2024 Classes and events

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Foundations III: The Essentials of Pairing
Mar
23

Foundations III: The Essentials of Pairing

If you’ve come to appreciate how wine can elevate a meal, but want to understand how wine and food interact–in both desirable and undesirable ways–then this is the class for you. As we taste through our flight, we’ll be investigating how these wines interact with various food components (salt, fat, acid, and heat, as it were). We’ll empower you with the resources to ask the right questions of wine stewards and sommeliers when you’re looking for the perfect bottle or glass to accompany your meal.

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Foundations II:  Demystifying Wine Tasting
Feb
17

Foundations II: Demystifying Wine Tasting

If you have a foundational understanding of how wine comes into existence, and a grasp of the most essential concepts that surround wine, then it’s time to dive into wine tasting. Wine can (and should!) be mysterious, but we’re going to provide you with a firm foundation to understand—and thereby better enjoy—the wines you drink.

Before exploring the various areas of aroma and flavor profiles, we’ll talk about the key structural elements that compose a glass: sweetness, alcohol, acidity, and tannin. Alongside a little bit of science and a dose of psychology, we’ll provide tips and tricks to navigate the choreography and mechanics of tasting.

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Foundations I:Wine for Newbies
Jan
20

Foundations I:Wine for Newbies

Join us for an introduction to the basics of wine. All of us, at some point or another, have found ourselves boggled by retail shelves or restaurant menus. Between regions, varietals, styles, and jargon, approaching wine can seem impossibly daunting. This class is geared toward those who love wine, but find themselves a little (or maybe more than a little!) lost.

We’re going to cover the most essential concepts surrounding wine production and how to read a wine label. With these skills, you’ll be equipped with the right set of tools and questions to tackle the world of wine.

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Dec
9

Picking Wine for a Dinner PartY

If you’ve ever been tasked with bringing wine to dinner, only to realize that you’re not quite sure what avenue to take, this class will empower you to trot into a wine shop with confidence. We’ll help you understand how wine and food interact, both in desirable and undesirable ways, so that you can know what to bring for any dinner gathering. A flight of six wines will accompany our class, as pairing examples for a variety of classic and more unusual dishes.

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Nov
25

Demystifying Wine Tasting

This class is for folks who love wine, but find the world of tasting notes befuddling or intimidating. Wine can (and should!) be mysterious, but we’re going to provide you with a firm foundation to understand—and thereby better enjoy—the wines you drink. While guided tasting and discussion is at the heart of this class experience, we’ll explain the key aspects of wine before tasting anything: tannin, body, acidity, sweetness, aroma, and flavor. With a little bit of science and a bit of psychology, we’ll provide tips and tricks to navigate the choreography and mechanics of tasting.

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Nov
11

Picking Wine for a Dinner PartY

If you’ve ever been tasked with bringing wine to dinner, only to realize that you’re not quite sure what avenue to take, this class will empower you to trot into a wine shop with confidence. We’ll help you understand how wine and food interact, both in desirable and undesirable ways, so that you can know what to bring for any dinner gathering. A flight of six wines will accompany our class, as pairing examples for a variety of classic and more unusual dishes.

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Oct
14

Demystifying Wine Tasting

This class is for folks who love wine, but find the world of tasting notes befuddling or intimidating. Wine can (and should!) be mysterious, but we’re going to provide you with a firm foundation to understand—and thereby better enjoy—the wines you drink. While guided tasting and discussion is at the heart of this class experience, we’ll explain the key aspects of wine before tasting anything: tannin, body, acidity, sweetness, aroma, and flavor. With a little bit of science and a bit of psychology, we’ll provide tips and tricks to navigate the choreography and mechanics of tasting.

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Sep
23

The Science and Art of Winemaking

Winemakers are deeply intuitive and creative folks, but also implement a ton of scientific know-how in their craft. If you want to better understand how the various decisions that winemakers make influence how their wine looks, smells, and tastes, this class is worth your time. We’ll cover the processes of making red, white, sparkling, and dessert wines, the methods that winemakers use for each style, and guide you through tasting a flight of six wines, each of which has been defined by different vinification techniques. You’ll understand how oak, fungus, yeast, aging, and other aspects of winemaking influence what’s in your glass.

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Sep
7

Demystifying Wine Tasting

This class is for folks who love wine, but find the world of tasting notes befuddling or intimidating. Wine can (and should!) be mysterious, but we’re going to provide you with a firm foundation to understand—and thereby better enjoy—the wines you drink. While guided tasting and discussion is at the heart of this class experience, we’ll explain the key aspects of wine before tasting anything: tannin, body, acidity, sweetness, aroma, and flavor. With a little bit of science and a bit of psychology, we’ll provide tips and tricks to navigate the choreography and mechanics of tasting.

