San Diego Wine-Back by Popular Demand: The Wine Smarties Iron Chef-Sommelier Pairing Event

my first year, back in 2006. It was an absolute blast!!! The class goes over the

basic styles of wines (sparkling, white, reds, and dessert) and then we pair them to

different types of foods, outlining the general 'rules' of food and wine pairings

together. Then I set you free. Your task (in your group) is to come up with a menu that pairs 4 wine styles with a buffet of food that I will have prepared. You will

present your team's menus to the group and it will be judged by yours truly. The winning

group gets an award. This is seriously sooo much fun! Grab your favorite wine-drinking

buds and sign on up! I want to have 20-25 students at this class to make sure it is full of energy!

You are guaranteed to learn how to understand some food and wine pairing rules you can apply to your own culinary dishes as well as have a fantastic time. Last class, I was in tears from laughing so hard...some of the pairings were really creative :-))) (eh, um, Team Heather-Nicolle-Matt).