Seattle: Tour The World Through Wine Tasting With Sommelier Dieter Schafer.

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Tour the World Through Wine Tasting with Sommelier Dieter Schafer.

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January 29, 2008 (Tue)

6:00 PM - 9:00 PM

Location:

South Seattle Community College

6000 - 16th Avenue SW
Seattle, WA 98106
ph. 206-764-5339

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Hospitality & Wine Education

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COST: $115 per person (4 Tuesdays, 12 hours)

EVENT DETAILS:

Tour through 16 regions and taste wine from 16 grape varieties with Certified Educator and Sommelier Dieter Schafer as your guide. Class includes "A Crush Course in Effective Wine Tasting," lots of wine vocabulary to help you describe what you see and smell and taste, a bit of history and geography of the regions, best wine-buying strategies, wine-and-food pairing guidelines, correct serving techniques and temperature, and hints for proper storing and aging.

January 29- February 19, 2008, 6-9 pm (4 Tuesdays, 12 hours).

Preregistration required 206-764-5339 or www.LearnatSouth.org .

Info WineDieter@cs.com or southced@sccd.ctc.edu .

Some of the wines tasted: Orange Muscat from Yakima Valley, Syrah from Red Mountain, Gewurztraminer from Alsace, Melon de Bourgogne from Loire Valley, Malbec from Mendoza, Riesling from Mosel, Albarino from Rias Baixas, Tempranillo from Zamora, Xynomavro from Naoussa, Gruner Veltliner from Lower Austria, Sangiovese from Tuscany, Pinotage from Cape Province, Sauvignon Blanc from Marlborough, Carmenere from Central Valley, etc.

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