Local Event

Holiday Wines & More! Nov: 19th By Freaky Grape

Cost: $45.00

Holiday Wine: 2026 Edition

Location: Domaine Artefact

15406 Highland Valley Road, Escondido, CA 92025

Thursday November 19th

6 to 8:30 pm

Check-in begins at 5:30.

This Class is taught by Al Fischer. DipWSET Candidate, WSET Certified Educator of Wine and French Wine Scholar

The holidays are here, the glasses are waiting, and let’s be honest — sometimes you need a little wine to survive the family gatherings! Join us for a festive wine adventure featuring a lineup of delicious wines from around the world that are made for celebrating, sharing, and pairing with all your favorite holiday foods.

We’ll taste through a fun mix of sparkling, white, rosé, and red wines, from classic holiday crowd-pleasers to a few unexpected bottles that might just steal the show. Along the way, we’ll explore what makes each wine unique, where it comes from, how it’s made, and — most importantly — why it works (or doesn't!) with the foods we love during the holiday season.

Whether you're looking for the perfect bottle for Thanksgiving or New Years Eve, need something impressive to bring to a holiday party, or just want an excuse to drink great wine and hang out with some fellow wine freaks, this class is for you.

No wine snobbery. No complicated wine-speak required. Just good wine, good food-pairing ideas, good conversation, and a whole lot of holiday cheer.

What to Expect:

• A festive welcome sample of Sparkling Wine
• A lineup of holiday-friendly wines from around the world
• Tips for tasting wine and identifying aromas, flavors, and styles
• ️ Holiday food-pairing ideas to help you find the right bottle for your table
• Stories and insights about the grapes, regions, and winemaking behind each wine
• A relaxed, welcoming atmosphere where you can learn without taking yourself — or wine — too seriously
• Plenty of opportunities to discover a new favorite holiday wine
• Sobrémesa — because the best conversations often happen after the tasting!

Come thirsty, come curious, and come ready to get a little freaky about wine. Cheers to the holidays!

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