Wine Tastings and Lessons for 6 from The Wandering Wino and The WineYard
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Description
Interested in learning more about wine? For the novice or the expert, this is a unique experience for 6 people to have an opportunity to learn from Shawn Burgert, the Wandering Wino at The WineYard in Thousand Oaks.
About Shawn Burgert, the Wandering Wino
Ever wonder why there are restaurant reviews, restaurant critics, endless wine reviews, and nothing for wineries and wine tasting rooms? I wondered the same thing one day when seeking out a useful tool for planning my wine trips. After my initial amazement of finding nothing, I ignored my promptings to start Wandering Wino for a time.
Throughout my life of working the restaurant industry, I grew a Champaign taste on a beer budget while hitting the wine trail. I wanted to travel to as many wineries as possible always fearing that if I stopped I just might miss something. I have been accused many times of being a wine connoisseur, so much so you might think I could spell the word. My response has always been the same; "do you know the difference between a connoisseur and a wino?" Answer; "a connoisseur takes the bag off the bottle." To my critics, I am slowly reading towards level one of sommelier foundations and may later attempt to become certified.
Anyone snobby about wine quickly forgets the fact that at the end of the day, wine is a grown crop from a dirt field, made by farmers fueled by God's weather. I would rather be dubbed a wino than a connoisseur, and my inherit ability to speak fluent sarcasm makes it all the more fitting. Integrity and trust is what my business is built upon. Without it, I am finished.
Wandering Wino is all about a community of people sharing their experiences for others benefit to plan wine trips. It is also about a desire to learn more about wine and anything related through interviews featured, blog, and hearing from those hitting the wine trail. Hit the wineries tab and read reviews, or write your own.
About The WineYard
Welcome to The WineYard. The WineYard was started by us (Lisa & Stacey) after 25 years of working in the corporate world. We love to taste and drink wine and thought "Wouldn't it be great to bring that wine tasting experience to the Thousand Oaks area." So after months of planning and research and with alot of help from family and friends on Dec 15th 2006 The WineYard was opened.
The WineYard offers daily wine tasting, wines by the glass and bottle with no corkage fee. We have two flights on our menu daily that we change weekly. In addition to our daily tastings, we have special event tastings on Thursday from 5:00 - 8:00 and Saturday from 4:00 - 7:00. Happy Hour is offered Tuesday, Wednesday & Friday from 4:30 - 6:00. Select $5.00 glasses of wine or a $10.00 tasting from our happy hour menu. Check out our calendar to see what winery will be pouring at The WineYard next. We have wine retail specializing in domestic small boutique wineries and a unique selection of international wines as well. Review our wine list to see what The WineYard has in stock. Cheers !
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