Date: October 1-31, 2025
Location: Various
Tickets and Information www.LearnAboutWine.com
August 28, 2025 — LearnAboutWine.com is Los Angeles’ Source for Wine Education and Events! Now in its 30th year of wine education, LearnAboutWine aims to provide memorable experiences for wine enthusiasts, both new and seasoned veterans. Our October calendar continues to cover a broad range of elevated events from Introductory classes, special dinners to an afternoon of friendly competitive wine tastings. We carefully select and partner with venues that compliment our programs such as The Peninsula Beverly Hills, The Cheese Store, Beverly Hills and Fig at the Fairmont in Santa Monica, in addition to hosting our own classroom downtown in the Arts District.
LearnAboutWine remains committed to the goal of refining the palate of wine customers in Los Angeles so we can continue to grow as a society and wine can continue to improve around us.
Please see our October calendar of events below. Details of all our events can be found on our website www.LearnAboutWine.com:
Oct 4 | Pinot Taste Off at our DTLA classroom in the Arts District – As much fun as you can have wine tasting
Oct 5 | Wine Camp – An Introduction to Wine, hosted at the DTLA classroom in the Arts District
Oct 9 | CULT Cabernet Dinner ft. Screaming Eagle at The Peninsula Beverly Hills – The wine list is off the charts.
Oct 11| Epic Wines of the World with Optimal Cheese Pairings at The Cheese Store – Top wines of the world edition.
Oct 12 | Napa Valley Experience at Fig at The Fairmont – imagine a top tasting room in Santa Monica showing the best wines of Napa
Oct 18 | The Wine and TACO Challenge at our DTLA classroom – a fun event with a serious wine list
Oct 21 | Wine Friender! Bring a bottle tasting parties. We have “wine in common” wine socials (New for 2025)
Oct 25 |The Champagne Challenge with Howlin’ Rays at our DTLA classroom – LA’s Best Chicken Sando and an insane list of wines.
Oct 30 | DRC & Friends Great Burgundy Dinner at 71Above – the best names in burgundy to buy edition. We teach, we love, we enjoy.
Ian Blackburn is the founder of LearnAboutWine. He has been a professional sommelier and wine education expert for more than three decades.
Credentials: WSET, CSW, 2nd Year Master of Wine Student, J.W.E.
Highlights:
- Helped Raised millions of dollars for major charity partners – Milken Institute “Think Cure”, TJ MARTELL Foundation, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
- Featured in “The Bachelor” TV series in 2007’s “Officer and a Gentleman”
- Appeared in the Movies Sour Grapes and Perfect Vintage.
- Has hosted over 1 million guests at various programs
- Produces over 100 tastings, classes and events per year!
