Tasting Experiences: Learn, Sip & Discover

Elevate your Food & Wine Classic experience with exclusive instructor-led tasting classes featuring wine, beer, and spirits. Whether you’re exploring exceptional wines, discovering craft beers, or savoring handcrafted cocktails, each experience offers a unique opportunity to expand your palate in a fun and approachable setting.

Discover the art of pairing exceptional beverages with culinary creations and gain insider knowledge to savor long after the weekend ends. Guided by renowned experts, you’ll uncover perfect pairings, tasting techniques, and the stories behind every pour while discovering new favorites to enjoy at home.

 

What to Expect

Step into an immersive tasting experience designed for both enthusiasts and curious beginners alike. Upon arrival, you’ll be welcomed to a fully set tasting table featuring a selection of tapas, artisan cheeses, crackers, and complementary accompaniments thoughtfully paired with your tasting journey.

 

Choose Your Experience: Wine, Beer, or Spirits

Six Guided Tastings curated to showcase a variety of styles, flavors, and techniques

Expert-Led Instruction from industry professionals and beverage specialists

Perfectly Paired Bites including tapas, cheeses, crackers, and accompaniments

Interactive Tasting Mats to guide your tasting journey and note key characteristics of each pour

Comfortable Seated Experience with stage presentations where you can relax, sip, and engage

Practical Tips & Insights to recreate pairings and discover new favorites long after the event

 

No expertise is required. Just bring your curiosity, a sense of adventure, and a love of great flavors. From first sip to final pour, each tasting experience is designed to educate, entertain, and inspire.

 

Three Distinctive Tasting Experiences

Beer: Beer Here!
Explore a curated lineup of craft and specialty beers while learning about brewing styles, flavor profiles, and food pairings.

Discover the flavors, craftsmanship, and stories behind a curated selection of exceptional beers in this engaging tasting experience. From beloved classics to distinctive craft creations, you’ll explore a variety of styles, uncover what makes each brew unique, and learn simple pairing tips that enhance every sip. Whether you’re a longtime beer lover or just beginning your craft beer journey, you’ll leave with new favorites, new insights, and a deeper appreciation for the world of beer.

 

Wine: Salud! A Journey Through Spain
Travel through Spain’s renowned wine regions with thoughtfully selected wines, pairing insights, and stories behind each varietal.

Raise a glass to Spain’s rich winemaking heritage as you explore a curated tasting of distinctive wines from some of the country’s most celebrated regions. From crisp, refreshing whites to bold, expressive reds, you’ll discover the flavors, traditions, and stories behind each pour while enjoying thoughtfully paired Spanish-inspired bites. Whether you’re a seasoned wine lover or simply eager to learn something new, this journey offers a delicious taste of Spain in every sip.

 

Spirits: Craft Cocktails
Discover the art of cocktail creation through expertly crafted pours, approachable techniques, and the flavors that make each drink unique.

Old Fashioned. Whiskey Sour. Gin Fizz. Cosmopolitan.

Some cocktails never go out of style. Discover what makes these timeless favorites enduring classics as you explore the flavors, techniques, and stories behind each pour. Guided by cocktail experts, you’ll gain a deeper appreciation for the art of mixology while learning simple tips and tricks you can bring home to your own bar cart. Whether you’re a cocktail enthusiast or simply curious to learn something new, this engaging tasting experience is designed to educate, entertain, and inspire.

 

Celebrity Chefs Michael Mina and Todd English
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