If you’ve ever left a blind tasting feeling totally clueless
about wine, here’s your chance to fine-tune your wine savvy.
Join me at 6 pm this Thursday, October 30th at
Cooking with Class for our first wine class of the season and leave
cluelessness behind for good. The new series, dubbed The Tasting Room, begins
with What’s My Wine?
Your guided wine adventure begins with a series of wines that
you will taste blind. With each wine, as you develop a simple, logical system for
tasting wine, you’ll learn how to tease out the clues to that wine’s identity.
Starting with the wine’s color, nose and body, you’ll move
on to the more nuanced flavors and other taste sensations on the
palate and finish. With a little practice, you’ll be ready to assemble the
pieces of the puzzle.
By the time we taste the last wine, you'll be ready to surprise
yourself by zeroing in on that wine’s identity.
So why bother, as Bette Midler would say? By creating a tasting routine that helps you read the grape leaves, you’ll find it
easier to pick out the types of wine that you’re bound to enjoy the next
time you stare down a wine list or tour the wine aisles of your favorite wine
shop. What’s My Wine? also aims to help you understand the crazy world of wine
styles and how to find the variations that suit your tastes – or not.
Another goal for this class is to build your confidence in choosing wines that will pair with your dishes and vice versa.
Light snacks will be served so you’ll have room for dinner
afterwards, if not the opportunity to spread your new wine wings. If you
haven’t experienced Chef Andie’s creations at Cork & Fork, head next door
after the tasting. Reservations are strongly suggested, and are practically a
necessity in the busier months: 760.777.7555
Make your way to The Tasting Room and discover a new level of
pleasure, comfort and confidence with wine this season. Call Jane at
760.777.1161 to reserve your spot or book the class online. If you can’t make
the October class, next month’s class with another set of wines will begin at
5:30 PM on Friday, November 21.
See you then!
