Specialty Courses

Fifty years ago, at a blind tasting held to commemorate the United States Bicentennial, a group of California wines shocked a panel of snobbish French oenophiles by besting French white Burgundies and red Bordeaux. That tasting, now known as the “Judgment of Paris” and immortalized in the movie Bottle Shock, is widely regarded as having put Napa Valley “on the…

Behold, the power of cheese!  There’s an old adage that states, “Buy wine over apples and sell it over cheese” which highlights how well wine and cheese pair together.  In this class our founder Kat will guide you through a tasting of five distinct styles of wine (white, rose, orange, red, and fortified) each paired with distinct cheeses.  You'll explore…