We had the opportunity to join Silver Lining Interiors and Acker Merrall & Condit Winery, America's oldest wine shop, for an educational and enlightening evening of the many facets of fine wine. We learned the techniques, information and experience necessary to choose, collect and serve fine wines intelligently —all while mingling with A-list guests.
David Hamburger, Director of Acker Merrall & Condit, led the conversation on the meanings and variations of fine wine before opening the bottles and pouring.
"There are four very different categories of wine," said David. "There is ordinary, good, fine and great wine and none of them quite compare when sat next to one another. Ordinary wine is what the majority of people drink, and that's the kind of wine that is similar to the background noise of the T.V. in your homes when you're not watching. It's just there in the background and you like it there but you don't want to say anything about it. Great wine, however, deserves discussion because it's simply too good not to talk about."
David explained that the real tragedy of great wine was in drinking it alone, to which we had to toast our glass with Patrik Lönn of Patrik Lönn Design and ask him about his thoughts on the art of wine.
"I'm more of a champagne fan than I am a wine fan, but this crash course in wine tasting is absolutely delightful," Patrik said. "On a fantastic, hot summer evening in a chic location, the caviar hors d'oeuvres paired with excellent wine is not to be complained about!"
Senior designer of Nova Studio Marc Schlesser, who has been to several of these events in the past, said, "We love events with a culinary base. It's a really social way to bring people together for an evening. It's always a successful evening packed with wonderful people."
Stay tuned to GoDesignGo tomorrow for more from the fabulous attendees at the wine tasting and other tips we learned in our crash course.
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