Registration is OPEN!
MERLOT on May 27
Wine Class Dinners
wine education, in a more intimate and immersive setting
about our classes
focusing on terroir’s influence on the great grape varieties of the world
OUR BLIND TASTING FORMAT
Each class highlights a single grape variety, which allows us to take a deep dive into each grape variety and discover its different iterations made around the world. Our favorite element of these classes is that we hold them in a blind tasting format! During the class, you will not know the producer, vintage, or region the wines are from… only the grape variety. Each class is dedicated to teaching you about the 5 regions our featured grape variety is most commonly produced in, and how the terroir in each region affects the wine’s outcome.
THE REVEAL - At the end of class, we will guess the region each wine was from, pulling from what we learned about each of the regions. This refreshed format will be an active and engaging way to learn more about the wine we already know and love!
Our live, in-person Wine Class Dinners are hosted at the beautiful Golden Pheasant Inn in Erwinna, PA.
Make the night extra special by booking a night at the Inn after our class!
our 2026 classes
May 27 - Merlot
registration opens April 15 at 4pm EST
Merlot is one of the most important red grape varieties in the world of wine. Its origins stem from the Bordeaux region, where it is responsible for some of the finest wines from the Right Bank, where it is often blended with Cabernet Franc, and on the Left Bank, where it serves as a key blending grape variety, supporting Cabernet Sauvignon. It is also widely planted in top wine regions around the world, making outstanding wines. Its calling card is a plushness and soft red and black fruit core that proves the intensity of fruit in the wines made from it. No other grape produces wines as a lead grape and supporting grape. In this class, we will explore its many expressions and experience why it makes wines that we should be enjoying regularly. We will feature 5 examples of great Merlot from Sonoma, Italy, Bordeaux, Washington State, and Chile.
August 26 - Riesling
registration opens July 15 at 4pm EST
November 4 - Grenache
registration opens September 23 at 4pm EST
your ticket includes:
a standard tasting pour of each of the 5 featured wines
3 paired small plate food courses
The Educated Grape supporting class materials
$150 per person
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Purchase Tickets
When tickets become available for our next class, they will appear below to purchase.
If the class you would like to attend is sold out, and you would like to be added to the waitlist, please email Angelica at blickenderfera@gmail.com and provide her with your name and the number of tickets you would like to purchase.
tips for easy registration...
Our Wine Class Dinners have a history of selling out very quickly; if you are hoping to join us for a class, we recommend taking the following steps to get registered.
Put the registration time (4pm EST) on your calendar or set an alarm. If you are on our Wine Class Dinners email list, you will receive an email that we send out at 4pm, but we suggest taking this extra step in the event that the email takes some time to get to your inbox.
Have this page open on your phone or computer and ready to refresh at 4pm EST.
If you're planning to go with others as a group, we recommend designating one person to register for everyone to ensure your whole party can get in.
