Virtual tours can be accessed anytime at their website.Acker Merrall & Condit is to auction the personal collection of American importer Martine Saunier in Hong Kong this month. How to Access: Virtual Tasting Experiences will take place on Instagram Live. Follow the winery on Instagram to get advance notice on timing of the next session. When: Live tastings will occur weekly with varied dates and times. This is one online experience I would jump at the chance to join, quarantine or not. Not available for a live session? Check out their virtual tour of the winery and vineyards, starting at the ivy-covered chateau and going through the underground wine caves into the gorgeous vineyards. Topics like “The Ageability of Wine” will be interesting to all, even if you don’t have a bottle of the esteemed vineyard on hand. The live tasting sessions will cover everything from winery operations, Q&As, and tastings with winemaker Matt Crafton. RELATED: How to Have a Social Life While Social DistancingĠ3 of 05 Chateau Montelena Virtual Tasting Experience and TourĬhateau Montelena is an iconic Napa Valley winery, with a history going back to 1882 and wines that played a big part in putting California at the forefront of the wine world. Visit the website for a full schedule of events and to schedule private tastings. The sessions will be recorded and posted to Instagram and YouTube if you can’t make the live stream. How to Access: View on Zoom and Instagram Live ( register ahead of time to get the Zoom link). For private tastings, no fee for tasting itself, but tasters must purchase the wines in advance (all shipping for taster is a flat rate of $5). You can also put in a request to have the winery customize, coordinate, and lead a virtual wine experience for you and up to 10 friends.
Now you can taste along with Frog’s Leap owner, founder, and winemaker John Williams and his viticulturist and winemaker (and son) Rory Williams, and hear the stories behind each of the wines they feature. Read on to learn about all the different ways you can digitally connect and learn from some of the best wineries around the country while you imbibe from home this month.Ġ2 of 05 Frog’s Leap Interactive Tasting Experiencesįrog’s Leap is one of the OG vineyards in Napa making great wines using sustainable methods. RELATED: Cocktails Over Video Chat Are Helping People Cope-Here's How to Have Your Own Quarantini Happy Hour "We’re all still drinking great wines, and we’re all still here, so why not share a glass of wine together? The virtual tastings are meant to bring our friends and clients together to share a bottle of wine, discuss what’s in the glass, learn a little bit, and have a few laughs. “We wanted an opportunity to stay connected with our clients and friends to maintain some sort of normalcy," says John Kapon, chairman of Acker Wines. Enter: virtual wine tasting.įor wine lovers around the world, or even just 'wine likers' who would like to know more about what they’re quaffing, the coronavirus lockdown does not have to get in the way of sipping, learning, and enjoying a glass (or few) of your favorite varietal. And while having a drink with my friends over video conference certainly hasn’t gotten old yet, if I’m going to be drinking at home, I might as well learn something along the way. People all over the world are hosting virtual happy hours, catchups, workouts, meditation sessions, concerts, and more. If you’ve been getting creative with your evening social plans during quarantine, you’re not alone.
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