Winery Trivia Nights That Keep Guests At the Table
Most tasting rooms with a quiz night pay a trivia company or a contracted quiz master for it. With Quizado, your tasting room lead runs a calm quiz with the software, for a fraction of the price. Phone answers, no buzzer boxes and no shouting.
Software your staff run, not a host we send. A light theme for a bright room, one phone for each table.
Your own staff run the night. You stop paying for every show.
One national quiz company starts at $195 a show, on agreements of 16 weeks or more, and the venue supplies the prizes. By our arithmetic, a 16-week agreement at that fee is at least $3,120. Quizado is software your own staff run, for one flat monthly price.
Quizado is not a hosted event, and we do not send a person. Auto-Host runs your trivia night by itself, so no quiz master is needed. Or your bartender runs it from a phone, starting tonight. See the prices.
| A hosted quiz company | Quizado | |
|---|---|---|
| What you pay | A fee for every show. One US national company starts at $195 a show.* | One flat price a month, however many nights you run |
| Four nights a month | $780 at that rate* | The Business plan: see the live price |
| Commitment | Agreements of 16 weeks or more* | Monthly. Cancel when you want, keep the free plan. |
| First night | Lead times from 30 days* | Tonight |
| A second night in the week | A second fee | Included |
| Who hosts | Their host, when one covers your area | Your bartender, your manager or a host you choose |
| Prizes | From the venue | From the venue |
| Teams and results | On their platform | In your account: league, history and guest list |
* From that company's 2026 venue sales sheet. $780 is our arithmetic: 4 shows at $195.
How a night runs in a tasting room.
The game waits for the pour, not the other way round.
The code on the tasting card
Set a fixed join word for your venue and print it on the table card that already carries your tasting notes. It looks intentional, and guests who arrive late can join without interrupting a pour.
Before the tastingTable teams
A guest scans the code on the table, types a team name and plays. There is no app to install and no account to create. One person per table sorts it out and the rest follow.
First pourA round for each pour
Run one short round, then hold the game while the next flight goes out. The host decides when each question and each round starts, and the scores are kept while you wait.
Each flightThe table between rounds
The leaderboard is more fun when the whole room can see it. On the terrace in daylight, every question is still readable on the guest phone.
Last glassA tasting room is not a bar, and the quiz should know it.
Guests come to a winery to slow down. They sit at a table for two hours, they taste through a flight, and they talk. A bar quiz that fires questions at them for ninety loud minutes is the wrong shape for that room.
What works is a lighter game that runs alongside the tasting: a round between pours, a picture round while the cheese board comes out, a wine round that flatters people for paying attention.
You control the clock. Start a round, let it run, then hold the game while your team pours the next flight. Guests answer on their own phones after scanning a QR code, so there is nothing to hand out and nothing to collect.
Six things it does for your venue.
Fills a quiet night
A fixed evening the tasting room can book for.
Brings them back
A standings table across the year for the wine club.
Keeps them for another round
One short round for each pour.
Lets you write to your regulars
Players opt in. You send the next quiz night.
Gets you talked about
A post with your name on it, every night.
Keeps the margin
No fee per show. Your tasting room lead hosts, for one flat monthly price.
Turn a quiz crowd into regulars.
One good night brings people in once. A season table, the standings in their inbox and a note from your venue give them a reason to come back.
- A league that carries across the weeks. Every Trivia night adds to the season table, so each team has a place to defend next week.
- The standings in their inbox. After each league night, players with a verified email get their team's place and the top five, in your venue's name.
- A note from your venue. Write to the players who opted in about the next game night or an offer, by email and as a notification in the Quizado app.
The full table, the standings mail and messages are part of Business. Your nights count toward the league on every plan.
Questions and answers.
What does a weekly trivia night cost?
With a quiz company, a fee for every show: one national company starts at $195 a show, on agreements of 16 weeks or more. With Quizado, one flat monthly price, however many nights you run, billed monthly with no contract. See the prices. The free plan lets you run a real night before you pay.
