Private Berkeley Wine Tasting with Local Sommelier

Spend an intimate afternoon or evening with a local sommelière tasting and discussing local wines. This is a tour for people who want to think as well as drink! Limited to six participants.

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What you’ll do

This experience is hosted in English.

4.96 out of 5 stars, from 45 reviews

, November 2023

elizabeth is a great host! she made lear ing about wine tasting approachable..no prefentiousness , great insight i to the world of tasti g and describing o es palette. she is a wealth of knowledge and willi gto answer any questions we had. really great experience and introduction to varieties of wine that we wefe nit as familiar with. plus the goat cheese she suggested was incredible even my wife who doeant like goat cheese really enjoyed it.

Anthony

San Francisco, CA

, July 2023

As visitors from Seattle familiar with Washington wines, we were expecting and hoping to learn more about the local wine scene in the Bay Area / Napa and Sonoma and what makes the wines produced here different than those produced elsewhere, perhaps incorporated into tasting notes as we were tasting the various wines. To us, the experience felt more focused on wine in general and some of the details of what makes wine special/how it's made. There are advantages to this approach, since we'll remember some of those things much longer than we'd remember/care what made a particular wine we tasted unique. We have been exploring wine quite a bit since turning 21 and moving from the east coast to Washington two years ago. When we shared our experiences in Washington we sometimes felt like our opinions were being "corrected" and we felt patronized at times, which is a completely different attitude than we'd experienced when chatting about wines with many tasting room hosts and winemakers in Washington. Elisabeth was very knowledgeable and I think we would've very much enjoyed taking her to some of our favorite wineries in Washington to compare tasting notes. Based on our experience with her today, I think she would be a great person to learn from and talk with if you know little or quite a lot about wine, but with us somewhat in the middle the discussion just felt off at times. And, we may have had a different experience if there was a larger group than just the two of us. The two wineries we visited had very good wine with broad appeal and the snacks that were included were very tasty as well.

Colin

Lynnwood, WA

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Where we’ll meet

Donkey and Goat

Berkeley, California, 94710, United States

About me

After 10 years in Italy, a Master's in Food Philosophy and Sustainability, and visits to countless wineries, I returned home to California to delve into the domestic wine world. I hold Italian and French Wine Scholar certifications, and I am currently completing WSET Level 4 Diploma. With my academic and hands-on experience and a foot in each continent, I am uniquely positioned to discuss industries new and old, and strive to bring a cultural and artistic approach to the discussion of wine.

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Things to know

Guest requirements

Guests ages 21 and up can attend, up to 6 guests total.

Activity level

The activity level for this experience is light and the skill level is beginner.

What to bring

a jacket or shawl, as Berkeley can be chilly even in the summer

Accessibility

Step-free bathroom available, Entrances wider than 81 centimetres, Mainly flat or levelled ground

Cancellation policy

Cancel at least 1 day before the start time for a full refund.

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