Wednesday, October 28, 2009, 7:00pm - 9:30pm
Price: $175

In recent years, we've become entranced with South America. We are vacationing in the jungles of the Amazon, tasting regional cuisines, and sampling an array of new South American wines—and for good reason. Chile and Argentina, in particular, are turning out excellent wines that are giving classic European vintages a run for their money, at very affordable prices. In this class, wine and travel expert Liz Caskey will guide you through an interactive tasting of the best these two countries have to offer, using evocative visuals and informative handouts to demystify the wines being presented. Explore terruņo (that's Spanish for terroir) and learn how Chile and Argentina's characteristic approaches to wine making, coupled with climatic and geographical conditions, helped European vines take on unique expressions in the soil of the New World. In each glass of wine, you'll discover rich, dynamic, exotic flavors that are as intriguing as the places from which they hail. Taste and discuss a variety of wines—from Chilean Carmenère to the wholly Argentine Torrontes—that will serve you well as a guide for future exploration.

Students must be at least 21 years of age to enroll in Wines of South America.

MEET YOUR INSTRUCTOR
	In 2001, Liz Caskey relocated from New York to Santiago, Chile to found Liz Caskey Culinary & Wine Experiences, a boutique travel design firm offering custom foodie adventures in Chile, Argentina, and Uruguay. Currently at work on several book projects, including a food lover's guide to Chile, Liz also writes for her blog, Eat Wine.

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