2013 Wine Festival Seminars

“Tastin’ Tuesday” January 8, 2013, 6:00PM
Sheraton at Station Square
(check which meeting room when there)

A New Year Resolution – Enjoy More Wine in 2013 Understanding Wines – We put the Fun in Fundamentals

We will taste a selection of Wines to Illustrate the Range of Wine Fundamentals

Been at wines for a while and want to learn more? Some folks have made wine a pretentious and intimidating topic. But shouldn’t we each enjoy wines by developing our own individual taste preferences? We’ll discuss those basics that you knew and maybe forgot, those topics that give you a framework to develop taste preferences.

We’ll discuss things like where wine came from and where wine is going. How wine is made and New World Wine vs. Old World Wine. How do we experience wines from a sensory perspective. How we taste vs. how the Sommeliers taste. We’ll talk Fundamentals. But We’ll Keep the Fun in Fundamentals

  • Format is an informal classroom setting with Pete Hanowich leading the tasting and discussions. Dress is Casual.
  • Cheese and baguettes included.
  • Cost is $50.00 per person
  • CLICK HERE for more information and to register
  • Advanced Registration Only – No Walk In’s

For any questions, E-Mail Pete Hanowich.
Follow Pete on Twitter.com/tastegreatwines
Otherwise, see you at The Sheraton at Station Square!

Doors open at 5:30 and we start at 6:00.

“Tastin’ Tuesday” February 12, 2013, 6:00PM
Sheraton at Station Square
(check which meeting room when there)

Valentines Day – Wines for Lovers

Don’t come alone, come to this together! Why? Because Wine and Romance are forever Bound together. Like the two of you. Wine is that one romantic gesture that can be sipped and shared in equal measures and we have a few options for your Valentine’s Day.

What are those extra special wines to celebrate Valentines Day? To precede that romantic night out? To accompany that private dinner. To pair with that special dessert? And to have at home when you return to enjoy the conclusion of that perfect evening? Well, we’re going to help with those choices!

Try some New, Noteworthy Wines for your romantic night out. Inexpensive Interesting Selections That Will Impress You Both.

And we’ll have the Perfect Wine with A Dark Chocolate Dessert !!

  • Format is an informal classroom setting with Pete Hanowich leading the tasting and discussions. Dress is Casual.
  • Cheese and baguettes included.
  • Cost is $50.00 per person
  • CLICK HERE for more information and to register
  • Advanced Registration Only – No Walk In’s

For any questions, E-Mail Pete Hanowich.
Follow Pete on Twitter.com/tastegreatwines
Otherwise, see you at The Sheraton at Station Square!

Doors open at 5:30 and we start at 6:00.

“Tastin’ Tuesday” March 12, 2013, 6:00PM
Sheraton at Station Square
(check which meeting room when there)

How to Drink Like a Millionaire on a Beer Budget

Let’s face it, anyone can find a great wine if your budget is $200 per bottle. But how do we find all of those wonderful wines that are out there for those of us that are on a budget?

What are those “Great Buys” that Pittsburgh restaurant owners, wholesale wine folks and industry insiders have encountered over the years?

We are collecting the favorites of many of those “in the know” wine insiders and will have them for you to try.

Let us share wines that are a bargain on your budget but are priceless on your palate.

  • Format is an informal classroom setting with Pete Hanowich leading the tasting and discussions. Dress is Casual.
  • Cheese and baguettes included.
  • Cost is $50.00 per person
  • CLICK HERE for more information and to register
  • Advanced Registration Only – No Walk In’s

For any questions, E-Mail Pete Hanowich.
Follow Pete on Twitter.com/tastegreatwines
Otherwise, see you at The Sheraton at Station Square!

Doors open at 5:30 and we start at 6:00.

“Tastin’ Tuesday” April 9, 2013, 6:00PM
Sheraton at Station Square
(check which meeting room when there)

How to Taste Wines Like a Sommelier

They are Sommeliers. But when they pick up a glass of wine, what set’s a Sommelier apart from those of us who enjoy wines as an accompaniment with our dinner?

How can they, with a swish, a swirl, a sniff and a gulp conclude that “this is a red wine from the USA, California actually, aaaahh yes – I can detect that it’s from Napa, near Highway 29, from grapes grown behind the Oakville Grocery, in the shade of the Napa Valley Wine Train Billboard, yes – picked on the 3rd Thursday of the harvest, . . . “

Come and learn first hand about the structures and techniques that the professionals use when they taste and evaluate wines. We’ll share why a wine is given 95 points vs. those that are 85 points. You’ll learn the “language’ and “descriptors” that are used by industry professionals.

  • Format is an informal classroom setting with Pete Hanowich leading the tasting and discussions. Dress is Casual.
  • Cheese and baguettes included.
  • Cost is $50.00 per person
  • CLICK HERE for more information and to register
  • Advanced Registration Only – No Walk In’s

For any questions, E-Mail Pete Hanowich.
Follow Pete on Twitter.com/tastegreatwines
Otherwise, see you at The Sheraton at Station Square!

Doors open at 5:30 and we start at 6:00.