Advanced Tasting Course
Blind Taste Smarter Series
This 7-class course is designed for the Level 3 graduate or student who has experience blind tasting, knows the world of wine pretty well, and can write an accurate tasting note. This is the next phase to mastering blind tasting: knowing your regions and recognizing them in a blind. This can take years of effort to become good at and is a process, but I am offering tips and tools in this course to speed up your learning curve! Not only will we be blind tasting to ID wine regions, but wines will be presented with their laterals (meaning regions you often confuse other regions with) so you can really hone in on how to get to the right answer faster. Each class is 2 hours. Wine is sold separately.
Costs $405 for entire 7 class course per person.
ALL CLASSES ARE PRICED PER PERSON. CONTACT US FOR GROUP DISCOUNTS OF 3 OR MORE PEOPLE.
Advanced Tasting Course
Blind Taste Smarter Series
This 7-class course is designed for the Level 3 graduate or student who has experience blind tasting, knows the world of wine pretty well, and can write an accurate tasting note. This is the next phase to mastering blind tasting: knowing your regions and recognizing them in a blind. This can take years of effort to become good at and is a process, but I am offering tips and tools in this course to speed up your learning curve! Not only will we be blind tasting to ID wine regions, but wines will be presented with their laterals (meaning regions you often confuse other regions with) so you can really hone in on how to get to the right answer faster. Each class is 2 hours. Wine is sold separately.
Costs $405 for entire 7 class course per person.
ALL CLASSES ARE PRICED PER PERSON. CONTACT US FOR GROUP DISCOUNTS OF 3 OR MORE PEOPLE.
Class 1: Red Burgundy Intensive
Thursday, April 22nd
What are some systems and ways of blind tasting different Burgundy Villages? In this class we will be deep diving in to the nuances and differences between villages, vintages + quality levels to help you gain accuracy.
5-7pm
Class 2: Red Bordeaux Intensive
Thursday, April 29th
How can we become more accurate when blind tasting Bordeaux wines? Vintages can change and even confuse you thinking a right bank is a left and vice versa. We will be improving our village + vintage calls.
5-7pm
Class 3: Global Syrah or Grenache
Thursday, May 6th
Can you differentiate Priorat from CDP's? What about throwing some new world Grenache in there? How about Syrahs? Can you tell Australian vs California, or different Northern Rhone Villages? Let's do it!
5-7pm
Class 4: Global Cabernet Sauvignon
Wednesday, May 12th
Outside of Bordeaux, Cabernet is a world traveler. What are some markers and approaches to help us refine our calls. Margaret River, Tuscan Bordeaux blends, California, Washington state, Chile?
5-7pm
Class 5: Global Pinot Noirs
Thursday, May 20th
Winemaking and styles have shifted since the whole New World/Old world blind tasting approach was introduced. Styles have merged making it harder to discern regions. How can you sort through the differences now?
5-7pm
Class 6: Italian Reds North to South
Wednesday, May 26th
In a blind tasting setting it is sometimes hard to discern between Nebbiolo + Sangiovese. What if we through in Chianti and Brunello? How about Amarone or Aglianico? Let's lock down our Italian red markers.
5-7pm
Class 7: Mixed Bag Regions
Thursday, June 3rd
Here we mix it all up for you and introduce other regions not covered (Can you spot the Cab Franc? Malbec? Pinotage?) Perhaps we weave in some classics or modern renditions of the greats? How well will you do?
5-7pm
Testimonials
The huge #1 benefit I’ve gotten, though, is that she teaches a systematic approach to wine tasting that is reproducible and works across every wine I’ve tasted since I’ve learned it. I now can not only tell a good wine from a mediocre one, but I can tell you why it’s a better wine using concrete terms - Genny Senior Project Manager at Destination Concepts inc . - Damon S
My wife and I have taken several courses from Lindsay. Her courses are always entertaining (Lindsay is kind of a goof) and always teach me things about wine I never even didn’t know that I didn’t know. The huge #1 benefit I’ve gotten, though, is that she teaches a systematic approach to wine tasting that is reproducible and works across every wine I’ve tasted since I’ve learned it. I now can not only tell a good wine from a mediocre one, but I can tell you why it’s a better wine using concrete terms. Her classes have increased my enjoyment of wine tremendously, and make me want to continue to learn more.
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