The leaves are changing colour and we are wayyyyyy overdue for a happy hour! Let’s say “hello fall” and meet on Zoom to taste some lesser known wines that will go perfectly with your Thanksgiving meal (yup, that holiday’s sneaking up quickly!).

When: Friday, October 15, 2021, 7 p.m. ET

Where: Your place! Find a comfy corner of your house and settle in with a glass of wine and Zoom.

Dress code: Don’t feel like changing out of comfy clothes? Then don’t! You can wear whatever you like.

What to drink: You’ll receive a shopping list for one red and one white wine once you register for the event.


Everyone knows chardonnay, sauvignon blanc, merlot and cabernet sauvignon, so for this happy hour we’ll be exploring a couple of underdog grapes: chenin blanc and baco noir (which is generally only grown here in Ontario!).

As always, we’ll go over the basics of how to taste wine like the pros, but without all the snobbery. The goal is to help you identify what you do and don’t like in a wine!

It’ll be a great way to start the weekend off right.

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I can’t wait to wine with you!