Union Square | Private Wine Experience for 8
August 25 2023 | 8:00 PM - 9:30 PM13 E. 13th Street, New York, NY 10003
Book your private wine experience with your Grand Cru today! Join us for a Corkbuzz private guided tasting, a unique experience from our team of expert sommeliers.
How it works:
All reservations include 6 bottles of wine for up to 8 guests at a private table. A sommelier will lead you through an intimate guided tasting and tailored class, leaving plenty of time for Q & A and time to spend together. Printed materials will be yours to take home. Our famous housemade ricotta is included.
Available Tastings:
Wine Profiles: Gain a better understanding of your wine preferences
Everyone’s palate and wine preferences are different. And with so many wines to choose from, how do you decide what’s best for you? Wine Profiles can help. Think of it as the “make-up counter experience” or “golf club fitting”, but with wine. We will lead you through a tasting of 6 wines to help you deconstruct your preferences. At the end you will have a greater understanding of why you like certain wines over others and the specific characteristics to look for when choosing wine. Choose a white or red profile for your group.
If You Like That, You'll Love This: Obscure Grapes with Familiar Styles
Stuck in a wine rut? Corkbuzz is here to help! No matter what your go to wine, we can help you explore new styles based on your favorite varietals and regions. Looking for an alternative to Cabernet Sauvignon? Learn why the Cabernet Sauvignon grape creates full bodied wines with black fruit and pronounced tannins, then discover Touriga Nacional from the Douro. Do you always go for the Chianti Classico? Try Liatiko from the island of Crete and feel like you’re on a Greek adventure. Tired of showing up to the dinner party with Pinot Noir? Learn how grapes like Gamay, Frappato, Counoise, and Valdigue make a great stand in with red fruits, mouthwatering freshness, and a lighter body. If you’re used to settling for the Sauvignon Blanc, impress your palate and your friends by ordering the equally refreshing Verdejo, Grüner Veltliner, or Assyrtiko. While you’ll learn about classic grapes, you’ll discover alternative expressions you’ll be seeking out on wine lists and your favorite neighborhood wine store.
Perfect Pairings: Wine & Cheese
It’s hard to imagine a pairing more classically perfect than that of cheese and wine. The perfect combination of these two items can create perfect harmony on your palate. Like wine, cheese varies in intensity, quality, boldness, and sweetness, and it also can be characterized by a sense of place or terroir. In this class, we’re pairing six wines with an array of cheeses to gain a better understanding of which cheese types best match your favorite wines. In this pairing session, we’re revealing all the secrets to a seamless marriage of cheese and wine.
Burgundy Basics
It is said that, “Burgundy (Bourgogne) is a holy grail for wine geeks: a region impossible to master, impenetrable to the casual observer, and endlessly fascinating.” In this exciting, introductory class, we’re exploring the two most popular grape varietals of Burgundy: Chardonnay and Pinot Noir. Burgundy is home to an array of exciting provinces, each of which produce a different iteration of these infamous grape varietals. In addition to geography and climate, we will discuss AOP wine laws and regulations, grapes, food and pairing suggestions.
Cruis'n USA
Not just for video game buffs. Native grape vines are abundant in the US, but early settlers were intent on bringing their familiar European vines to their settlements, and US wine never looked back. Every state grows grapes and makes wine, and you'd have no lack of wineries to visit on a cross country road trip. We'll take a look at some of the most important; California, Oregon, Washington, New York, and maybe even stop briefly in emerging wine regions in place like Texas, Michigan, Virginia and more! Buckle up!
Questions? Don't see your preferred topic? Email orders@corkbuzz.com
* Gratuity included.
** For parties of less than 8, guests may take unfinished wine home.
Cancellation Policy: We require a one week cancellation for private pods for a full refund. Wine Experiences cancelled within one weeks time will be subject to a $200 cancellation fee.
Our full dinner menu is available. Please let us know if you'd like to dine during or after your Wine Experience.