What better time to begin thinking about one of the best wine tasting events each year in San Francisco.
The Champagne tasting put on by the Institute for the Masters of Wine.
Very few opportunities exist to taste a lot of Champagnes side-by-side, even if you are a member of the trade. As a consumer, such opportunities are incredibly rare, especially MW_logo.jpgcompared to the relative frequency of opportunities to taste, say, as many Zinfandels as you want, or a lot of Pinot Noir.
If you are interested in giving yourself a little education when it comes to Champagne, or if you’re educated already and simply want to soak yourself in a few bubbles, then you ought to be in line at 6:00 PM on September 28th at the Hyatt Fisherman’s Wharf here in San Francisco.
This event serves both as a fundraising opportunity as well as a general outreach event for the institute, but more importantly, it offers an incredible opportunity to taste some of the world’s best Champagnes, poured by some of the world’s most knowledgeable wine experts.
The last one of these tastings I attended, many of the top cuvées from Dom Perignon, Taittinger, Bollinger, Roederer and more were on offer. The Institute claims that this tasting is “the most prestigious tasting of Champagne in North America,” and who is going to argue with…The Institute?
This year’s agenda includes a new, seated guided tasting of older prestige wines before the walk-around tasting later in the afternoon. Unfortunately the seated tasting AND the first tasting session of the afternoon are sold out, but tickets still remain for the evening tasting. Get them while you can!
See you there!
11th Annual Masters of Wine Champagne Tasting
Monday, September 28th, 2015
Seated Tasting: 1:00 – 3:00 PM – SOLD OUT
Session 1: 4:00 PM to 6:00 PM – SOLD OUT
Session 2: 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM
Hyatt Fisherman’s Wharf
555 North Point Street
San Francisco, CA 94133
