Wine Tasting/ 50-50 Raffle

Special Event: A 50/50 Raffle will replace the Queen of Hearts this week, so someone is going home with some CASH (bring cash).
JOIN Mary Beth Shea AT HILLIARD WINE CLUB ON FRIDAY, JULY 18
I’m excited to share that I’ll be participating in Pelotonia again this year!!! I will be riding 50 miles for cancer research. Pelotonia is a global community that is committed to accelerating funding for innovative cancer research. Together, the Pelotonia community has raised over $283 million over the past 15 years for cancer research at the OSUCCC – James.
Nick and Paul are allowing me to use this time as a fundraiser for my event!!!
50/50 DRAWING ... GIFT RAFFLES
Please consider donating to my funds as I need to raise $1500 for cancer research using the link below.
100% of participant-raised funds go to innovative cancer research.
Thank you in advance,
Mary Beth Shea
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Sample 4 different wines this Friday for $15 (cash or Venmo only please). Glasses are provided. Bring a snack to share. Bring a bottle to share if you care to. See all the details below for the Hilliard Wine Club Wine Tasting. In Person. In Real Life. Actual Wine from glass bottles with corks and everything.

Wine: Tastings will be $15 for four samples (cash or Venmo only please). And you are welcome to bring a bottle of your favorite wine to share with others. Participation in the wine tastings is optional. But since you’re going, I will buy enough wine to cover you. If you bring your own wine and do not participate in the tasting you will only pay $10 to cover the door charge. Our new space is more expensive. But it is also more... everything (imagine not needing an umbrella to use the restroom!).

Parking: There are several public parking lots near the Alive614 hall. Please be careful to NOT park in private parking lots. They do tow. Check Google maps to scope out your space. Anyone who is early could easily find a parking space on the street nearby.

Glasses: …will be provided. Please note that after the wine tasting, the EMPTY glasses need to be returned to the boxes at the service table. Please do not make me hunt down your empty glass. Please be gentle, our glasses are fragile. Uh, they are made of glass!

Food: You are welcome to bring a snack to share. It is not required. Most people do though. If no one brings anything, there will be nothing.

Code of Conduct: Though mostly understood, it’s still worth mentioning. We don’t have rules per se, but we highly discourage the following topics of discussion because they are likely to incite anti-social responses - Sex, Politics, Religion. Please don’t mistake this as an attempt to limit your free speech rights but rather a guide to a place and time for appropriate discussions.

Extra Wine: After everyone has had their samples, we remove the pouring spouts and any remaining wine is poured freely to whomever wants it. I hate having leftover wine.

Queen of Hearts: The Queen of Hearts is taking a vacation trip this week and will be replaced with Mary Beth's extravaganza.... Please bring cash to participate in the raffle.

After the lights go out: After the last sip of wine, when we clean up and turn the lights out, if you still haven’t had enough of us, it is typical for a group to get together and go to a local eatery for food and/or drinks or coffee.

Again, We look forward to meeting new members and reuniting with old friends.

Sincerely, Paul Uttermohlen,
Red 1 Realty
Your Hilliard Wine Club Host

DISCLAIMERS: The Hilliard Wine Club is just that, a club. It is not a commercial venture nor a non-profit organization [501(c)(3)] and as such does not provide commercial services such as accepting credit cards or retailing wine or other products. The weekly Queen of Hearts Raffle is a fund-raising event for the club to cover special events, entertainment and frequent cost shortfalls such as when more people RSVP than show up after wine is purchased to accommodate a larger group or when people show up on freestyle night without any wine to share (please don’t do that). Personal responsibility is the minimum we expect from our members who are encouraged to limit their alcohol intake as needed to allow for an enjoyable evening for everyone. Wine is the primary focus and choice beverage of the wine club. Hard liquor consumption is highly discouraged. On occasions when someone has consumed more alcohol than is allowed by law to operate a motor vehicle, members are encouraged to use a ride-share service, a taxi, a sober friend or a designated driver. Your safety and well being are of great concern to the leadership of the club, but are ultimately the responsibility of the individuals. Photographs and videos taken at the club by individuals and/or leadership of the club are the property of their creators and may be used as desired as long as their use is compliant with the law. In photographic privacy terms, you have the same privacy rights as you do walking down a public street (near zero). Please do not attend any of our events if you are not aware of and in agreement with our disclaimers and policies. It is your responsibility to inform your guests of these policies. Members who behave in an anti-social manner can and will be banned from the club and barred from entry if needed (don’t test me on this), though admittedly it is a rare instance in which someone’s behavior necessitates being banned for life. Since 2017, there have only been a few. [Last updated on April 2, 2025].

Complaints and Derogatory Comments: I, Paul Uttermohlen, am exclusively responsible for the Hilliard Wine Club. Please direct any and all complaints and/or derogatory commentary directly to me via text at 614-323-5146. I believe that I am a good listener and have proven from previous experiences to be fair in resolving conflicts. However, if you are complaining out of a sense of righteous indignation and your complaint is dubious at best with no reasonable resolution, consider that the problem is NOT with the Hilliard Wine Club but that it may be with you. Members who demonstrate a persistent anti-social stance in the past have quickly found that the solution is for us to enable them to avoid conflict by no longer attending our events.