Are you ready to elevate your wine knowledge and experience? Join us for “Wine 101 with Vine Bar”, an immersive eight-month course that goes beyond the basics and takes you on a delightful journey through the world of wine. Led by Justina Latura, Vine Bar’s owner and wine enthusiast, along with Bailey Place, Vine Bar Wine Ambassador, and expert guest lecturers, this course promises to deepen your appreciation and understanding of wines.

Course Overview:

📆 When: Every 3rd Sunday of the month, from 3-5 pm (except for April)

🗓️ Duration: April 13th – Nov 16th, 2025

Month 1: The Basics

Apr 13, 2025

• Understand what wine is and how it’s made.
• Learn the art of tasting with exciting tips and tricks from wine experts.
• Expect to taste 8-9 wines covering acid, sugar, tannin, body, and bubbles

Month 2: Handling, Serving, Storing, Pairing, Wine Faults

May 18, 2025

• Dive into the details of temperature, glassware, wine tools, and decanting.
• Explore the intricacies of handling, serving, and storing wine.
• Understand common wine faults.
• Expect to taste 7-9 wines 

Month 3: Old World Part 1

Jun 22, 2025 

• Journey through France and Spain
• Taste red wines from Bordeaux, Burgundy, and the Rhone.
• Discover French whites from Loire, Burgundy and Alsace.
• Learn about the most important wine regions of Spain
• Expect to taste 10-12 wines

Month 4: Old World Part 2

Jul 20, 2025

• Explore the history and wines of Italy and Germany!
• Experience wines from the  Italian regions of Tuscany, Piedmonte, Veneto, Alto Adige, Campania, and Sicily.
• Taste wines from the most historic wine regions of Germany
• Expect to taste 10-12 wines 

Month 5: New World Wines Part 1

Aug 17, 2025

• Learn about the Judgement of Paris and its impact on the US wine industry.
• Explore the notable wine regions of California, Oregon, Washington, 
• Delve into the wines of Chile, Argentina.
• Expect to taste 9-10 wines

Month 6: New World Part 2

Sept 22, 2024

• Explore the up and coming Pacific wine regions of South Africa, Australia and New Zealand.
• Expect to taste 9 wines

Month 7: Sweet Wines!

Oct 19, 2025

• Taste through the varying sweet wine styles of the world: fortified, botrytis, solara, appassimento, ice wine, plus pairings.
• Expect to taste 7 wines
• Vin Santo, Ice Wine, Sherry, Port, Tokaji, Sauternes, and Beerenauslese

Month 8: Bubbles and Blind Tasting 

Nov 16, 2025

• Explore the three different methods of making sparkling wine.
• Test your knowledge with a blind tasting.
• Expect to taste 9-10 wines

Registration Details:

• Limited to 12 people per class.
• $65 per class.
• Sign up for individual classes, or register for all 8 upfront and receive a 20% discount.
• Secure your spot and embark on this enriching journey through the world of wine. 
• Registration link
• Wine tasting journal provided upon registration

Cheers to a fruitful exploration!

🍇🥂 The Vine Bar Team 📚🌿