Affairs of the Vine will create a wine education event especially for you. Affairs of the Vine Workshops, Seminars, Wine Receptions, and Team Building Events will create RARE team and customer alliances. Affairs of the Vine will help you accomplish your goals to enhance Relationships, create Access, activate Response, and experience Empowerment. Create an event to be remembered.

Food & Wine Pairing Workshop

Affairs of the Vine will present a "Food & Wine Pairing Workshop" for your group. Affairs of the Vine educators will discuss and demonstrate the "secrets" in selecting the perfect wines to complement the flavors of a meal. The flavors so prevalent in today's restaurants featuring "fusion and ethnic" cuisine present a unique challenge in selecting wines. The seminar will be interactive and concentrate on varietal wines. Each of the participants will discover which wines complement the flavors in food and why.

This workshop will enable your group to develop the ability to taste the differences in wine and apply them to food pairing experiences. The attendees will learn to communicate food and wine descriptions and characteristics to others.

The seminar, at your discretion, may be followed with a luncheon or dinner during which your group may immediately apply the principles they have learned in pairing food and wine.

This workshop is fun and delicious!

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Making Sense of Wine - An Aromatic Workshop

Affairs of the Vine will present an "Aromatic Workshop" for your group. In this unique tasting and learning experience, the attendees will discover how to identify the wide range of aromas and flavors that naturally occur in fine wine. As participants, your group will work with 21 different elements as they explore the characteristics of eight unique wines representing distinctive varietals.

This workshop will enable your group to develop the ability to taste the differences in wine and be able to communicate these characteristics to others.

We promise your group a "sense-ual" and unforgettable experience.

The seminar may, at your discretion, be followed with a luncheon or dinner. Your group will have the opportunity to apply the skills they have learned during the Aromatic Workshop.

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Advanced Food & Wine Pairing

Affairs of the Vine will present an "Advanced Food & Wine Pairing Workshop"for your group. In this workshop, your guests will be presented the challenge of tasting and describing wines when they are tasted alone and then with four different appetizers. Six international wines will be presented. Affairs of the Vine educators will discuss and demonstrate food and wine pairing guidelines. Your group will have the opportunity to experience the changes in the food and wine with each pairing. Each participant will be asked to note and discuss their observations, indicating excellent, good, fair, and poor pairings. This workshop will build on the skills your group has developed in the "Food & Wine Pairing Workshop" and the "Aromatic Workshop" or from previous wine knowledge and experience.

This workshop will enable your group to develop the ability to taste the differences in wine and apply them to food pairing experiences. The attendees will be able to communicate food and wine descriptions and characteristics to others.

The workshop, at your discretion, may be followed with a luncheon or dinner during which your staff may immediately apply the principles they have learned in pairing food and wine.

This workshop will take food and wine pairing skills to a new level.

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A Wine Appellation Workshop

You might have run across one or several of them but not known about it. You may have been familiar with one for years, but not known it was one of them. You may have driven through a few in your lifetime without knowing you did. We are talking about an appellation. When a vineyard or winery wants to tell you the geographic pedigree of its wine, it uses a tag on its label called an Appellation of Origin. Appellations and the wines that are produced from the appellations are very distinctive.

Affairs of the Vine will present "A Wine Appellation Workshop" for your group. Knowledge of wine appellations and the style of wine that derives from the appellation can assist you in choosing the right wine to pair with a menu. In this workshop, your group will be presented the challenge of tasting and describing wines from various appellations and will learn through experience to define the styles of wine from several key appellations. Affairs of the Vine educators will discuss, demonstrate, and distribute materials to aid in defining and identifying appellations. Experiential knowledge and understanding of the characteristics of wine from various appellations will allow your group to expertly choose wines from any wine list that will complement any menu. This workshop is particularly entertaining and effective when members of the group have had experiences in different wine producing areas and therefore, bring their knowledge to the workshop and the other guests.

The workshop, at your discretion, may be followed with a luncheon or dinner during which your group may immediately apply the principles they have learned in "A Wine Appellation Workshop."

This workshop will add another level of sophistication and confidence to your group.

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Touring the World to Discover Varietal Personalities

Affairs of the Vine will present "Touring the World to Discover Varietal Personalities" for your group. Affairs of the Vine educators will conduct a guided tasting of six to eight examples of a particular wine varietal. These wines will be from different wine producing areas of the world. The workshop will foster the discovery of the similarities of the wines and help the group to identify and verbalize the common characteristics of the wine varietal. Your guests will be presented the challenge of identifying the varietal that they are tasting and asked to determine where each of the wines was produced.

