Schools and Teachers in Wine Tasting (25)
Kristin Savino is a certified Sommelier through the International Sommelier Guild based out of Toronto, Canada. Kristin has been educating people about wine as a wine consultant for over 7 years. She began her wine career working at Sam's Wine and Spirits and has worked at several other wine shops throughout Chicago including Que Syrah, Randolph Wine Cellars, and Schaefer's, in Skokie. She began teaching wine classes in 2007 after passing her wine certification. Kristin has taught wine classes at…
Event: ABC’s of Wine Tasting Where: Just Grapes 560 W. Washington St Date: Apr 13th 2007 Time: 6:00pm-7:30pm Cost: $55.00 Aromas of barnyard, asphalt, crushed rock and wet dog! Do you ever feel like wine professionals speak a different language? This class will help you translate. We'll teach you the basics of winemaking, effects of climate and how to describe the wine in your glass. You'll get to know what you like and why you like it. We will teach you the short cuts of how to "Navigate…
Pinot Noir is often described as being a "difficult" grape, to grow, to deal with in the winery, and to find truly great examples of, but fans are passionate about this variety, as sensually expressed by the dialogue between Miles and Maya in the 2004 movie "Sideways." Pinot Noir is one of the oldest grape varieties to be cultivated for the purpose of making wine. Ancient Romans knew this grape as Helvenacia Minor and vinified it as early as the first century AD. The reputation…
The Chopping Block Cooking School offers cooking classes to all levels of home cooks, on subjects ranging from ethnic cooking, entertaining, knife skills, wine tasting, wine and food pairing, baking, and more. Our retail store carries professional, gourmet, and antique cookware and bakeware, and a wide range of ethnic and gourmet ingredients to complement our curriculum. Our classes are intimate and interactive, are limited to 16 students, and are taught by professional chefs.
Chicago Wine School is an independent educational organization which provides information about wines and spirits. The core of CWS are the five-week sessions of which there are three levels: Basics, Intermediate ("The Varietals" and "The Major Countries")and Advanced ("The Regions").
Wine Knows is a retail store that offers a wide array of wines & beers from all over the world. In addition we host Wine/Winery Dinners at local restaurants, weekly in store wine tastings at our tasting bar & seminars, featuring many professionals in the field. The store is owned by Lawrence Schwarz & Phil Grenier. Phil has been in the Food & Wine Industry for over 35 years. He has worked for restaurants, hotels wine distributors, wineries as well as retail. Lawrence, although not…
Saturday Wine Tastings at Provenance Food & Wine: Join us every Saturday from 3p-6p to taste delicious & interesting wines in a casual, open-house setting. Saturday tastings are always complimentary. For more information, check out our website at www.provenancefoodandwine or call 773.384.0699.
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