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Want to seriously (or not) learn about wine? Have a few good bottles you would like to share with good friends while improving your knowledge and testing your senses? The BYOB Small Group Wine Coaching Session is what you are looking for.

You bring the wines, we bring the rest.

  Package includes the following:

• Private wine coaching session for up to 12 participants
• Presentation by Laurent Guinand, a wine industry veteran and wine educator
• A wine coaching handout with numerous tips and information about the theme
• Materials needed during the tasting (glasses, decanters, professional wine aroma kits, etc..)
• Wine trivia quizzes and games

Frequently Asked Questions:

I do not have wine in my cellar. How can we do this? Not a problem. GiraMondo can have pre-prepared orders at diverse wine stores that you can pick up at your convenience.

Can we have food during the session? Yes, you can bring your own food or we can give you names of catering companies who will help you, or for an additional cost, we can bring cheese and cracker platters. We recommend platters of appetizers or cheese and crackers.

How long are the BYOB private sessions? One or two hours.

What are the recommended themes? Depending on your interests

• Introduction to wine (wine etiquette, food and wine pairing, wine regions of the world)
• Introduction to wine (varietals of the world)
• Wine aroma workshop
• Wines of France / Icon wines of France
• Wines of Italy / Icon wines of Italy
• Wines of Spain / Icon wines of Spain
• Wines of the New World
• Blind tasting Principles
• New World Wines versus Old World Wines
• Etc...