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Wines of the Southern Hemisphere Part 3: Perfect Pairings For The Holidays

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Wines of the Southern Hemisphere Part 3: Perfect Pairings For The Holidays

Fall Wine Adventures: A Top Sommelier’s Guide

Evening Lecture/Seminar

Friday, October 18, 2024 - 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. ET
Code: 1L0600
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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.

As the holiday season approaches, food and wine come to mind. With so many flavors and endless possibilities, the wines of the southern hemisphere are particularly well equipped to pair with classic (and modern) holiday dishes. This delicious seminar explores how to select and pair wines like a professional sommelier to make every holiday meal memorable. With all the shopping, cooking, and cleaning, entertaining during the holiday season is stressful enough. The one thing you won't be stressing about are perfect food and wine pairings.

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.
  • Kits are available during two scheduled pick-up times the day before the program and the day of the program, 12–5 p.m., at the Shilling Canning Company (360 Water Street SE, Washington, DC; Metro: Navy Yard-Ballpark station, Green 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 erik@thesomlyay.com for more information.

About Erik Segelbaum

Erik Segelbaum is a Wine Enthusiast 40 Under 40 Tastemaker for 2020 and Food & Wine magazine’s 2019 Sommelier of the Year. He holds the designation of Advanced Sommelier through the Court of Master Sommeliers, one of fewer than 600 specialists in the world who hold this level of certification. Segelbaum is the former corporate wine and beverage director for Starr Restaurants, a wine journalist and educator, and chief vinnovation officer of SOMLYAY hospitality and private events consultancy.

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