Wine and Chocolate - 12/16/2024

Wine and Chocolate
Demo | Light Refreshments
Monday 12/16/2024
6:00pm - 8:30pm
$95/person
Food & Beverage Journalist Dave Eckert
Adults 21+

Wine and chocolate, could there be a better pairing? This class is for wine (and chocolate!) enthusiasts, both beginners and pros, who would like to learn all the ins and outs of wine in a “one-stop-shop” class. Tonight’s class is taught by Food and Beverage Journalist Dave Eckert. Eckert has spent the better part of 30 years exploring the world of wine through print, broadcast, hands-on wine tastings, wine and food pairings, and vineyard and winery profiles. In his award-winning Public Broadcasting series, Culinary Travels with Dave Eckert, Eckert produced, hosted, and directed 275 half-hour episodes on six continents! He currently hosts food and beverage segments on My KC LIVE on KCTV5 and writes and food and beverage column for Kansas City Homes and Style Magazine.

This 2.5-hour class is designed for those with an appreciation for one of the world’s oldest beverages. The goal of the class will be to gain a working knowledge of the various grape varietals and then gauge what styles of wine appeal most to you and why.  We’ll also do some tasting to get a sense of each wine’s flavor complexity and gain a deep understanding of how to pair wines with a variety of chocolates. 

Dave will go over basic varieties of wine, how to taste wine professionally, the basics of wine making, reading and understanding a wine label, how to order wine from a wine list in a restaurant and how to select wines with ease and confidence in a wine shop or online. We will cover the most popular grape varieties and regions around the world as well.  Learn the fundamentals of proper serving and storage, along with basic wine and food pairing principles, ensuring your wine experiences are always top-notch. This class will have light snacks included.

Notes:

• Please enjoy a 10% discount on all items in our retail store during the full calendar day/night of your class or event. Our retail store will be open for browsing prior to class, during any breaks, and after class. 
• We provide a full refund if you need to cancel more than three weeks prior to the start of a scheduled class. You will receive an Account Credit if you need to cancel at any time within three weeks but prior to the class start time. Please note that any refund issued for classes purchased using a Gift Certificate or Account Credit will result in reinstatement of the original Gift Card or Account Credit and will bear the same expiration date. Account Credits issued for cancelations within three weeks of a class will expire one year from the date of issuance. We reserve the right to cancel a class for any reason, at any time, in which case you will receive a full refund.
• Adult only (21+): Only adults over the age of 21. Alcohol will be served in this class as part of the menu. If you do not wish to drink, please let us know in the "comments" section of sign-up.
• If (a) you’d like to sit with another registered guest, or (b) have any food allergies or dietary restrictions, please let us know in the Comments section of your registration after reading our full description of policies and information about classes. If you've registered with other people on the same order, you will automatically be seated together.
• Your registration tells us that you have read through the class description including the age requirements for that particular class.