Wine tastings & more

Corporate Gatherings & Private events

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Blind Six

Three whites and three reds

This is your chance to be able to learn how to taste, study and learn just like a sommelier. With proper guidance, this is a way to try classic varietals from reputable producers from all around the world. Learn the history and details of wine making, why location of a vineyard in fact does make a difference in the flavor profile and most importantly, why you do or don’t like the wine. An example menu (but not the same, of course) would be…

  • Trimbach - Riesling Cuvee Emile, 2008

  • William Fevre - Chablis Les Clos Grand Cru, 2015

  • Grgich Hills - Fume Blanc, 2014

  • Jadot - Gevrey-Chambertin Estournelles Saint Jacques, 2015

  • Seña - Chilean Bordeaux Blend, 2012

  • Dunn Vineyards - Howell Mountain Cabernet, 2013

Single Varietal

Choose your favorite varietal

Pick your varietal, then we’ll present different expressions of the grape from all over the world. Say for example you love California Cabernet Sauvignon, you may in fact like the Cabernet Sauvignon aspect of it rather than the California. It’s a great chance to explore the world by doing side by side comparisons, figuring out why land and wine making techniques make such an impact on a bottle of wine. This is a chance to take a deep dive into history, geography, geology and the law surrounding the world of wine.

  • Provenance Vineyards - Rutherford AVA, Napa Valley AVA Cabernet, 2014

  • Penfolds - South Australia, BIN 389 Cabernet & Shiraz, 2012

  • Chateau Alter Ego de Palmer, Margaux, Bordeaux Blend, 2014

  • Quilceda Creek - Yakima Valley AVA, Washington, Bordeaux Blend, 2013

 
 

Food and wine pairings*

Yes, red Wine can go with fish

Ever have a glass of wine you really enjoy, then your dinner comes and suddenly the wine isn’t so appealing anymore? Let’s enjoy some of the classic pairings and understand why they go so well together. The phrase “what grows together goes together” is always a great rule of thumb but the ideas of pairing wine and food in a complementary manner vs congruently is always a good way to prove your personal tastes. Figure out how and why the bitterness, acidity, fat, salt, alcohol and tannin work with and against each other.

  • Cabernet Sauvignon and red meat

  • Pinot Noir and smoked salmon

  • Champagne and potato chips

  • Fortified wines and blue cheese

  • Sangiovese and pizza

  • Sed nec auctor dui

*Food pairings can always be added to any selected wine tasting

Custom events

There’s no shortage of ideas

If there’s something you have in mind, or you want us to customize a tasting, we’d be happy to do so.  Customization allows us to deliver a more personalized tasting.  There will be no need to worry as we will discuss your event prior to the event date and ensure that everything is aligned with your requests. The following are events we have done in the past that can be duplicated.

  • Trivial tastings, putting similar wines side by side

  • Champagne and other sparkling wines from other regions

  • High end tastings, encompassing some of the best wines in the world

  • No frills wine service for parties of any size with minimal teaching

  • Cigar (and whisky) tastings

  • Tequila, learn the similarities to wine

  • Birthday, bachelorette and bachelor parties

 
 

What we will provide

Just sit back and relax

sommworks is a team of professional sommeliers that carry themselves with proper etiquette and deliver accurate details of the food and beverage they are serving. An initial discussion will take place initially to determine if sommworks is a fit for your event. If so, we’ll take it from there so you’ll have nothing to worry about. Whether an intimate dinner party or large corporate event, we will always provide the glasses and beverages you decided upon. All the necessary tools for the event, placemats, tasting sheets, pens, notepaper and menu for the day.