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How to Taste Wine: A Virtual Presentation

Event Type:

Adults, Author, Virtual Program

Age Group:

Adult, Senior
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Allowed Ages: Over 21 and up

Event Details

Do you love wine but lack the knowledge to choose a great wine for a special dinner or event? Join wine educator and author Jim Laughren as he tells us how to choose a wine to suit your tastes. He will discuss his book, 50 Ways to Love Wine More and give advice about wine tastings, wine travel, wine buying, wine pairing, wine sharing, wine history and much more.   This program will be hosted via Zoom. To access the presentation, please register with an email address and a link will be emailed to you, or follow the link below.    Click here to join this virtual presentation.   

About the Author

Jim Laughren, CWE, is also the award-winning author of “A Beer Drinker’s Guide to Knowing and Enjoying Fine Wine,” named a Kirkus “Indie Book of the Year” in 2013. He loves wine, and he has for a very long time. Known for his irreverent approach and abiding enthusiasm for all things fermented, he is president of Chicago-based WineHead Consulting and a former importer-distributor of fine wines from around the world. He loves nothing more than sharing his passion for excellent wine with others, whether by developing wine lists and beverage programs or through wine tastings or training.