Fall 2024 Beach Culinary and Wine Excellence Series
Event Date and Time: Thursday October 24, 6:00 - 9:00 PM
Location: The Queen Mary
Event Details: Join us for an unforgettable evening crafted by the talented students of the Hospitality Management Program and their dedicated faculty. Savor a delightful wine reception with exquisite small bites, accompanied by live music. Expand your wine knowledge with an engaging wine-tasting class, and witness firsthand the passion and commitment of our student organizers.
Tickets: $150 per person
*Tickets available to guests 21 years old and up.
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Lead Presenter:
Anna Ortiz
Dr. Anna Ortiz is a Certified Sommelier and owner of My Wine Advisor. She has over 30 years of professional wine experience from retail sales and promotion, wine travel, restaurant/bar consulting, to teaching wine classes on almost any topic. On the side she serves as the Dean of the College of Education at CSULB.
Featured Wines:
Students from the CHHS Hospitality Management Program will be your guide on a cruise around California by tasting wines from premium producers Lail Vineyards, Chappellet Co., Foxen Winery, Mumm Napa, and Turley Vineyards.
Lail Vineyards
2021 Lail 'J Daniel Cuvee' Cabernet Sauvignon Napa Valley - Vibrant aromas of black cherry, raspberry, violets and dark chocolate burst forth. The signature flavors of blackberry preserves, boysenberry and spice are here in spades. It is elegant and silky, and at the same time powerful, complex and insistent. The tannins are focused, ripe and round, with supporting acidity that is bright and lively. There is a concentration, clarity and drive that add up to a gorgeous expressive of Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon at its very highest level.
Chappellet Co.
2019 Pritchard Hill Cabernet Sauvignon- This wine is crafted by blending Cabernet Sauvignon with other classic Bordeaux varietals. The wine was aged for 22 months in 100 percent new French oak. Grown on our rocky, mountainside vineyard, our Cabernets have consistently displayed an ability to age for several decades.
Foxen Vineyard
2020 Foxen Pinot Noir - Ripe and succulent, with lovely persistence to the mix of mulberry and blackberry flavors, while tangy mineral and lively chaparral and black tea accents frame the finish. Offers fresh, piercing acidity.
Turley Vineyards
2021 Turley "Evangelho Vineyard" Contra Costa County Zinfandel - The 2021 Zinfandel Evangelho emerges from the front block of the vineyard, where the Zinfandel-based field blend includes Carignan, Mataro and Palomino. Dark and enveloping, the 2021 offers tremendous intensity and tons of character. Readers will find a wine of uncommon depth, complexity and pedigree.
Mumm Napa
Brut Rosé - This Rosé is a classic pairing for sushi or grilled salmon. On the palate, flavors of strawberry and orange lead to a toasty, biscuity finish while bright strawberry and rasperry aromas are complemented by juicy orange, red apple and toasted bread notes on the nose.
