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Originally Posted by Michael 61
Oh no - sounds like your experience was less than “ideal”. I too enjoyed attending wine pairing dinners before moving to The Villages back home - at least once per month for many years - restaurants would actually close down for an entire night to host the dinner - with wines from either a particular geographical region, or a particular winery - usually five courses with five wines, served with a chef- created menu to match each pairing. A sommelier would be on hand to introduce each wine and talk about the food pairing. One would then have the option of purchasing any of the featured wines at a discount.
I wasnt expecting to find something like this in The Villages (though would be nice), but I am looking forward to a wine tasting event next Friday at the Sawgrass Show Kitchen (two seatings, one at noon and the other at 3) - almost sold out - though not a wine pairing meal, snacks will be served with each pairing (charcuterie). I already attend the cooking classes there twice a week, so I am anticipating this coming up wine event - hope it will be a success, as I think there is an audience for those that enjoy fine wines here in The Villages.
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The wine event you are attending at Sawgrass, is a teaching class, so it’s very appropriate to be seated at long high tops for a better visual. Although would rather have feet on the ground when tasting and spitting 50 plus wines.
Remember the charcuterie should be sampled after the first smell, swish and taste of each new wine, no matter how tempting it looks. There will be a great difference in the wine before and after food. Wine is meant to enhance the food paired with it.