BROWSE REGIONS
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California Wine Regions (5-class series)Included Events: 5 Format: Single or Package Location: Gordon's Fine Wine & Culinary Center Time: 7-8:30 pm Instructor: Matt Brown, Horizon Cost: $85 per person Everyone knows California wine, right??? You got Sonoma, Napa, Santa something, some others, and wherever they filmed "Sideways." If those are your thoughts exactly, don't feel bad, you're not alone! California is quite complex - it's practically its own country when it comes to wine production. California constitutes about 90% of US wine production and if it were a country, would be the 4th leading wine producer, behind France, Italy, and Spain! With over 2,800 wineries and 4,600 grape growers, California has more than tripled its wine production in the past 20 years, making it a $60 billion business for the state! Nothing to scoff at for a group of farmers, who before the infamous Paris Tasting of 1976 were just seen as a bunch of hicks, trying to compete with the French. They've proved their worth time and again and are certainly worth closer inspection...
This series will help familiarize you with the "deeper tracks" of Cali wines and reacclamate you to the more famous counties of Sonoma and Napa.
A different wine professional will teach each class, while presenting bottles from the respective regions. The instructors will include Trevor Nelson of Classic Wines, Stefanie Korman of United Liquors, Terrance O'Neill of Harborside Wine Co, and Michael Murray of Gordon's. Around 5-8 wines will be featured in each class. Cheese and crackers will be served.
The classes can be purchased individually for $20 per class or as a package of 5 for $85.
Tues Feb 2 - Mendocino, Lake County, San Fran Tues Feb 9 - Sonoma Tues Feb 16 - Napa Tues Feb 23 - Sierra Foothills, Central Valley, Lodi Tues Mar 9 - Santa Barbara, San Luis Obispo, Monterey, San Benito, Paso Robles, Santa Cruz (changed from Mar 2)
Also, Mike Clark of Whole Foods in Cambridge will be supplying different California cheeses to go with the wines each week! :-) For all culinary center events after 6 PM, we ask that you park in the fenced-in lot behind the culinary center off of Prospect St. You can enter the culinary center through the doors under the maroon awning. If you park in the Main St lot, you will be asked to move your vehicle. Thanks in advance for your cooperation.
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