Wine Boot Camp
It's time to take your Wine Fitness to the next level. Each class includes a Blind Tasting (warm up), an Executive Summary (deep dive into class topic), an Unexpected Food Pairing, Guided Tastings, and Q&A with your sommelier instructor (cool-down).
Best of Award of ExcellenceWine Spectator, 2018- Best of Award of ExcellenceWine Spectator, 2019
Upcoming Events
Wine Tasting 101
Instructor: James
The best way to learn how to talk about wine is to taste wine. The best way to find more wine you like is to have the words to describe it. We'll get to know our palates, figure...- Monday, Jan 20, 2020
- 6:30 PM - 7:30 PM
- $45 per ticket
+ Join waitlistAncient Vineyards of California
Instructor: James
The New World is older than we give it credit for. California's heritage vineyards were planted during the Gold Rush and the Civil War. They survived Prohibition and boxed White...- Monday, Jan 20, 2020
- 8:00 PM - 9:00 PM
- $70 per ticket
Tasting 201: White Wine For Red Wine Drinkers
Instructor: James
So many people divide themselves into wine camps defined by color: "red wine" drinkers, white wine drinkers. And so often, what we're really looking for isn't color in the glass...- Tuesday, Jan 21, 2020
- 6:30 PM - 7:30 PM
- $45 per ticket
Jura: Burgundy Through the Looking-Glass
Instructor: James
An hour east of Beaune, nestled in the foothills of the French Alps, the Jura is a tiny gem of a wine region, and in many ways Burgundy's dark reflection. The soils are the...- Tuesday, Jan 21, 2020
- 8:00 PM - 9:00 PM
- $70 per ticket
Ancient Wine: Lebanon
Instructor: Vitalii
The Phoenicians that once populated the land that is now Lebanon are probably the most underrated ancient nation! They invented the color purple, created the first alphabet, and...- Sunday, Jan 26, 2020
- 3:30 PM - 4:30 PM
- $45 per ticket
+ Join waitlistAncient Wine: The Balkans
Instructor: Vitalii
In the region once populated by ferocious Thracian tribes, winemaking has thrived for over 6000 years. Disrupted by two world wars, communism, and civil war, the viticulture is...- Sunday, Jan 26, 2020
- 5:00 PM - 6:00 PM
- $45 per ticket
+ Join waitlistOrange Wines
Instructor: Vitalii
Simply put, orange wine is white wine made in the red wine way. But it is much more than that. Through an extensive skin contact period, the wine achieves its color (which often...- Sunday, Jan 26, 2020
- 6:30 PM - 7:30 PM
- $45 per ticket
+ Join waitlistOrange Wine
Instructor: Vitalii
Simply put, orange wine is white wine made in the red wine way. But it is much more than that. Through an extensive skin contact period, the wine achieves its color (which often...- Sunday, Jan 26, 2020
- 8:00 PM - 9:00 PM
- $45 per ticket
What Is Natural Wine?
Instructor: James
More than a trend & a flavor profile, natural wine is a movement responsible for a lot of why this is such an exciting time to drink wine. But what counts as natural? What’s the...- Tuesday, Jan 28, 2020
- 6:30 PM - 7:30 PM
- $45 per ticket
+ Join waitlistGrapes Around the World: Malbec
Instructor: James
How much of what you taste is the grape, and how much is the place? Malbec has become an international superstar thanks to plantings in Mendoza, Argentina, but its birthplace lies...- Tuesday, Jan 28, 2020
- 8:00 PM - 9:00 PM
- $45 per ticket
Drink the Rainbow: Wine Beyond Red & White
Instructor: James
"Are you a red wine person, or a white wine person?" There are so many colors that wine can be besides pale straw and inky purple! Join us to explore wines that play on the edge...- Sunday, Feb 2, 2020
- 3:30 PM - 4:30 PM
- $45 per ticket
ADVANCED BURGUNDY: Côte de Beaune
Instructor: James
A region devoted to the idea that good wine is an expression of the place and the culture that produced it, Burgundy is extremely simple and extremely complicated all at once....- Sunday, Feb 2, 2020
- 5:00 PM - 6:00 PM
- $88 per ticket
Island Wines: Canary Islands
Instructor: Catherine
For the final class in our trio of Island Wine explorations, we are headed to the Canary Islands! Technically Spanish, this volcanic archipelago is actually much closer to...- Tuesday, Feb 4, 2020
- 6:30 PM - 7:30 PM
- $45 per ticket
Ancient Wine: Turkey
Instructor: Vitalii
Turkey has the fifth largest vineyard area in the world and the grapes that are grown there are some of the oldest varietals. Despite its turbulent history and the current...- Sunday, Feb 9, 2020
- 3:30 PM - 4:30 PM
- $45 per ticket
Ancient Wine: Greece
Instructor: Vitalii
Ancient Greeks were not the first ones to make wine, but they were the first ones to make it cool!
