The Thru Vines Varietal & Style Series is a selection of educational wine workshops that are for the naturally adventurous wine lover. They will help you experience different wine styles that you may have not been aware of as well as discover what your favorite grape variety tastes like from other parts of the world

Our courses are available as single workshops, or as a class series for community education event centers, fun in-home group settings or corporate and restaurant sales training.

In these one- two-hour classes, your wine educator creates an environment focused on students and consumers to feel relaxed and ask as many questions that arise in the learning process. You’ll sample a selection of wines of which are discussed as a basis of our learning topics.

The Varietal & Style Series is geared toward the consumer who wants a better understanding of varieties and styles of wine, and wants to be a more informed buyer.

We are careful to give the most up to date information, so that they can make more educated decisions in their wine purchases. Wines tasted will represent the topic, focusing on introducing smaller producers, now available in our market.

Learn characteristics of this popular red grape and why it is the most popular red variety. We will blind taste examples from around the world, and possibly meet its father!

Chardonnay can be full bodied and sensuous, or flinty and lean, and anywhere in between. It will easily show where it was grown and how it was made in the glass.Taste and discover anew the old….blind!

The movie Sideways changed the future for this fickle yet irresistible grape variety; with its perfumed aromas and delicate flavours. Almost every winemaker around the globe wants to try their hand at creating a wine from this grape.

The ancient practice of preserving wines for travel led to one of the most sought after styles of wines for several centuries. Still today, these fabulous wines are made using ‘traditional meets modern methods’, bringing new fans to their fold.

Sherry!  These are some of Spain’s most intriguing and delicious wines. If you love wine and love to learn, please come out with an open mind and be prepared to taste some things you may have never had before.

Big Bold Reds are the fashion, and if you love these wines. Try this class. We will talk about what makes them so full of flavour, how they are made, and how they are best enjoyed! Whether they are blends or single varieties, you will find some new favorites!