Tasting Classes in San Diego, CA

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,...

Similar to the components of white class, we will be breaking down red wines to dial down our understanding of tannins, acidity, body, alcohol, the use of oak and how the assess overall quality and flavor complexity. 

We are going to be tasting some the iconic producers including Chave, Jabolet, Guigal and Chapoutier from the northern Rhone while comparing and contrasting styles between Cote Rotie and Hermitage.   We will be tasting some big hitters and legendary vineyards including;  Chave 2007,  La Chapelle 2004,  Chapoutier 1990,...

The French Wine Scholar program is an official certification course of study designed by the Wine Scholar Guild to provide current, accurate information on the wine regions of France and validate proficiency in the Wines of France. It is endorsed by Wines of France/French National Wine Office and is taught by licensed French Wine Scholar Instructors....

Drink For Home And The Bar! Take your skills to the next level!  For current bartenders to people that just want to make some fun drinks at home. 

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.

Willamette vs Russian River Valley Pinot Noirs-Blind Tasting In this class we are going to explore top producers like Ted Lemon of Littorai, Domaine Drouhin, Cristom, and Williams Seylem blind. We will be nailing down our markers for the 2 regions AND tasting some of the top wines and producers in the region.

My students also know how much I love and champion the ability of Riesling to age and transform so incredibly.  In this class we will be trying some older Rieslings with bottle age against younger ones so you can really understand why this grape is arguably the best white grape, period. We will also be tasting GG wines which are sourced from...

In this class we will be helping you learn how to describe wine professionally.  We will be exploring different styles of wine wine with our palates while practicing the language of white wines (acid balance, sweetness, mouthfeel, fruit character, phenolics). 

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 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.