Affordable French Wine
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Get your passport -- we're off to France! Join us as we welcome Jo-Ann Ross, DWS, FWS, for a class on the myths and misconceptions surrounding French wine.
Think French wine is expensive, austere, and esoteric? Think again! Ms. Ross will debunk these myths while you sip stunning, wallet-friendly French wines. France is so much more than Bordeaux and Bourgogne. From spirited, sparkling Crémants to sun-drenched, Southern French reds, you will be amazed at the treasure-trove of values. Learn to untangle French wine labels and laws, as you discover the bargains that abound in reds, rosés, whites, sparklers, and dessert wines.
BIO:
Jo-Ann Ross, a lifelong wine enthusiast with considerable formal wine education, holds post-nominal letters as a Certified Specialist of Wine, and a Certified Specialist of Spirits. She is New England’s First French Wine Scholar (FWS) Instructor and holds a Diploma of Wine And Spirits from the Wine and Spirits Education Trust. With three “sold out” FWS courses under her belt, she is currently planning the fourth course at Boston’s French Cultural Center in Downtown Boston. Jo-Ann conducts numerous French Wine Classes throughout the Greater Boston Area. She completed and passed the examination for the French Wine Society’s Master Level Programs covering Rhone, Provence, Sud de France, and Bordeaux. She is also an official Borgogne Wine Instructor through the Bourgogne Wine Board (BIVB). An active member of the National Speakers Association, Jo-Ann has over 30 years of professional speaking training and has delighted corporate and private audiences in numerous venues.
As an agent for Benson Marketing (a full service Marketing Company for the Wine Industry), Jo-Ann completed three successful marketing promotions for Languedoc AOC and two successful marketing promotions for Muscadet wines sponsored by Loire Valley Wines. Jo-Ann will also be presenting for the second time a Languedoc Seminar at the Boston Wine Expo.
Please bring a wine snack to share with the group. Reminder all the events are pre-pour so the RSVP is very important. The attendance number may change if room construction is complete.
We will have a SNOW date of Feb19th as our guest is coming from a distance.
2-3-15 The Wine List
Wine #1: 2011 Brut Dargent 2011 Sparkling Pinot Noir
Wine# 2: 2013 Villa Des Anges Rose
Wine #3: 2013 Domaine Lafage Novellum Chardonnay
Wine #4: 2013 J.P. Chenet Pinot Noir
Wine #5: 2013 Louis Jadot Beaujolais-Villages
Wine #6: 2008 Chateau-Belair Coubet Bordeaux