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Jul
13

The Science and Art of Winemaking

Winemakers are deeply intuitive and creative folks, but also implement a ton of scientific know-how in their craft. If you want to better understand how the various decisions that winemakers make influence how their wine looks, smells, and tastes, this class is worth your time. We’ll cover the processes of making red, white, sparkling, and dessert wines, the methods that winemakers use for each style, and guide you through tasting a flight of six wines, each of which has been defined by different vinification techniques. You’ll understand how oak, fungus, yeast, aging, and other aspects of winemaking influence what’s in your glass.

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May
11

Demystifying Wine Tasting

This class is for folks who love wine, but find the world of tasting notes befuddling or intimidating. Wine can (and should!) be mysterious, but we’re going to provide you with a firm foundation to understand—and thereby better enjoy—the wines you drink. While guided tasting and discussion is at the heart of this class experience, we’ll explain the key aspects of wine before tasting anything: tannin, body, acidity, sweetness, aroma, and flavor. With a little bit of science and a bit of psychology, we’ll provide tips and tricks to navigate the choreography and mechanics of tasting.

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Apr
13

Picking Wine for a Dinner Party

If you’ve ever been tasked with bringing wine to dinner, only to realize that you’re not quite sure what avenue to take, this class will empower you to trot into a wine shop with confidence. We’ll help you understand how wine and food interact, both in desirable and undesirable ways, so that you can know what to bring for any dinner gathering. A flight of six wines will accompany our class, as pairing examples for a variety of classic and more unusual dishes.

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Mar
16

Demystifying Wine Tasting

This class is for folks who love wine, but find the world of tasting notes befuddling or intimidating. Wine can (and should!) be mysterious, but we’re going to provide you with a firm foundation to understand—and thereby better enjoy—the wines you drink. While guided tasting and discussion is at the heart of this class experience, we’ll explain the key aspects of wine before tasting anything: tannin, body, acidity, sweetness, aroma, and flavor. With a little bit of science and a bit of psychology, we’ll provide tips and tricks to navigate the choreography and mechanics of tasting.

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Mar
9

Picking Wine for a Dinner Party

If you’ve ever been tasked with bringing wine to dinner, only to realize that you’re not quite sure what avenue to take, this class will empower you to trot into a wine shop with confidence. We’ll help you understand how wine and food interact, both in desirable and undesirable ways, so that you can know what to bring for any dinner gathering. A flight of six wines will accompany our class, as pairing examples for a variety of classic and more unusual dishes.

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Mar
2

The Science and Art of Winemaking

Winemakers are deeply intuitive and creative folks, but also implement a ton of scientific know-how in their craft. If you want to better understand how the various decisions that winemakers make influence how their wine looks, smells, and tastes, this class is worth your time. We’ll cover the processes of making red, white, sparkling, and dessert wines, the methods that winemakers use for each style, and guide you through tasting a flight of six wines, each of which has been defined by different vinification techniques. You’ll understand how oak, fungus, yeast, aging, and other aspects of winemaking influence what’s in your glass.

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Feb
23

Demystifying Wine Tasting

This class is for folks who love wine, but find the world of tasting notes befuddling or intimidating. Wine can (and should!) be mysterious, but we’re going to provide you with a firm foundation to understand—and thereby better enjoy—the wines you drink. While guided tasting and discussion is at the heart of this class experience, we’ll explain the key aspects of wine before tasting anything: tannin, body, acidity, sweetness, aroma, and flavor. With a little bit of science and a bit of psychology, we’ll provide tips and tricks to navigate the choreography and mechanics of tasting.

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Feb
16

Picking Wine for a Dinner Party

If you’ve ever been tasked with bringing wine to dinner, only to realize that you’re not quite sure what avenue to take, this class will empower you to trot into a wine shop with confidence. We’ll help you understand how wine and food interact, both in desirable and undesirable ways, so that you can know what to bring for any dinner gathering. A flight of six wines will accompany our class, as pairing examples for a variety of classic and more unusual dishes.

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Feb
9

The Science and Art of Winemaking

Winemakers are deeply intuitive and creative folks, but also implement a ton of scientific know-how in their craft. If you want to better understand how the various decisions that winemakers make influence how their wine looks, smells, and tastes, this class is worth your time. We’ll cover the processes of making red, white, sparkling, and dessert wines, the methods that winemakers use for each style, and guide you through tasting a flight of six wines, each of which has been defined by different vinification techniques. You’ll understand how oak, fungus, yeast, aging, and other aspects of winemaking influence what’s in your glass.

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Jan
26

Demystifying Wine Tasting

This class is for folks who love wine, but find the world of tasting notes befuddling or intimidating. Wine can (and should!) be mysterious, but we’re going to provide you with a firm foundation to understand—and thereby better enjoy—the wines you drink. While guided tasting and discussion is at the heart of this class experience, we’ll explain the key aspects of wine before tasting anything: tannin, body, acidity, sweetness, aroma, and flavor. With a little bit of science and a bit of psychology, we’ll provide tips and tricks to navigate the choreography and mechanics of tasting.

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