Wine Tasting Seminars

Saturday, November 7
Private Meeting Rooms, Renaissance Cleveland Hotel
24 Public Square, Cleveland

Stimulate your mind and your taste buds as you sample some remarkable wines and vintages, many not widely available. Taste along with the experts who lead these fun and flavor-filled seminars and share their knowledge and love of wine. Seminars are priced individually, and a separate ticket is required for each seminar. These are highly sought-out sessions and sell out quickly, so order your tickets today!

Seminars 1 and 2 - 2:00 to 3:00 PM

Seminar #1
Champagne Stunners
$60 per person
Perhaps some of the greatest Bubbles produced in Champagne hail from the cellars of Perrier-Jouet and G. H. Mumm.  We will taste profound examples of both houses tete cuvees that are as delicious as they are expensive (but worth it!).

Tasted are: 1999 Perrier-Jouet ‘Fleur’ Brut; 2002 Perrier-Jouet ‘Fleur’ Rose; 2000 Perrier-Jouet ‘Fleur’ Blanc de Blanc; NV Perrier-Jouet Blason Rose; NV G. H. Mumm Cordon Rouge Rose; and 1998 G. H. Mumm Cuvee Rene La Lou. Ed Thompkins, Wine Buyer from Heinen’s, presents.

Seminar #2
The “It Just Keeps Getting Better” Bordeaux Seminar With Dan Greathouse
$100 per person
In an attempt to stuff six liters of wine in a 750ml bottle, this year’s “Great Estate” tasting led by Heidelberg Distributing Company president and Bordeaux importer Daniel Greathouse will combine a blind tasting, some bubbles, a special guest and an estate profile of Chateau Valandraud, a wine far more rare than Bordeaux’s first-growths.

After a glass of Bolly, attendees will go straight to work blind-tasting through a flight of top-secret wines before being rewarded with a profile of Jean-Luc Thunevin. He’s the leader of Bordeaux’s garage wine movement and, along with his wife Murielle Andraud, owner of Chateau Valandraud. Robert Parker says, “Valandraud is one of the most interesting stories in Bordeaux. The wine is made from an unheralded terroir owned by the young, obsessive/compulsive, exuberantly passionate Jean-Luc Thunevin. Sadly, Valandraud has become the darling of speculators, largely because of its fabulous quality, and its limited production… Valandraud symbolizes what can be done in Bordeaux when the limits of quality are pushed to the maximum.” This seminar is sure to sell out quickly, so order your tickets soon! 

Seminar 3, 4 and 5 - 4:30 to 5:30 PM

Seminar #3
Michael Mondavi – A Napa Legend’s New Frontier
$60 per person
The name ‘Mondavi’ is synonymous with the Napa Valley.  Robert Mondavi’s oldest son, Michael, is leading a new company, Folio Fine Wine Partners, and it’s as much about heritage as it is the future.  Current vintages of Cabernet Sauvignon from Michael’s portfolio will be tasted, including Oberon, Emblem, Oberon Hillside Reserve, and M by Michael Mondavi, along with the just-harvested grapes from those same vineyards which are being flown in specially for this event. Michael Mondavi, President of Folio Wine Partners presents.

Seminar #4
Stag’s Leap Wine Cellars Vineyard and Vertical Tasting
$60 per person
Stag’s Leap Cellars and their Cabernet Sauvignons have won praise as some of the world’s best.  This is a rare opportunity to taste multiple vintages (1995, 2001 and 2005) from the winery’s most famous wines, Fay Vineyard and SLV Vineyard. Tim Clark, National Wine Educator for Ste Michelle Wine Estates, presents.

Seminar #5
Quinta Do Portal Ports – Today and Tawny
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Few wines age and improve as dramatically as the great Ports from Portugal.  This seminar offers a dramatic example of the two styles of Port aging as we taste four decades of Tawny Port (10, 20, 30 and 40 Year) and two Vintage Ports (Portal 2003 and Portal 2007 Portos) from the house of Quinta Do Portal.  Pedro Mansilha Branco, owner of Quinta Do Portal presents.

On Location Seminar

Italian Food and Wine Tasting
Saturday, November 7, 1:00 to 3:00 PM
The Viking Store, Legacy Village (24703 Cedar Road, Lyndhurst)
$60 per person
Viva Italia! With its diversity of fresh, quality ingredients and exceptional wines, Italy has long been a gastronomic capital of the world. In this food and wine demonstration/ feast, Chef Adam Wilson prepares five courses of his Italian favorites before your eyes, while Certified Wine Educator Gary Twining of Cutting Edge Selections presents a stunning array of some fabulous Italian wines.  Gary and Adam will educate and entertain you … and best of all, you get to taste it all!

The Menu:
First Course: Fresh Mozzarella, Roasted Red Pepper Bruschetta, served with Alice Prosecco
Second Course: Ribollita (Italian white bean, Sage, Potato and Cabbage Soup), served with Avanti Pinot Grigio
Third Course: Crab and Spinach Stuffed Flounder with Saffron Butter Sauce, served with Villa Calcinia “Comatale”
Fourth Course: Roasted Leg of Lamb with Pappardelle Pasta and Pesto, served with Villa Calcinia Chianti Classico and D’Alessandro “Cortono” Syrah
Fifth Course: Limoncello Almond Baci (Kiss) Cake, served with Elio Perrone Moscato “Sourgal”