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Cost: $79.00
Great Cabernets of the World Tasting/Seminar with Chris Blanchard, Master SommelierChris Blanchard, Master Sommelier
Chris Blanchard, is one of just over 200 individuals to pass the Master Sommelier exam. He is currently the National Sales Director for Vine Hill Ranch, VHR, the acclaimed Oakville Cabernet Sauvignon from the historic Napa Valley vineyard.
His restaurant experience includes many years as the Wine Director and Sommelier for REDD Restaurant, where San Francisco Magazine named Chris as the “Critic’s Choice Best Wine Director” naming him as one of the “4 Stars” in the entire San Francisco Bay Area food scene. Forbes Magazine named his wine list at REDD as one of the “Top Wine Lists in the World” and he has been featured in numerous Food & Wine Magazine articles.
With 25 years in the wine business, Chris has opened and created wine programs for many prestigious restaurants across the country, including the Chateau Marmont in Hollywood, as well as opening the Solage & Bardessono resorts in Napa Valley, as a sommelier at Auberge du Soleil and as a mentor and trainer for the wine team at the French Laundry.
This class is a sit-down seminar and will also be a blind tasting as well. Chris will lead us through these great wines and discuss the growing regions as well. This will be a great experience to taste and learn with one of the top Master Sommeliers in the country.
The wines being poured include:
2014 Vine Hill Ranch Cabernet Sauvignon Oakville Napa Valley ($185)
2015 Vine Hill Ranch Cabernet Sauvignon Oakville Napa Valley ($185)
2011 Torres Gran Coronas Mas La Plana Estate Penedes ($75)
2012 Pichon-Longueville Baron Pauillac ($140)
2012 Leoville Las Cases St Julien ($150)
2014 Tenuta San Guido Sassicaia ($200)
2015 Vina Sena Sena Aconcagua Valley Chile ($140)
2013 Vasse Felix Tom Cullity Red Blend Margaret River ($125)
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The Wine House
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