Depending on your interest, we can plan a tasting event that covers a particular kind of wine or wine region in a lot of depth. We could focus on Australian Shiraz and compare them with French makers of Syrah. We can talk about the use of oak in wine making, the different flavor impact of different kinds of oak, and design a tasting of various oaked wines.  We can taste "floral" against "earthy" white wines.  Does "bio-dynamic" taste different from regular wine?  The options are endless, truly.

Then, there is the wide open field of wine politics, and the impact of wine laws on what is in your bottle. Who decides how to stock shelves in your supermarket? Why does everyone tell you that you should drink dry wine?  What does a Robert Parker score mean, and why do we rate wine by numbers?  In this second customized format, we can plan for a short lecture and lots of Q&A, with or without wine.