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2013 Winter/Spring Schedule & Tuition |
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Remaining Spring Dinner and Classes |
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FRESH FUSION WINE DINNER ON THE HUDSON A Collaboration of the Westchester Wine School and the
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| Date: | Saturday, June 29, 2013 | ||
| Time: | 8 PM | ||
| Cost: | $85 all inclusive | ||
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| 4 Tuesdays | April 30: | How Age Affects Wines and Do You Like It? SOLD OUT – to get on the waiting list, please call 914-478-5197 |
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Wine Prices and Wine Quality – Are They Related? Taste $5 to $55 wines blind and consider some of the factors which influence our enjoyment and assessment of wine: - human perception is influenced by all kinds of external factors: price, ratings, mood, label, what others think, what you have been told - “most pricing strategies are based less on the actual costs of making wine than on the image the label seeks to convey.” James Laube, Wine Spectator - scarcity and expert ratings influence prices |
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| May 21 | Wine Vintage – How It Affects Our Wine A lovely growing season with just the right amount of warmth, sunshine, and rain should produce better grapes than a cool, rainy, cloudy growing season. Yet winemakers can compensate for poor vintages through more stringent selection of grapes and other methods. Compare wines from poor and excellent vintages and experience the difference. |
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| June 4: | Wine Styles: “Old World Wines” from the New World “Subtler, more elegant, less fruity, more earthy, less oaky, dryer, lower in alcohol, more food friendly…” these are the common descriptors of European wines – yet there are wines from the New World which merit these same descriptors. Taste some from the US, South America, Australia, New Zealand, and South Africa…. and contrast them to European wines and more typical New World wines. |
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| Full course | Tuition: | One class $65 Full course $240 |
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| Location: | Sam’s of Gedney Way, 52 Gedney Way, White Plains | ||
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| SOLD OUT – to get on the waiting list, please call 914-478-5197 | |||
| Date: | Tuesday evening, June 11 7:30 – 9:30 PM |
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| Location: | Bar'Lees Wine and Whiskey Bar, 157 Mamaroneck Ave., Marmaroneck, NY | ||
Past Classes |
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6 Mondays:
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January 28: | The Most Important Grape Varieties and Wine Regions of the World: An essential overview of the eight principal red and white grape varieties and the famous regions from which they come |
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| February 4: | Taste Like a Sommelier Part I (identifying tastes and texture in wine): How to taste and what we taste: sweetness, acidity, bitterness, tannin and alcohol |
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| February 11: | Taste Like a Sommelier Part II (Recognizing Aromas and Wine Styles; Developing your Nose): Identifying aromas, bouquets, flavors, and Old World and New World wine styles |
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| February 25: | France - "Motherland of Wine": The regions, grapes, and wines of the world's most important wine country |
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| March 4: | The Wines of Italy and Spain: The most fun, varied, and, next to France, the most important wine countries in Europe |
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| March 11: | Leading the "New World" - Wines of the USA: California, Oregon, Washington and New York - our formidable entries into the world of wine - the regions, grapes and wines that make these states famous |
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| Tuition: | $360 | ||
| Location: | Sam’s of Gedney Way, 52 Gedney Way, White Plains | ||
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#1 Follow the Grape: an International Exhibition of Styles & Terroirs |
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| 4 Tuesdays: 7:30 - 9:30 PM |
January 22:
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Chardonnay Chardonnay gives us the best chance to compare winemaking practices – such as the impact of using oak versus stainless steel containers. But it is also a product of the climate, soil and geography of the regions where it is grown. We shall taste Chardonnays from the world’s best Chardonnay terroirs, Chablis and Meursault, Sonoma Coast and Sta. Rita Hills, Chile’s Casablanca Valley and Argentina’s Uco Valley, South Africa’s Western Cape and Australia’s Yarra Valley. SOLD OUT |
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| February 5: | Pinot Noir Pinot Noir is being adopted throughout the world. Learn about its different styles, and then taste its expressions from the Côte de Nuit and Côte de Beaune in Burgundy, southwestern Germany, northern Italy, California’s Russian River Valley, Oregon’s Willamette Valley, Yarra Valley in Australia and Central Otago in New Zealand. SOLD OUT |
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| February 12: | Riesling Riesling has joined the ranks of the most popular international grape varieties. It is versatile – with still, sparkling, dry, off-dry and sweet styles. Outstanding Rieslings are now available from across the world. We will start with wines from native German regions such as the Mosel and Rheingau, and then taste other Rieslings from Alsace, Austria’s Wachau, Washington State’s Columbia Valley, Australia’s Eden and Clare Valleys, and Marlborough Valley in New Zealand. SOLD OUT |
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| February 26: | Syrah - boldly follows it’s own path From the monumental Syrah of the Northern Rhone Valley to the lush, sweetly oaked, and fruity Shiraz’s of Barossa Valley, this grape promises only bold, forceful flavors. Smoke, black pepper, blackberry, black cherry, licorice, tar, and occasionally rubber – there is no more exciting and dramatic wine available. And let’s not forget the “Rhone Rangers” of California’s Central Coast and the Syrahs of Southern Rhone and the Languedoc. In all, they assure us an evening of full-flavored, dramatic aromas and tastes. |
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| Tuition: | One class $65 Full course $240 |
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| Location: | Sam’s of Gedney Way, 52 Gedney Way, White Plains | ||
#2 French Wines – A Different Take |
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| 4 Tuesdays: 7:30 - 9:30 PM |
March 12: | Chenin Blanc - “the world’s greatest grape”? |
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| March 19: | Southern Rhone Wines – How Do They Compare? a. do the Gigondas and Côtes du Rhône deliver just as much as the Chateauneuf du Papes, at a lower price? b. do the S. Rhone whites compare favorably with France’s star whites? c. do the vin doux naturels (Rasteau, Beaumes) compare favorably with the great dessert wines, such as Sauternes? SOLD OUT |
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| April 9: | Cabernet Blends from Bordeaux and the Rest of the World SOLD OUT |
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April 16: | Northern European Wines: France, Germany, Austria, N. Italy SOLD OUT |
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| Tuition: | One class $65 Full course $240 |
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| Location: | Sam’s of Gedney Way, 52 Gedney Way, White Plains | ||
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