The Wine Gallery is also the ideal location for a meeting, social gathering or fundraiser. In addition, live music can be heard every Wednesday and other, selected evenings.
We have a beer-wine-cheese pairing dinner with Dogfish Head Brewery coming up on May 29th. Sam Calagione, founder of Dogfish Head, is writing a book called She Said Wine, He Said Beer that pairs foods with wines and beers. Following this kind of approach, we are pairing each of 4 courses with wine and beer, with those participating determining which makes the better fit. In addition, we'll include an American Artisanal Cheese (so far, all are Vermont cheeses) with each course and we'll be joined by Jeff Roberts, author of Atlas of Artisanal American Cheeses who will give us more color about each of the cheeses. Jeff is particularly interested in events like these and has done them with Rogue in Oregon and Victory in Pennsylvania because his next book is on American craft beers. It will be a fun and interesting event, with Allen talking beer, Jeff talking cheese and I'll be explaining the wine pairings. The cost of the event is $65, plus gratuity. Reservations are absolutely necessary and there is a vegetarian option. Please call 246-6400 to reserve with a deposit.
On June 7th, as part of the Strolling of the Heifers activities, we are featuring a tasting of Vermont cheeses with Vermont wines. On hand will be Ellen Ogden, author of the Vermont Cheese Book. She will be joined by Gail and Ken Albert of Shelburne Vineyards whose wines we'll be pairing with different cheeses. Gail and Ken make wine just south of Burlington. It is all made from grapes and is organically farmed. It should be a delicious event with a cost of $25 and two seatings, one at 4:00 and the other at 7:00. Please call 246-6400 to reserve with a deposit.
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We offer the wine tastings on the second and fourth Saturday of every month from 4:00-6:30 pm in the Wine Gallery. Five to six wines will be offered at each tasting, and all wines will be available for sale next door in the Windham Wines retail shop. There is a minimal cost of $10.00. We would also be happy to speak to you about setting up private tastings at the Wine Gallery or at your home. Please contact Windham Wines for further information, and check out our calendar for tasting updates. We look forward to seeing you.
]]>An introductory wine appreciation series offered as four, one-and-a-half hour tasting courses. Session one reviews the basic elements of wine and discusses how to taste wine, including tasting 4-6 wines to illustrate concepts. Session two discusses winemaking practices, new world–old world wine styles with focused tasting of sauvignon blancs and chardonnays. Session three continues contrasting old world and new world styles by tasting pinot noirs and cabernets. The last meeting covers different vinification techniques for champagne and sparkling wines, with the happy task of tasting across a range of sparklers. With any remaining time, we discuss food and wine pairing.
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Fee: $130 Limited to 10 participants
Dates: Next class will be offered in the Fall
Led by: Marty Ramsburg and Winthrop Pennock
Call or email Windham Wines to reserve your space.
]]> Coffee AppreciationMark Nunciata and Brian Pierce of Mocha Joe's. Mark and Brian have constructed a 4-part series covering everything from crop to cup, including regional variations in tastes among Central American, African, Pacific and other coffees, roasting choices (along with a field trip to MJ's and Brian firing up the roaster to show us differences), brewing methods, and coffee politics. A $40 fee covers lots of tasting and compensates Mark and Brian a bit for their efforts.
Fee: $40 for all three sessions. Limited to 12 participants.
Dates: TBA
Led by: Mark Nunciata of Mocha Joes, in collaboration with head roaster, Brian Pierce, who will guide us through the intricacies of the coffee–guru world.
Call or email Windham Wines to reserve your space.
Beer maven, Travis Miller will take us through sensory evaluation, the brewing process and differences variations in yeasts and malts make, an overview of beer styles, and matching beer with food. Included in the fee is the late Michael Jackson's seminal book on beer (new edition due in October).
Fee: $65. Limited to 12 participants.
Dates: TBA
Led by: Travis Miller
Call or email Windham Wines to reserve your space.
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