REGISTRATION ADVISORY: Please read through the complete program description before registering. This program includes a wine tasting kit as part of its registration price that must be picked up from a local Washington, DC wine bar.

Spend a fascinating evening expanding your knowledge of wine as you travel the world with sommelier Erik Segelbaum in a series of delectable wine-tasting adventures. The immersive program includes a curated personal tasting kit to enhance the experience.

Nestled halfway between Los Angeles and San Francisco sits Paso Robles wine country, a benchmark region of California’s famed Central Coast. The climate is perfect for the production of world-class wines from Bordeaux varieties to Rhône varieties and everything in between. Whether rich, intense, and full-bodied; crisp, clean, and light; or somewhere in the middle, there’s a Paso wine for every palate. This session explores the versatility of Paso Robles wines from some of the finest producers and subregions.

Wine Tasting Kit Information

• The cost includes a curated personal tasting kit with enough wine for one person to sample the full lineup of wines.
• Additional participants must register individually to receive their own tasting kit, which is an essential component of the workshop.
• Update: Kits are available during two scheduled pick-up times the day before the program between 11 a.m. and 6 p.m. and the day of the program between 11 a.m. and 5 p.m. at Cowbell Seafood & Oyster (Union Market, 1309 5th St NE, Washington, DC; Metro: NoMa–Gallaudet U station, Red line).
• NOTE: Patrons will receive additional wine tasting kit pick-up information by email prior to the program.
• Due to state and federal laws, Smithsonian Associates cannot ship wine kits. However, SOMLYAY may be able to provide kits to participants outside the Washington, D.C., area (who must cover shipping costs). Please contact erik4wine@gmail.com for more information.

About Erik Segelbaum

Erik Segelbaum, who holds the designation of Advanced Sommelier through the Court of Master Sommeliers, is one of fewer than 600 specialists in the world who hold this level of certification. He is the former corporate wine and beverage director for Starr Restaurants, Food + Wine Magazine Sommelier of the Year 2019, and Wine Enthusiast 40 Under 40 Tastemaker 2020.

Additional Winter Wine Adventures Programs

• January 23: Night in Napa
• February 20: Outstanding Oregon
• View a list of programs with Erik Segelbaum.

General Information

• Sales will cut off for this program by Friday, March 20, 2026 at 9:00 a.m. ET.
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