Support

The best way to support Barberry Garden is through our patron system via Base by Mono. It works like a wine-flavoured Patreon:

• You contribute monthly (from 2000 UAH) and the funds accumulate on your balance
• Use your balance to pay for tastings (except charity events)
• Get early access to event announcements — a few days before public publication
• Access to patron-only events — exclusive tastings that aren't announced publicly
• Contributor access — your own cellar, the ability to publish tasting notes, and event hosting. See below.

The number of patron spots is limited to ensure everyone still has a fair chance to join public events.

Reading the site doesn't need an account. A free account adds private things — personal drafts, being added to events you're invited to, Telegram reminders. But there's a third tier: contributor.

Contributors get:

• Your own cellar — track the bottles you own, their provenance, prices, and when you drank them
• Published tasting notes — write your own ratings and post them alongside the owner's, with your own analytics
• Event hosting — plan and run your own tastings on the platform, with wine lists, participant scoring, and settlement

Patrons get contributor access as one of the perks. If you'd rather not subscribe, drop a line at boris@barberry.io — it stays invite-based because growing slowly with people who'll tell us what's broken is more valuable than the alternative.