Wines

I finally attended a Wines on Wine event at the Fifth Floor Restaurant, and was really impressed. Emily Wines, the house sommelier, covers a lot of ground in just one hour in her class series. The event I attended was "Entertaining with Wine." In this class she covered the basics of buying, storing, and serving wine, the proper glassware in which to serve it, how to pair wine with various types of meals, events, and parties, how to throw tasting and pairing parties, and common food and wine pairings that work and don't work. We left with handouts with all the pertinent information. During her talk, in which she took questions and was very engaging, we were able to drink what she'd poured for us- five different wines plus a welcome Belini. The $35 it costs might seem like a lot for an hour, but with all you learn and all you drink in that hour, it's money well spent. Future classes: November 15- Big reds for winter. November 29- Bubbly. January 3 - Vive La France. Beginning in January classes go monthly on the first Wednesday. Call the Fifth Floor to ask questions or make reservations. (415) 348-1555.