The Sun Wine & Food Fest

LED BY THE USA WINE TASTING TEAM, THIS IMMERSIVE SEMINAR INTRODUCES GUESTS TO THE ART OF BLIND TASTING THROUGH A STRUCTURED, SENSORY-DRIVEN APPROACH. LEARN HOW TO DECODE A WINE?S IDENTITY BY ANALYZING ITS APPEARANCE, AROMA, AND PALATE. THROUGH A STEP-BY-STEP DEDUCTIVE PROCESS, GUESTS WILL EXPLORE: APPEARANCE: COLOR, LEGS, CLARITY, AND VISCOSITY AROMA: PRIMARY, SECONDARY AND TERTIARY AROMAS PALATE: INITIAL IMPACT, ACIDITY, TANNINS, ALCOHOL, FRUIT FLAVORS, BODY, AND FINISH SYNTHESIS & DEDUCTION: FORMING A LOGICAL HYPOTHESIS TO IDENTIFY GRAPE, REGION, AND STYLE THE USA WINE TASTING TEAM IS COMPRISED OF: KATY LONG - TEAM CAPTAIN, DIPWSET PAIGE BINDEL - CERTIFIED SOMMELIER RYAN ROBINSON - DIPWSET, ADVANCED SOMMELIER DAVID REUSS - MASTER SOMMELIER (2025) THIS SEMINAR IS IDEAL FOR WINE PROFESSIONALS AND ENTHUSIASTS ALIKE, OFFERING A DEEPER APPRECIATION OF WINE AND SHARPENING YOUR TASTING SKILLS.
LED BY THE USA WINE TASTING TEAM, THIS IMMERSIVE SEMINAR INTRODUCES GUESTS TO THE ART OF BLIND TASTING THROUGH A STRUCTURED, SENSORY-DRIVEN APPROACH. LEARN HOW TO DECODE A WINE?S IDENTITY BY ANALYZING ITS APPEARANCE, AROMA, AND PALATE. THROUGH A STEP-BY-STEP DEDUCTIVE PROCESS, GUESTS WILL EXPLORE: APPEARANCE: COLOR, LEGS, CLARITY, AND VISCOSITY AROMA: PRIMARY, SECONDARY AND TERTIARY AROMAS PALATE: INITIAL IMPACT, ACIDITY, TANNINS, ALCOHOL, FRUIT FLAVORS, BODY, AND FINISH SYNTHESIS & DEDUCTION: FORMING A LOGICAL HYPOTHESIS TO IDENTIFY GRAPE, REGION, AND STYLE THE USA WINE TASTING TEAM IS COMPRISED OF: KATY LONG - TEAM CAPTAIN, DIPWSET PAIGE BINDEL - CERTIFIED SOMMELIER RYAN ROBINSON - DIPWSET, ADVANCED SOMMELIER DAVID REUSS - MASTER SOMMELIER (2025) THIS SEMINAR IS IDEAL FOR WINE PROFESSIONALS AND ENTHUSIASTS ALIKE, OFFERING A DEEPER APPRECIATION OF WINE AND SHARPENING YOUR TASTING SKILLS.