"It's All About Wine" - Wine Seminars
Mission Statement:
• To make wine enjoyable and accessible.
• Relate to wine drinkers
of all levels
• To demystify wine
• To educate the intricacies of wine in a simple format
• To field questions
from grape growing to consumption
• Above all, to have fun with this
most interesting beverage
Who could benefit:
• Cruise Ships- Fifteen years experience touting the enjoyment
of drinking wine to a large variety of passengers.
• Corporate Events- Try hosting a wine tasting seminar at
your next meeting. Instead of offering a no host bar before your
meeting or
office party offer a fun and creative seminar to your staff.
• The opportunity to learn is always valuable. Let them share
an experience together to help enhance teambuilding, camaraderie,
morale and alleviate
anxiety ordering from a wine list.
• Private events- A great new way to treat guests at birthday,
anniversary, neighborhood get-togethers, or any special occasion.
• Charitable Events- A great idea to help enhance and promote
a fundraising event with the aid of a seminar, auction or both.
Seminars:
• Wine Basics - Understanding how wine affects all five senses,
wine labels, storing, and pricing aspects.
• Varietals- Unique aspects of each varietal including origin,
style, color, blending, flavor and uses. The tasting can be a comparison
of different grapes or a favorite grape from different geographical
areas.
• Food and Wine Pairing - A simple yet fun and effective exposé on
obtaining the optimum food and wine experience. So easy that thousands
of participants have praised the experience and were able to share
immediately with friends and family at home.
• Wine History - An entertaining look at wine and its effects
on history, civilization, art, religion and health.
• Blind tastings - Let your guests enjoy a blind tasting and
share their thoughts on variety, origin and price.
• Wine Styles - An enjoyable look at wine styles throughout
the world. White, red, dry, sweet, sparkling, and fortified wines
can be explored.
• Creative Tastings - Lets put our heads together and come
up with an original seminar tailored to your clientele.
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Napa Valley Wine Train 1990 - 2008
Wine Buyer and Educator for one of California’s premiere attractions.
Responsibilities include wine list and menu creation, education for
staff and passengers, master of ceremonies for 60+ wine related events,
manager for retail operations, and marketing assignments.
Clipper Cruise Lines 1993 - 2006
Wine Educator for guests on the Inland Waterways of Northern California
Cruise. Passionate, informal talks about wine as a beverage, its
origins, influence in civilization and religion, benefits, viticulture,
and winemaking.
Pemberton Hotels St. James, Barbados,
West Indies 1994 - 1996
Wine list and education consultant. Twice each year for wine list
creation, buying responsibilities and master of ceremonies for
events.
California Medical Association 2000 -
Present
Guest speaker on wine related topics on a county-wide basis. Topics
include wine as it relates to health, history of wine, wine and
food pairing programs.
Wine seminars for many professional and charitable
organizations.
Brent's interest and knowledge of wine have been noted
in the San Francisco Chronicle, National Geographic Explorer, Sacramento
Bee,
US Air Magazine,
Napa Valley Register and several other publications. Additionally,
he has appeared on the Food Network, CNN, CNNfn, ABC, local talk
show programs and several foreign networks.
Clients:
Napa Valley Wine Train
California Medical Association:
Stanislaus,
San Mateo, Fresno, Napa, Solano, Imperial, Orange, Contra Costa,
Sonoma Counties
Clipper Cruise Lines
TravelWest Cruise
Pemberton Hotels of Barbados
Viking Kitchens
University of Missouri Dental School
Black Ensemble
Theater of Chicago
Accolades:
San Francisco Chronicle
US Air Magazine
National Geographic Explorer
Sacramento
Bee
Napa Register
St. Helena Star
