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Join Master Cicerone Rich Higgins for this fun and informative tasting and discover five different types of delicious, elegant, and invigorating sour beers.

Rioja is Spain’s most established wine region for good reason; there is not another wine growing area that offers as much value for wines that are as age worthy and complex. This class will discuss Rioja’s wine history, traditions and the current state of winemaking in this ever dynamic region with a tasting showing its diversity and magic. Participants will be led through a tasting of six wines.
 

Vinny Eng has always loved chasing down wines that have heritage or lineage, and he has become increasingly interested in California producers and the exploration of 'sense of place' here in the Golden State. His passion has led to a list rich in curiosities and beautiful stories, and he is here to share it with you.

In this two hour tasting, we will celebrate the viticultural heritage of California and explore the origin stories of some of California's historic vineyards. We'll taste a line-up of wines made from fruit from older vineyards. 

Hops are flowers that add bitterness, flavor, aroma, and balance to beer. Just like wine grapes, hops are harvested once a year, and they taste different depending on the variety, where they're grown, and what the growing conditions were like. Join Master Cicerone Rich Higgins for a tasting workshop on the geography, flavor, and biology of hops from the perspectives of farmer, brewer, and chef.

Novice and wine experts alike, take your wine knowledge to the next level with this two-part course taught by wine importer and expert Oliver McCrum. By looking at wine from a structural standpoint and learning how acid, tannin, sweetness, and alcohol interplay in wine, we will begin to better understand our own palates and the components that make each wine unique. At the second class we will learn how to identify flaws in wine and learn that some flaws are acceptable and even welcome up to a certain threshold unique to each wine drinker.

Novice and wine experts alike, take your wine knowledge to the next level with this two-part course taught by wine importer and expert Oliver McCrum. By looking at wine from a structural standpoint and learning how acid, tannin, sweetness, and alcohol interplay in wine, we will begin to better understand our own palates and the components that make each wine unique. At the second class we will learn how to identify flaws in wine and learn that some flaws are acceptable and even welcome up to a certain threshold unique to each wine drinker.