WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER 30th
6:00 PM TO 7:30 PM PST

Riesling has a reputation problem. Somewhere along the line, but certainly influenced by the flood of grocery store Blue Nun, American wine drinkers decided Riesling meant sweet — and mostly stopped paying attention. That's one of the great missed opportunities in wine.

Riesling is actually one of the most versatile and age-worthy white grapes on the planet. It can be bone dry, off-dry, lusciously sweet, sparkling, or — in the right hands and with enough skin contact — something stranger and more compelling still. What doesn't change is the grape's extraordinary aromatic intensity and its ability to carry acidity across decades of bottle age in a way almost nothing else can match.

In this class, we'll pour six wines designed to reset your assumptions: a couple of unexpected expressions from influential natural wine producers, and then a range of classics - from trocken (dry) to Auslese — sweet, yes, but balanced by acidity that makes sweetness feel like a feature, not a flaw. The goal isn't to convince you to love Riesling (although we think you will!). It's to show you what Riesling actually is, and the stunning breadth of expression and character that it can achieve.

*Please note $10 of the class fee is a service charge that goes directly to the staff supporting the event. Admission includes tastes of six wines, instructional materials, snacks, and the $10 service charge.