Friday, March 20, 2009

Wine Riot: April 17 & 18

Join The Second Glass at the upcoming Wine Riot!

The Wine Riot is an expo-style wine tasting event which will be held in the South End at the Cyclorama. Over 250 wines will be featured at this wine so you are sure to find plenty of wines you will enoy. Besides the tasting, you will also have the opportunity to enhance your wine knowledge through a printed wine guide, mobile technology, free mini-seminars, and forty fantastic exhibitors, Free Crash Courses will be hosted by sponsors throughout the event, dishing in-depth knowledge about specific grapes, regions, and growing trends.

Schedule:

Friday, April 17th
Trade Tasting: 2-5pm (This is free for members of the wine industry only. Please bring an appropriate business card and register in advance.)
VIP Night: 6-10pm ($65)--Attend this very special night of wine tastings with a panel of experts on biodynamic & sustainable wine-making practices.

Saturday, April 18
Session 1: 1-5pm ($45)--The first of two tasting sessions kicks off a fantastic day of swirling, sniffing and sipping.
Session 2: 6-10pm ($45)--Session two takes the great sampling into the night.

Crash Courses: Both of Saturday’s Riot! sessions will feature 3 different Sponsor-run breakouts, each giving twelve 20 minute “Crash Course” seminars, during which Rioters can expand their knowledge and try new wines at no additional cost.

You can purchase tickets online or at certain local wine stores.

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