Wine 101: Great Wines on a Budget
Cost: $75pp

You should not have to spend a lot of money to enjoy a truly fantastic bottle of wine! In this class, we will focus on wines under $25/bottle and I will give you my tips and tricks for finding wines that offer incredible quality for the price.

Accompanied by cheese and charcuterie.

Fall 2023 Wine 101 Series - full series package: $140pp
Monday, October 30, The 5 S’s - Wine Tasting Basics ($75pp)
Thursday, November 30: Great Wines on a Budget ($75pp)

Wine 101: The 5 S’s, Wine Tasting Basics
Cost: $75pp

Learn the techniques to taste and evaluate wine and better help you to understand what makes a wine taste the way it does. These techniques can help in your own wine journey, giving you more confidence with a restaurant wine list or when strolling the aisles of your favorite wine shop.

Accompanied by cheese and charcuterie.

Fall 2023 Wine 101 Series - full series package: $140pp
Monday, October 30, The 5 S’s - Wine Tasting Basics ($75pp)
Thursday, November 30: Great Wines on a Budget ($75pp)

One of Napa’s elite small producers and the makers of truly unique and delicious Cabernet, Cain Vineyard & Winery’s CEOs and winegrowers will join us for a live & virtual tasting of 6 of the estate’s premium wines. Limited to 10 guests in-person at ELWATR, wine-grower Christopher Howell and CEO Katie Lazar will join us virtually to lead us through the tasting and truly understand the beauty of these wines. The menu will include the 2008 Cain Five, 2010 Cain Concept, NV17 Cain Cuvée, and a few surprise back-vintage wines. The 2020 Glass Fire destroyed the winery, heritage barn, and some houses on the property and we are excited to support them as they rise! Don’t miss this special opportunity!

Monday, August 15
7:00-9:00pm

Cost: $125/pp
limited to 10 guests

Fontanafredda is one of the most historic producers in Barolo, dating back to the 1850s. Their single vineyard ‘Vigne La Rosa’ represents the most historic vines in the heart of their best vineyard site. These are classic wines that will show the aging ability and process of Barolo.

Monday, July 25
7:00-9:00pm

Cost: $100/pp
limited to 10 guests

Great wine does not have to require a second mortgage. There are literally hundreds of wines under $25/bottle that are absolute stunners. The trick is how to find them? In this class, we will talk about strategies to help find exceptional value in the liquor store or on a restaurant wine list. We will talk about which regions, styles, and grape varieties are most suited to finding high QPR (quality-price-ratio). This class will feature 5-8 wines, all available at less than $25/bottle retail.

Wednesday, July 6, 2022
7:00-9:00pm

Cost: $75/pp
limited to 10 guests

The wines of Domenico Clerico are among the great wines of the world. This evening is a special opportunity to taste 4 vintages of Clerico’s single-vineyard and extremely special ‘Percristina’ Barolo – INCLUDING the 100 point offering from the 2000 vintage. In addition to the 4 selected wines, guests will enjoy a two course dining experience featuring Italian cheese & charcuterie, and either risotto or pasta (TBD). Bread and olive oil will also be provided.

The ‘Percristina’ Barolo from Domenico Clerico is a rare and special treat. Produced only in the best vintages, and aged at the the estate for a remarkable 7 years before release, the wine was first produced in 1995 in memory of Clerico’s daughter Cristina tragically passed at a young age. In the words of the winery, the Percristina Barolo is a wine ‘capable of challenging time.’

This tasting will begin with the 1997 and 1998 vintages, and will conclude with the 2000 and 2001 vintages. These are wines of profound expression and the 2000 vintage represents the single best and most memorable bottle of wine I have ever enjoyed. This will be an unforgettable experience for all!

A word on the cost: These wines are EXTREMELY rare and can be almost impossible to find. Each of these wines, if available at all, will retail between $150-$400+ per bottle.

Wines:
Barolo Percristina 1997
Barolo Percristina 1998
Barolo Percristina 2000
Barolo Percristina 2001

Monday, June 20
7:00-9:00pm

Cost: $200/pp
limited to 10 guests
Tastings may be shared for an additional fee of $40. Additional fee will be collected at the event.

“A subtle wine with hints of strawberry, raspberry, and chocolate, and light touches of…(insert stupid words here)”. Let’s demystify talking about the flavors in a glass of wine. What are the common flavor profiles we find in wines and how can we talk about them without sounding like someone nobody wants to hang out with? This class will be sensory-focused and involve tasting multiple wines while also smelling actual flavors and elements that can be described. This class will focus on the primary flavors found in most wine: fruit, flowers, herbs, spices, and oak, with a brief discussion of the secondary and tertiary flavors that come from aging.

Monday, May 30
7:00-9:00pm

Cost: $50/pp
limited to 10 guests

Zippy! Zesty! Puckery! Mout-watering! The are just some of the terms that are linked to acid and acid levels found in wine. This class will talk about the different acids found in a glass of wine, the processes that create them, and how/why they are essential to all wine. This class will include a tasting of 6 wines to demonstrate the different acid levels associated with particular grapes and regions, and include a discussion of why acid is essential in the pairing of food and wine.

Monday, April 25
7:00-9:00p

Cost: $50/pp
limited to 10 guests

Why does red wine sometimes stain my teeth? Why is this wine ‘chewy’? Why does red wine age? Why do we put wine in oak barrels? The answer to all of these questions, at least in part, is because of tannin. Learn what tannin is, where it comes from, and why it is important in wine making. We will taste a range of wines with varying amounts of tannin as we explore this crucial and important structural element in wine.

Monday, March 28
7:00-9:00pm

Cost: $50/pp
limited to 10 guests

The simplest way to taste wine is just to drink it! However, learning to identify individual flavors and how to evaluate quality takes practice. In this class, you will go through the entire tasting process and focus on understanding the five “S’s”: see, smell, swirl, sip, savor. We will talk about how the identifying factors in each tasting step that lead us to understand what grape variety we are drinking, and how the elements all come together to make a great wine.

February 28
RESCHEDULED FOR TUESDAY, MARCH 1
7:00-9:00pm

Cost: $50/pp
limited to 10 guests