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TALK ON WINE -- "SOMMELIER BLACKJACK : LEARN HOW TO “COUNT CARDS” AND BEAT THE HOUSE WHEN DINING AT A RESTAURANT" for 8-12 people.

Location:  Calissa Restaurant 1020 Montauk Highway, Watermill, NY.

Time: generally between 5:30 and 6:30. 

May, September, October and November - Fridays & Saturdays. During the summer, preferred days are Thursdays and Fridays. There is limited Saturday availability in the summer. Classes generally begin between 4:30-6:30 in season.
Blackout Dates: Memorial Day, July 4 and Labor Day Weekends. Other dates may apply based on availability. 

About the Class: About the Talk
The talk is a roughly 30-45 minute presentation about how to order a better bottle of wine at a restaurant for less money. The talk - which has been offered at the New York Times and several Fortune 500 companies as a team building exercise -
includes prizes, Q&A and insider insight about how restaurants select and mark up wine (e.g. why do you see same roses at every restaurant). Whether a novice or an expert, you will have several take aways as to how to find the hidden deals
and gems in wine lists and learn what wines and grapes to avoid for your next business meeting, date or social dinner. 

Calissa in Watermill was recently awarded the Wine Spectator’s Award of Excellence and its’ sister restaurant, Amali, is one of Wine Enthusiast’s Top 100 Wine Restaurants in America. Their approach to wine has been described as "daring... [one that] Dionysis would approve of" (New York Times) and ”bold...the equivalent of freaking to Burt Bacharach” (Eater). The talk is lead by managing partner James Mallios (a former stand up comedian) who was described by Decanted as "about a hundred miles from the stereotypical sommelier - a sort of Greek version of Tony Soprano who looks more likely to kneecap you than pour you a glass of natural wine”.

James has taught this Sommelier Blackjack class at the New York Times and Fortune 500 companies as a team building exercise. It includes prizes, Q&A and insider insight about how restaurants select and mark up wine (e.g. why do you see same roses at every restaurant) and how to use that knowledge to beat restaurants at their own game and buy better wine at a lower price. Whether a novice or an expert, guests will learn ahow to find the hidden deals and gems in wine lists and learn what wines and grapes to avoid at your next business meeting, date or social dinner.

Item Special Note

Exp. 1/1/2020

Delivery: e-gift certificate via email.