Weingut Burkhart is a family winery in Weinfelden, in the Swiss canton of Thurgau, that rents an event house to companies for seminars, workshops, meetings and brainstorming days. The house seats 30 guests or more, depending on the layout, and sits among the vines above the town with a view over the Thur valley as far as the Säntis.
Seminars and company events
The winery sells its rooms for a seminar, a workshop, a meeting or an afternoon of creative work, and adapts the setup to the team. Two formats are offered Monday to Friday. The half day lasts up to four hours and uses the upper floor. The full day lasts up to eight hours and uses both floors, which allows a plenary session upstairs and break-out work below, or the reverse. Groups of ten or more are the standard case, and smaller groups of five or more can book on request.
The winery also sells experience packages that can be added to a seminar or event, and a mobile tasting service called Wytruck, which brings a professional wine tasting on an electric vehicle. These are optional additions to a working day.
Rooms and capacities
The event house was built in 2017 and has two levels. The upper floor is arranged with individual seating: rectangular and round tables, tables with stools, armchairs and comfortable chairs. It can also be set up as a standard room with square tables and chairs, or as a mix of both. On the ground floor, the room can be organized with the winery team to suit the program.
The winery states a maximum of 30 guests or more, depending on the seating: U-shape, rows or concert style. It does not publish a separate figure for each floor, so organizers with a larger group should state the number in the request.
Included in the seminar day rate are a projector with screen, one flipchart, two whiteboards and wireless internet.
Catering
Coffee and croissants are served in the morning. In the afternoon, guests get coffee and a choice from the winery's ice cream bike, with Thurgau apples, snacks, water and grape juice available through the day. Lunch on the full-day format is a white wine soup served in a coffee cup, followed by flammkuchen (tarte flambée) in several variations, including a vegetarian one.
For celebrations, the winery combines its own wines with a range of regional restaurant partners, so the food for a larger event comes from partner caterers rather than a single in-house kitchen.
History and setting
The vineyard lies above Weinfelden, with a view across the Thur valley to the Säntis. The estate describes itself as an experience winery: it receives visitors six days a week, offers guided visits, tastings, aperitifs and meals, and works in German, French, English and Spanish. The present winemaker comes from a family that has made wine for six generations. The winery also works with disease-resistant grape varieties and has a Swisstainable sustainability label.
Getting there
The address is Hagholzstrasse 7, 8570 Weinfelden. Weinfelden is a town on the main railway line between Zurich and Konstanz. The office answers by phone and email from Monday to Friday, and group events can be held outside normal opening hours on request.
