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"Wine Tour de France" with Sommelier Dieter Schafer at South Seattle Community College.


July 20, 2010 (Tue) from 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Seattle, WA

Cost: $74 per person (6 hours)
Event ID #278878

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The bicycle Tour de France is in full swing! Join Francophile/Francophone Sommelier Dieter Schafer as your guide and tour through ten French regions and taste wine from ten grape varieties. The French grape varieties are compared to the grapes grown in Washington and the Wines produced here.

 

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. Tasting each session. For details please go to www.Hospitality-and-Wine-Education.com .

 

2 Tuesdays, July 20-27, 2010, 6-9 pm.

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