Top industry experts from around the world to join the 23rd annual celebration of wine, food and culture
Presented by Boston Guild of Oenophilists, the 23rd annual Boston Wine Expo at the Seaport Hotel & World Trade Center, hosted over President’s Day weekend (February 15 and 16), is announcing the official list of educational seminars slated. This year’s lineup again will include a variety of highly regarded educational programs from top winemakers and industry experts from around the world.
With nearly 40 topics ranging from food and wine pairings, “One Hour Wine Expert,” and vertical tasting flights of the world’s most sought-after grapes, class is now – deliciously – in session:
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 15th
- 11:00am – 12:00pm: “Languedoc – The Frontier of French Wine” – $30
- 11:00am -12:00pm: “Chateau d’Esclans” with Sacha Lichine – $35
- 11:30pm – 12:30pm: “The One Hour Wine Expert” with Kevin Zraly – $35
- 12:00pm – 1:00pm: “Napa Valley Cabernets-Great wines from great years” – $40
- 12:00pm – 1:30pm: “Discovering Châteauneuf-du-Pape 2012” with Alain and John Junguenet – $50
- 12:30pm – 1:30pm: “Tete de Cuvee Champagne – Tasting the Best of the Best” – $50
- 12:30pm – 1:30pm: “Discover Ice Cider” – $30
- 12:30pm – 1:30pm: “New Emerging Wine Regions of Spain” with Patrick Mata – $35
- 2:00pm – 3:00pm: “Legendary Duckhorn Three Palms Merlot Vertical Spanning Four Decades” with Pete Przybylinski – $50
2:00pm – 3:00pm: “Merroir & Terroir Pairing with Island Creek Oysters” – $45- 2:00pm – 3:00pm: “Contratto: Over 150 years of Sparkling wine and Vermouths.” Owned and presented by Giorgio Rivetti of La Spinetta – $35
- 2:30pm – 3:30pm: “Chianti Classico. Tuscany doesn’t get any better than this!” – $35
- 2:30pm – 3:30pm: “Oregon Cool Whites” – $30
- 3:00pm – 4:00pm: “2010 Bordeaux Petites Chateaux: Too Good to Ignore” with Kevin Zraly – $35
- 3:30pm – 4:30pm: “Pushing the Limits: Winemaking in the Extreme Terroirs of Chile” – $30
- 3:30pm – 4:30pm: “Santiago Achaval on Malbec” – $40
- 3:30pm- 4:30pm: “Wine Spectator Presents…Eureka! Golden State Gems” – $35
- 4:00pm – 5:00pm: “Scotch 101” – $35
- 4:00pm – 5:00pm: “State of the craft distilling movement: An Insider’s Perspective from Bully Boy Distillers.” – $30
- 4:00pm – 5:00pm: “The Cool Climate, World Class Wines of the Finger Lakes” – $25
- 5:00pm – 6:30pm: “ON THE ROCKS!” Mixology Competition – $25
SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 16th:
- 11:00am – 12:00pm: “Travel the Wine World in One Appellation” – $25
- 11:30am – 12:30pm: “The One Hour Wine Expert: with Kevin Zraly – $30
- 12:00pm – 1:00pm: “Cheese and Wine Matching Seminar” with Brad and Brian Wasik of the Wellesley Cheese Shop – $35
- 12:00pm – 1:00pm: “Napa Valley Characters. The stories that we could tell!” – $35
- 12:00pm – 1:30pm: “Premier Cru Côte de Beaune vs Côte de Nuits—Comparing Pinot Noir from Burgundy’s Top Appellations” – $45
- 12:30pm – 1:30pm: “Great Spanish Wine Values” with Steve Miles – $30
- 12:30pm – 1:30pm: “Zuccardi – Mendoza Masters Malbec Series” – $30
- 12:30pm – 1:30pm: “The Exciting Dry Red Wines of Port Country” (Douro Valley, Portugal) by Prats & Symington – $25
- 2:00pm – 3:00pm: “Vini Spumanti d’Italia – Sparkling Wines of Italy” – $30
- 2:30pm – 3:30pm: “Twenty First Century Rioja” – $25
- 2:30pm – 3:30pm: “The Terroir of the Sherry Bodega” – $25
- 3:00pm – 4:00pm: “Give this (Person) a Cigare!” with Randall Grahm, President for Life, Bonny Doon Vineyards – $30
- 3:30pm – 4:30pm: “Exciting Argentina Wine Seminar” with Jeff Mausbach – $30
- 3:30pm – 4:30pm: “Wine Spectator Presents…World-Wide Wine Adventure” – $30
- 3:30pm – 4:30pm: “Experience the Fun and Exciting Wines of Portugal!” -$25
- 4:00pm – 5:00pm: “Rum 101” – $25
- 4:00pm – 5:00pm: “Family Feud, Italian Wine Style – The Audience Participant Game” – $25
The Boston Wine Expo will take place at The Seaport Hotel & World Trade Center on February 15 and 16, 2014, from 1:00pm to 5:00pm. This event is reserved for ages 21+. Tickets to the Boston Wine Expo and its seminars are available by visiting: www.wine-expos.com/buytickets. Weekend tickets and group tickets are also available, as well as dedicated trade industry hours.
The Seaport Hotel & World Trade Center is located at 200 Seaport Boulevard in Boston, MA. For directions and more information, please visit: www.seaportboston.com.
ABOUT THE BOSTON WINE EXPO:
Founded in 1991 by the Boston Guild of Oenophilists, the Boston Wine Expo has grown into one of the most well-known and respected wine events in the country. Over $1,300,000 has been donated to local charities by the Guild including Tufts Medical Center’s Summer Camp Program for Children with Disabilities – the major beneficiary. Over 27 local charities have benefited from the Expo over the event’s history. Other organizations that have received considerable funding include the New England Center for Homeless Veterans, Dana Farber Cancer Institute’s Pan Mass Challenge and the Massachusetts Coalition for the Homeless. For more information, please visit: www.wine-expos.com.
