NAPA, CALIFORNIA: The Napa | Sonoma chapter of Women for WineSense’s (WWS) is joining forces with noted Bordeaux wine expert and author, Wendy Narby, to host a Bordeaux Bootcamp at the Stonehedge Winery tasting room on June 11, 2016 from 1:30 – 4:00 p.m.
ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Wendy Narby is a leading expert in the wine industry with 25 years of experience in the French food and wine industry. She has taught at the Ecole du Vin de Bordeaux (Bordeaux Wine School) since 1997 and specializes in training the International Bordeaux wine educators for the Bordeaux Wine Council. Ms. Narby teaches professionals and connoisseurs with an aim to open the doors of the world’s most famous vineyards and share the talents of lesser known winemakers, making the world of Boreaux wine more accessible.
ABOUT THE LOCATION:
Since its first release in the early 90’s, Stonehedge has quickly become synonymous with quality. Stonehedge’s mission is to produce wines that are worlds apart from wines produced by the large producers or corporate conglomerates. Stonehedge’s philosophy is to produce elegantly handcrafted wines that are affordable by the majority of the population. Stonehedge is dedicated to producing exciting, delicious, multi-dimensional wines that are not only available to a few, but to everyone. Stonehedge’s tasting room is located at 1004 Clinton Street, Napa, CA 94559.
ABOUT THE EVENT |RSVP DETAILS:
The Bordeaux Bootcamp with Wendy Narby begins at 1:30 p.m. on Saturday, June 11th and concludes at 4:30 p.m. Ms. Narby will guide attendees through a tasting of 5 Bordeaux wines, and will share key insights and knowledge from her 2 decades in the region. This is a rare opportunity to learn from a distinguished international expert on Bordeaux and taste some fantastic examples of the diversity of the region.
Ms. Narby will also be available to sign copies of her book, Bordeaux Bootcamp (available for sale at the event and on Amazon in advance).
Tickets for Bordeaux Bootcamp are $25 for members and $40 for non-members. Tickets are available online here. Seating is limited, advanced reservations are required.
ABOUT WOMEN FOR WINESENSE: WWS is a not-for-profit organization 501(c)6. The Napa| Sonoma Chapter founded in 1990 is celebrating its 25th anniversary this year. It is the founding chapter of this national organization. WWS provides outstanding educational and networking opportunities to both wine industry professionals and wine enthusiasts by presenting educational, insightful and stimulating events in a non-intimidating and fun environment. Both men and women of legal drinking age are welcome to join. There is an exciting line-up of events planned for 2016. To join or learn more about the various WWS’ roundtables and general events, please visit www.womenforwinesense.org.
