Italy in a Glass Wine Workshop

Description

Italy in a Glass is a new online webinar designed for wine lovers, Italy enthusiasts, and anyone curious to discover why Italian wine is truly one of a kind! We are thrilled to welcome Domenico Ingenito as our guest speaker and sommelier for this special event. To celebrate his participation, we are delighted to offer this webinar at a special reduced fee of $25 per participant.  Join Domenico for a 60-minute immersive online journey through Italy’s vineyards. He will bring to life the stories, traditions, history, and flavors behind some of Italy’s most iconic wines. The webinar will be followed by a virtual wine tasting experience where Domenico will teach you how to taste and truly appreciate a wine, focusing on aroma, structure, balance, and quality. Participants are encouraged to bring a glass of Italian wine to the workshop and taste along with us!

What You’ll Learn

  • Why Italian wine is unique in the world: special focus on the extraordinary diversity of vitigni autoctoni (native grape varieties).
  • Learn about major wine regions (e grandi regioni vinicole ): take a virtual trip from North to South to Piemonte, Toscana, Campania, Sicilia to learn about legendary wine regions.
  • How to read an Italian label (ome leggere un’etichetta italiana): Practical tips to decode Italian wine labels and confidently choose a great bottle at a restaurant or an American supermarket.
  • Paring wine and food (Abbinamenti cibo-vino): Learn how to pair Italian wines with traditional dishes with clear, real-life examples you can use right away.

Workshop Benefits

  • Workshop is followed by a Q&A so you can ask questions, share impressions, and satisfy all your wine curiosities.
  • All participants will receive the recording the following day, along with the PDF of the presentation.
  • Online & accessible anywhere.
  • Whether you are a beginner or a seasoned wine lover, this webinar is an invitation to slow down, sip, learn, and fall a little more in love with Italy.

Salute! 🍷

Schedule

Day & Time: Thursday 5:30 pm – 6:30 pm (PST)
Date: March 5

Cancellation & Refund Policy

For workshops we do not provide refunds once you have enrolled in the workshop. If you cannot make the class, please let us know in writing at least 24 hours before the scheduled workshop and we can provide you with a credit to attend another workshop.

 

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