 more seats in the courtyard in summer. It is a berry wine estate on Koskenvarrentie, in South Ostrobothnia, western Finland.
Seminars and company events
The estate has meeting and training rooms for groups from 20 up to about 150 people, with AV equipment. Food and coffee can be ordered for groups. Company Christmas parties are served as a buffet of traditional dishes prepared on the estate, and a visit to the wine estate and its products can be part of the day. The estate also makes wine with a company's own label for gifts or receptions, and the label is designed from the client's images and text. A catering service prepares food and baked goods for company events and meetings across the region, including off-site.
Weddings and receptions
Weddings and family celebrations are the core of the offer. The estate states that it has hosted family events for more than 30 years, since 1995. The restaurant has A-licence rights, so it can serve alcohol on its own authorization. Summer theatre packages are also on offer, though the site gives no detail on them.
Rooms and capacities
The main room is the Viinitupa, a restaurant that can be booked as a whole for a private event. It seats 180 guests indoors. In summer, the courtyard adds 200 more seats. The restaurant has air conditioning and is wheelchair accessible. The meeting and training rooms take groups from 20 to about 150. The site does not name or measure individual rooms, so ask the estate for floor plans and seating layouts.
Catering
Food is made by the estate. The restaurant works as a booked venue with its own kitchen, and the catering service also travels to other locations in South Ostrobothnia. Dietary requirements are asked for in the quote form, together with event type, date, headcount, start and end times, and whether the event is on site or elsewhere.
History and setting
The estate was founded in 1995 and produces nine wines and cider-style juices from Finnish berries and sap, including red currant, white currant, strawberry and blueberry wines and a sparkling wine made with birch sap. Its shop sells them only on the estate. The setting is a farmyard in Koskenvarsi.
Getting there
The address is Koskenvarrentie 337, 62900 Alajärvi. The estate lists some distances: Hotel-Restaurant Alvariini is 4 km away, Kuortane sports institute 25 km, Lappajärvi summer theatre 40 km, Härmä spa 65 km and Seinäjoki 68 km. The site does not mention bedrooms on site.
