SF wine class SOLD OUT

      Fundamentals of Taste & Smell on three Monday nights (25 Jan, 1 and 8 Feb) at Fort Mason in San Francisco has sold out. While this news may be mildly inconvenient for prospective students, I’d have to say it is good news for the economy. Bolstered by Gift Certificates from the Christmas season, the class filled up two weeks before the first session.
     The next Fundamentals class at Fort Mason will be a Weekender May 21-23.
     Meanwhile we are also offering a specialty Weekender March 19-21 at Ft. Mason entitled California and Pacific Northwest. This class covers all the best wine growing regions of America’s Left Coast from Ensenada to British Columbia’s Okanagan Valley. A number of rare, cult wines are tasted. Take home materials include recommendations on places to eat, and numerous cultural / recreational activities when visiting the region’s various versions of Wine Country.
     There is also a new course coming up in Menlo Park on Wednesday nights starting in February (17 and 24 Feb, 3 Mar). It’s called The Art and Science of Fine Wine. Forty principles which help determine terroir all over the globe are explained and demonstrated with side-by-side wine comparisons. How these differences alter varietal expression are also explored. Finally, winemaker decisions are treated to the same scrutiny. This 3-session course is sophisticated, but entertaining. All the material will be easily understood by moderately intelligent laymen.
     For complete course details, instructor credentials, and online registration visit www.brucecasswinelab.com.