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In this 3 class course, you will learn the professional's approach to tasting wine so that you can better understand the language of how to describe your favorite wines! As a novice, this is the first step to get to know your palate so you can deepen your appreciation of this exciting beverage. We will also be covering service, storage, labels and...

In this class we will be looking beyond the fruit flavors to learn how to improve our tasting skills based on observing how winemaking, climate, and quality impact the wine and its’ structure.

This class is designed to deepen your understanding and ability to taste white wines. There seems to be confusion among novice wine drinkers who are uninformed about the different styles of whites available in the world. In this class we will be tasting wines you may have never tried or even have heard of and teach you how to break down a white wine,...

This is the first of 5 classes designed to be taken together to help you improve your basic tasting ability. Becoming proficient at describing wine takes a solid understanding of the components of wine (acid, body, alcohol, flavor ripeness, texture, sweetness). This class is focused on defining these components while identifying them in the glass....

In this class, we will be pairing artisan cheese with holiday-worthy wines to help you up your entertaining game and refine your ability to pair food and wine. Magical combinations await in the mouthwatering class to definitely attend.

This class will walk you through the step-by-step techniques for making these classic cookies and fillings. By the end of class you will see just how easy it is to make these delicate French jewels Classic Vanilla Macarons  Salted Caramel Buttercream  Chocolate Ganache 

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In this class we will first identify what are the aspects of wine that can show you the quality of a wine, then we put those new skills to the test in a blind tasting of 5 wines.  We will then conclude if there is a price to quality ratio and how to make more informed decisions about buying wine in general keeping these rules in mind.

Wow your guest with a dessert that taste like a “Pumpkin Spice Latte”! Learn how to bake a Pastry Chef’s basic, ladyfingers and just how easy they are to bake. Pumpkin Tiramisu 

Even though red wine blends have been around for years, it wasn't until fairly recently that red wine blends have become commonly accepted and celebrated wines. Red wine blends are on track to sell more, by volume, than single varietal (100%) Pinot Noir or Merlot wines. Why? And how do winemakers make wine blends? Explore your inner-winemaker, and...

In this class we will be exploring hot trends and new styles and deciding what we think the new direction of California wines is and will be.  This will be a fun class where we taste iconic producers and modernists alike. 

In this class we will exploring how to perceive and correctly assess the quality of a wine from a professional deductive-reasoning perspective.  Come and be surprised! We will also be exploring how price weaves into the assessment, if at all.