In this class, we will learn about ancient grapes, winemaking techniques, and...- Sunday, Feb 9, 2020
- 5:00 PM - 6:00 PM
- $45 per ticket
Lambrusco
Instructor: Vitalii
Lambrusco is the delicious, thirst-quenching, and life-giving red sparkling wine that you don't drink enough of. Despite its ancient origins, Lambrusco has suffered from...- Sunday, Feb 9, 2020
- 6:30 PM - 7:30 PM
- $45 per ticket
ADVANCED: Peter Vayder-Malberg
WINE DIRECTOR SERIES
Instructor: Caleb
Peter Vayder-Malberg should need no introduction, but for some strange reason he still does. Kind of like how back in the day, Kermit Lynch used to have to go...- Monday, Feb 10, 2020
- 6:30 PM - 7:30 PM
- $88 per ticket
Ancient Wine - The Balkans
Instructor: Vitalii
In the region once populated by ferocious Thracian tribes, winemaking has thrived for over 6000 years. Disrupted by two world wars, communism, and civil war, the viticulture is...- Saturday, Feb 22, 2020
- 3:30 PM - 4:30 PM
- $45 per ticket
Bubbles and Thighs
Instructor: Vitalii
Fried chicken and sparkling wine- if the combination of these words doesn't make your mouth salivate then we can't be friends. In this boot camp, we will pair 4 sparkling wines...- Sunday, Feb 23, 2020
- 3:30 PM - 4:30 PM
- $45 per ticket
Ancient Wine: Northwest Africa
Instructor: Vitalii
Carthage - the ancient Phoenician state of Northwest Africa, had a flourishing wine culture. The Carthaginian legacy lives through the winemaking of modern Tunisia, Algeria and...- Sunday, Feb 23, 2020
- 5:00 PM - 6:00 PM
- $45 per ticket
Ancient Wine: Georgia
Instructor: Vitalii
8000 vintages and counting!
Not one region in the world has older winemaking traditions than the country of Georgia.
We'll learn about Georgia's history, religion, geography...- Sunday, Feb 23, 2020
- 6:30 PM - 7:30 PM
- $45 per ticket
Pét-Nat
Instructor: Vitalii
Like some of the best things in the world, the first sparkling wine was invented by accident. French winemakers of the 16th century bottled their wine a bit too early, before it...- Sunday, Mar 29, 2020
- 3:30 PM - 4:30 PM
- $45 per ticket
Ancient Wine: Armenia
Instructor: Vitalii
Armenia is home to the oldest discovered winery which is thought to be over 6000 years old! Both the Turkish occupation and the communist rule didn't do any favors to the wine...- Sunday, Mar 29, 2020
- 5:00 PM - 6:00 PM
- $45 per ticket
Orange Wines
Instructor: Vitalii
Simply put, orange wine is white wine made in the red wine way. But it is much more than that. Through an extensive skin contact period, the wine achieves its color (which often...- Sunday, Mar 29, 2020
- 6:30 PM - 7:30 PM
- $45 per ticket
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