Difficulty Level: Wine 101
Julia Burke Freytsis, DWSET, has spent the last 18 years writing about and talking about wine, and she believes wine's most intimidating stumbling block is its special vocabulary. What does it mean when a wine is "austere?" What about tasting notes of "pencil shavings" or "pear drop"? How can we read between the lines on a shelf tag or professional review? If you've settled into some favorite regions and wine styles, but still find yourself lacking the words to explain your tastes and describe the wines in front of you, this class is for you. Julia will walk you through a delicious tasting while helping you interpret common wine terms, build your nose-to-memory connection, and develop a wine language that is meaningful to you.
We hope you can join us on Tuesday, February 17 at 6pm on the mezzanine for this special event!
Servin’s premier and grand cru wines are indeed outstanding — and outstanding values — and we’re happy to have the pick of the litter for you here today (which includes some very top wines). But the greatest value in Servin’s lineup of great values is undoubtedly one of his “village level” wines from Les Pargues.
You have probably heard the name Lucien Crochet. You may even have a bottle or two of their crisp, limestone-driven Sauvignon Blanc in your fridge. It is one of Sancerre's benchmark estates, synonymous with purity and precision. But if you visit the winery in the village of Bué, you will notice that many of the locals aren't drinking white wine. They are drinking the red.
