Wednesday, June 29, 2011

Back to School Special

I wanted to post this email I received from my wine guru, Kevin Zraly. If you live in the tristate area and can afford to take this class, I highly recommend it. Zraly is so knowledgeable -- and hilarious. This price is a bargain, too; I paid almost $1,000 for the class two years ago. He once said that the fall semester of 2011 would be his last course (the 10th anniversary of 9/11). I wonder if that's still true?



Kevin Zraly is pleased to announce the
35th Anniversary of
the Windows on the World Wine School!

To celebrate this milestone Kevin is offering a one-time price for alumni and their friends for the Fall 2011 semester only. We have deducted $35 off of each individual class and the Fall semester price will be $720 per person. This offer
expires on September 1st. Friends will need to be recommended by an alumni to take advantage of this price.

Monday, September 12 – White Wines of France

Monday, September 19 – White Wines of California, New York, and Washington

Monday, September 26 – White Wines of Germany and the Component Tasting

Monday, October 3 – Red Wines of Burgundy and the Rhone

Monday, October 10 – Red Wines of Bordeaux

Monday, October 17 – Red Wines of California and Oregon

Monday, October 24 – Red Wines of Spain and Italy

TUESDAY, November 1 – Champagne and Port

For more information, please call Michelle at 845-255-1456 or email at kevin@kevinzraly.com. Please visit our website at www.kevinzraly.com.

Kevin Zraly
Windows on the World Wine School
P.O. Box 847
New Paltz, New York 12561
2011 James Beard Lifetime Achievement Award Winner
author and educator of Windows on the World Complete Wine Course
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Tuesday, June 28, 2011

Couldn't Have Said It Better Myself

I ran across an interesting article, "Wines That Favor Balance Over Power," in The Wall Street Journal from June 18.
The subject of the story, David Ramey, said he "was driving on a dusty road through the land of tequila and mezcal when he had what he describes as his "coup de foudre"— otherwise known as his road-to-Mexicali moment — and realized, improbably, that he wanted to make wine. "I suddenly thought, wine makes people happy," he says.
Amen to that! (His "eureka"moment is coincidentally the subtitle of this blog.)
The author, Jay McInerney, so far hasn't grabbed me like the previous WSJ wine writers, Dorothy J. Gaiter and John Brecher, who were splendid. Of course, I will give him a few more chances ... I wonder if (paid) wine writer is the dream job it appears to be?
In any case, this is my 100th post. Here's to 100 more, or 1,000.