This workshop will enable your group to develop the ability to identify the similarities and differences in wine. The attendees will be able to recognize the selected varietal in many various styles.

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Wine Boot Camp® - The Ultimate Wine Experience

Spectacular wine country can be your training site for Wine Boot Camp®. Gather your troops as we challenge their senses, awareness and understanding of fine wines. Wine novices and experts alike will find our program aschallenging as it is entertaining. We guarantee that upon completion of our basic training, your team's marksmanship in the field of fine wines will be right on target. This intensive yet highly enjoyable training program will provide your group with the experience and knowledge needed to become totally confident in the understanding and appreciation of fine wine. Business associates and friends will marvel at the leadership of your team as they storm thewine lists of America and the world.

Wine Boot Camp® may be customized to fit your goals and scheduling needs. Some of the missions that may be selected include:

• Aromatic Workshops
  
• Winery & Vineyard Tours
  
• Vineyard Experience - recruits will learn about the vineyard and have an opportunity to do some "hands-on" work in the vineyard
  
• Varietal or Appellation Wine Tastings & Workshops
  
• Food & Wine Pairing Workshops
  
• Crack the Secret Code of Wine Lists
  
• Wine Cellar Experience
  
• Wine Blending Experience - become a winemaker and blend your own wine

Wine Boot Camp®, an interactive experience can be attended by raw recruits and wine generals alike. This exclusive Affairs of the Vine program can be customized as a special event or team-building experience. Wine Boot Camp® will enable your group to become totally confident and competent in their understanding of fine wine. This experience will enhance the ability of your team to work together and assist your team in discovering new ways of thinking and interacting. Wine Boot Camp® fosters cooperation, team communication, leadership, strengthening of interpersonal relationships, and development of mediation, negotiation, and problem-solving skills.

We can provide a Wine Boot Camp® experience at any location in the United States or internationally.

Enlist today!!!

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Wine Receptions

Affairs of the Vine will create a Wine Reception especially for you. Affairs of the Wine Receptions are the best "Eduainment" available. Affairs of the Vine will help you accomplish your goals to enhance relationships, improve communication, create collaboration, develop new ways of thinking and interacting with customers, employees, and vendors. Capitalize on the diversity, knowledge, and perspective of each guest, develop strong loyalty, and enhance talent retention. Create an event that will be remembered. You may choose fromthe list below, orAffairs of the Vine can customize a wine reception event for you.

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Varietal & Appellation Team Building Wine Reception

Affairs of the Vine will present a "Varietal & Appellation Wine Reception" as part of your event. The Varietal & Appellation Wine Reception will entertain and educate your guests. Affairs of the Vine will create a customized workshop that will encourage interaction and foster cooperation within the group. The attendees will taste two different wines at each station. The varietals and country of origin or each wine will be concealed. Information on varietal characteristics and appellation characteristics will be provided in an easy to follow written and oral format. The guests will work together to discover the type and appellation for each wine. This Wine Reception is fun and delicious!

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A Taste of California Wine Reception

Affairs of the Vine will present "A Taste of California Wine Reception" as part of your event that will entertain and educate your guests. We will create a customized workshop that will improve communication, strengthen interpersonal relationships, and enhance problem-solving skills. The attendees will taste two different wines at each station. The varietals of each wine will be concealed. Information on varietal characteristics will be provided in an easy to follow written and oral format. The guests will work together to discover the type of each wine. This event is especially entertaining when your group includes foreign visitors.

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A Food & Wine Pairing Reception

Affairs of the Vine will present a "Food & Wine Pairing Reception" for your group. Affairs of the Vine educators will discuss and demonstrate the "secrets" in selecting the perfect wines to complement the flavors of a meal. The seminar will be interactive and concentrate on varietal wines. In this workshop, your guests will taste six different wines in the company of a variety of flavors and textures. Your guests will be presented the challenge of tasting and describing what happens to wines as they are paired with different foods. The conversation and interaction will flow!

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For information, contact: Barbara Drady bdrady@AffairsoftheVine.com 888-844-2688

Contact Affairs of the Vine to discuss unique programs that will help you accomplish your goals. We can customize events for your specific needs or industry.