Wine

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Wine Dine!With Chicago Cooks Bakers Group
Learn more about wine - beyond the
characteristics of the grapes. We'll go through
the tasting process - what to look for when it
comes to appearance, aroma, taste, body finish.
Well taste sip our way through wine enhance
the experience even more with food pairings, that
tap into classic wine/food pairing strategies
bridging, complementing and contrasting flavors.

• Wines can be such a complex and overwhelming
  thing to understand, making it even harder to
  appreciate. But with the Wine Dine sessions
  planned, we'll learn about wines slowly, at a
  casual pace without any intimidation or
  pretentiousness. Well also be able to taste lots
  of various wines without spending a lot of money!

Learn about various wine trends, shopping tips
even collecting wine. You'll also take home wine
tasting notes that you can keep as a helpful
resource for your future wine shopping trips.
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Wine Dine Calendar

• July 2007 - Chardonnay The Queen of Whites
• August 2007 - Sauvignon Blanc Get it while its
  hot!
• September 2007 Dessert WinesAka Stickies
• October 2007 ZinfandelFor an All American
  Tailgate
• November 2007 PinotWaxing Poetic with Pinot
• December 2007 Your Pick!Pick your poison
• January 2008 ChampagneBecome a Bubblehead
• February 2008 CabernetBy the Flight
• March 2008 Syrah/ShirazA Spicy Sip
• April 2008 MerlotMerlot, My Dear
• May 2008 VoignierChardonnays Sexy Sister
• June 2008 RieslingPicnics Porch Swingin