Who runs the night? Do you send a host?
Auto-Host runs it, or your bartender does. We do not send a person and we do not run events: Quizado is software. Auto-Host runs a trivia night by itself: it opens answering, runs the clock, locks, reveals, scores and moves to the next question, so no quiz master is needed. The questions show on the screen; Auto-Host does not read them aloud. Or your bartender, your manager or any host you choose runs the night from a phone, tablet or laptop, with Host Coach, free on every plan, showing what to do now and one line to say out loud.
How long is a game, and how simple is it to run?
You pick the length. The night builder builds a Trivia night to the length you choose (up to 30 minutes on the free plan), and on a paid plan the AI writes a game of 30 minutes to 2 hours. On the night you press start. With Auto-Host on, Trivia opens answering, runs the clock, reveals, scores and moves to the next question by itself.
How many teams or phones can play?
On the free Home plan, Trivia takes up to 4 player phones a game, with 2 game starts in 24 hours. Teams you score yourself, without phones, are not capped. Paid plans have no limit on players.
Do my guests need an app?
No. They scan the QR code on the screen or type the join code into a browser. No download, no account.
Can the game show on more than one screen?
Yes. Copy the screen link in the host app and open it on each TV or computer, and every screen shows the same game. Chromecast, Apple TV, Android TV and an HDMI cable work too.
Can we run music rounds and themed nights?
Yes. Catch That Tune puts music questions inside Trivia: teams pick the song from a clip. Music Bingo is part of Pro and Business; you hold whatever music licence your venue needs, and Quizado does not provide one. For themed nights there are premium packs such as Halloween Fright Night and 80s Rewind, from Starter up, and on every paid plan the AI writes questions on any topic you give it.
Is trivia too rowdy for a tasting room?
Not with the right rounds. Everyone Scores needs no buzzing and no shouting, because guests answer on their phones within the time limit. The room stays at conversation volume throughout.
Will older guests manage the phone part?
Scanning a QR code opens a web page, and that is the whole process. There is no app to install and no account to create. Play as table teams rather than individuals, so one person per table sorts it out and the rest follow.
Can I run it outside during the day?
Yes. Every question appears on the guest phone as well as on the screen, so bright daylight does not break the game. Bring the leaderboard indoors between rounds if your terrace has no usable display, and check the phone signal there first.
Can I pause between rounds to pour?
Yes. The host controls when each question and round starts, so you can hold the game while a flight goes out and pick it up when the room is ready. Scores are kept while you wait.
Can I use photos of my own labels and vineyard?
Yes, on Pro or Business. Writing questions is free on every plan. Hosting a pack you wrote needs Pro or Business, and so do your own pictures and audio. With them, a picture round built entirely from your own property is a normal thing to make.
Do I need a member of staff dedicated to the quiz?
No. One person taps through the questions between other duties, and scoring is automatic. A tablet by the pouring station is usually the neatest place to host from.
Does it work without internet?
Trivia needs a connection, because players answer on their phones. Family Face-Off, QuizoParty and Territory run with no internet from the desktop app and the iOS and Android host apps, on a paid plan or in the trial. A browser cannot host offline.
Will a game night bring more people in?
We cannot promise a number, and you should doubt anyone who does. What we can say: a weekly game gives people a reason to choose your venue on a quiet night, the league gives teams a reason to return, and the recap gives them something to post. The free plan lets you test it on a real night before you pay.
Can I contact the players afterwards?
Yes, the ones who agree. A player can opt in on their phone to hear from your venue. On Business you write to those players from Quizado, by email and as a notification in the Quizado app, and you can download the list. League players also get the standings by email in your venue's name.
Try one round between two pours.
Open a ready-made night and put the code on the tasting card. The free plan needs no card. Choose a plan after you have counted the tables.
