May 17-18, 2025 | Symphony Woods (by Merriweather Post Pavilion)
10475 Little Patuxent Pkwy Columbia, MD 21044
Featuring beer for purchase from local breweries!
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2024 Wine Education Seminars
Saturday & Sunday Schedule
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Noon
Wine Tasting 101
Come learn the basics of how to evaluate and appreciate wine, which wines to enjoy when, how to cellar your wine, how to preserve your wine, and a wealth of other information.
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1pm
Maryland White Wines
Come learn the nuances of white wine. Understand appropriate foods and events to enjoy white wine, proper serving temperature, learn the time frame most white wines should be consumed, plus an array of other information relating to white wines.
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2pm
Maryland Red Wines
Find out how to best cellar your red wine, food selections to go with certain varietals of red wine, proper room temperature for serving red wine, why red wine is more age-worthy than white wine and much more.
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3pm
Maryland Sweet & Dessert Wines
During our final seminar, learn the difference between a sweet wine and a dessert wine; how sweet wine can be enjoyed and with what foods; and how dessert wine fits into your meal planning. So come enjoy the “stickies,” as our Aussie cousins refer to them.
Please note that Wine Educator is a covered vendor under the Special Events Policy.
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Wine Education Provided by
Tasters Guild/ American Wine Society
PO Box 889
Scranton, PA 18501
American Wine Society
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Presenters
John Straub
Stanley Cohen
Michele Cohen
Laura Wayne
Larry Elletson
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