Spring Break
Uncork your inner Wino
Wine trades quality for quantity
ASHLEY SANDERS
Issue date: 4/16/09 Section: Out & About
Hot, full bodied, fleshy and lean. These are words commonly overheard around a college campus.
Where: Ciné: 234 W. Hancock Ave.
Cost: $20 advance, $25 at door
Sorry lustful kids, think again. These are also descriptors students would hear if they happened to stumble into a wine class.
For those who have always envisioned a Sideways-like vino journey through Napa Valley with close friends and romantic encounters, but inconveniently know nothing about wine, venture onto Ciné tonight for a comprehensive crash course.
Ciné is hosting "Wine 101: The Big Six," two one-hour classes introducing the cultish sport of wine tasting.
"It's the first time we're doing the class and we were hoping if it does well we can make it an annual thing. We are just trying to feel it out," said Jamie Woodhead, a public relations intern at Ciné.
The Big Six will include, well, the most popular wines.
They are: pinot grigio, chardonnay, cabernet sauvignon, merlot, pinot noir and sauvignon blanc, and they will be hailing from the United States, France and Chile.
Out of the six, four will originate from the closest thing America has to French vineyards - California.
"They seem to be the most common when you go into restaurants especially for American clientele who tend to lean toward California reds and whites," said Peter Birdsong, a wine expert from Georgia Crown Distributing Company, who will be leading the first class.
"When I think of the basics of wines and varietals, I think what better way to start than in your own back yard?"
Birdsong's perspective might be comforting for younger class participants who like to keep it local.
"It's definitely geared towards the of-age college crowd who don't really know much about wine," Woodhead said.
Although Birdsong typically teaches wine classes in restaurants to employees, he expressed the significance in honing in on the actual consumer.
WINE 101: THE BIG SIX WINE TASTING
When: 7 and 8:30 tonightWhere: Ciné: 234 W. Hancock Ave.
Cost: $20 advance, $25 at door
Sorry lustful kids, think again. These are also descriptors students would hear if they happened to stumble into a wine class.
For those who have always envisioned a Sideways-like vino journey through Napa Valley with close friends and romantic encounters, but inconveniently know nothing about wine, venture onto Ciné tonight for a comprehensive crash course.
Ciné is hosting "Wine 101: The Big Six," two one-hour classes introducing the cultish sport of wine tasting.
"It's the first time we're doing the class and we were hoping if it does well we can make it an annual thing. We are just trying to feel it out," said Jamie Woodhead, a public relations intern at Ciné.
The Big Six will include, well, the most popular wines.
They are: pinot grigio, chardonnay, cabernet sauvignon, merlot, pinot noir and sauvignon blanc, and they will be hailing from the United States, France and Chile.
Out of the six, four will originate from the closest thing America has to French vineyards - California.
"They seem to be the most common when you go into restaurants especially for American clientele who tend to lean toward California reds and whites," said Peter Birdsong, a wine expert from Georgia Crown Distributing Company, who will be leading the first class.
"When I think of the basics of wines and varietals, I think what better way to start than in your own back yard?"
Birdsong's perspective might be comforting for younger class participants who like to keep it local.
"It's definitely geared towards the of-age college crowd who don't really know much about wine," Woodhead said.
Although Birdsong typically teaches wine classes in restaurants to employees, he expressed the significance in honing in on the actual consumer.
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