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City Winery Wine School: France; Champagne And Alsace

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    Tue, August 14, 2018 (7:00 PM - 9:00 PM)

City Winery Chicago
1200 W Randolph St.
Chicago, IL 60607
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Cost: $60

Summer 2018 Wine Class Series : France Series - Champagne / Alsace, 08/14/18

 Bonjour! This package is for one class in a series of three.  Each course stands alone, or can be packaged. To purchase the package, click below.

From the vineyard to the winery to the glass, each varietal has its own virtues and nuances, and there’s no better way to learn about them than through firsthand tasting. In this series of interactive, geeky, “research”-intensive courses, held in our cozy barrel room, you’ll sip a range of classic expressions and styles of numerous grapes while delving into history, genealogy, geography, and terroir, as well as production methods, aging, flavor profiles, and food pairings. You’ll sharpen your wine knowledge, gain confidence, and strengthen your understanding of your own tastes. Join us and get educated, with a glass in hand!

This course includes a family style selection of cheese and charcuterie with baguette. 

 

Course Overview:
 
It's a celebration!  Enjoy Champagne at any season. The production. The process. The producers. All the bubbles.  We'll taste through the expressions of styles and vintages to give a true cross section of the small region. We can wax poetically all day long about the beauty of bubbles and the complex attributes of a fine Champagne.  The yeast. The vineyard. The label.  The fine bead. But, honestly, Champagne is just another wine, and we can break down the basics and the details. We'll make the approach a bit less intimidating, and the treat just that much more special! 
 
And, just for fun, we'll hop over to the mountains and wilds of Alsace to taste through the aromatic white wines and visit a different kind of Pinot Noir.  Alsace shares the same grapes as Champagne, but, this is the land of permanent sunshine and warmth. Within throwing distance of Germany and snuggled between the Vosges Mountains and the Rhine River, Alsace is a land with one foot in the familiar, and one foot firmly planted in the quirky and odd.  Here, we find primarily single varietal, aromatic white wines that are perfumed and enticing.   The wines are voluptous and textured. Gorgeous with food.  The mystery of which is sweet and which is dry is perpetuated indefinitely by labeling laws and stubborn winemakers.  

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