October Wine Classes & What We're Drinking This Fall

Fall Wine Classes

Our October wine classes will get you in the seasonal spirit as we make the move from summer whites to fall reds. Plus, we're talking (and tasting) cheese!

The Wine & Cheese of France

Fri. October 5, 7pm $65 Merchandise Mart

Food & Wine Pairing
Sat. October 13, 7pm $50 Merchandise Mart

Strategic Wine Tasting: Identifying What's in the Glass
Fri. October 19, 7pm $45 Lincoln Square

Another Sold Out Wine Academy

We are preparing for our THIRD sold out Wine Academy this week. This six-week intensive course covers wine tasting and sensory evaluation, how wine is made, the major grape varieties and vinification styles, as well as food and pairing.

Students in our Level Two: The Regions are prepping for their third week of class. They are delving into the wines of France, Italy, Spain, Portugal, Germany, Austria, United States, Chile, Argentina, Australia, New Zealand and South Africa... all in a mere eight weeks.

If you've missed out on these programs, stay tuned for more offerings this winter.

Drink Good Wine with an iPhone

Did you know there are good and bad days for drinking wine? And that your iPhone could help guide the way? Wine Goddess Diana Hamann discusses an iPhone app "Wine Tonight" which helps make sense of the biodynamic calendar (while she gloats about her new smartphone). Read her blog.

Avoid Wine

What We're Drinking Now: Syrah

Hedges Syrah "Descendants Liegeois Dupont," 2010, Red Mountain, Washington

We were blown away by this wine, a Syrah that drinks way more like classic Northern Rhone Cornas than the blueberry-infused Australian version. Bold, dense and brooding, with notes of blackberry, smoke, dark chocolate and tar, followed by that tell-tale lift of Washington state acidity and a hint of cocoa powder on the finish. Dark and delicious, and black as the night, perfect for the chilly fall weather ahead.

$28.50/bottle