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ClassBento money-back guarantee
Our mission is to improve mental wellbeing through our workshops and experiences. We curate our teachers and hosts carefully to ensure that they are of high quality.
That's why we provide a money-back guarantee*: If you're unsatisfied with this experience, just leave it at least 20 minutes before it ends, and tell us (the ClassBento team) the reason for your dissatisfaction within 4 hours of that time, and we'll provide you with a refund.
* We may choose to limit our refund per customer at $500. In some rare cases, we may also require you to show us your photo ID before we process the refund.
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Learn the basics in this wine tasting class in Seattle!
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2 hours
Upper Queen Anne
1 to 20 guests
$79
What you'll do
If you've been struggling to get a grasp on the vast and complicated subject of wine, join this wine workshop in Seattle! Whether you're diving headfirst into the industry and want to learn the basics or you're looking for a friendly and informative wine tasting experience, this workshop is for you. This class was created so that anyone who is interested in wine can understand. Your instructor will break out the different areas of study and give an overview of each along with advice about how to begin your studies.You'll try 4-6 samples of wine throughout the class. You'll also learn how to identify different flavors using a wine aroma wheel. This class is perfect for beginners who want to get started on the right track. Now when you go wine tasting on your own or are browsing the wine aisles in the grocery store, you'll be able to identify your favorites!
What you'll get
Four to six samples of wine and a wine aroma wheel.
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Knowledge required
Beginner-friendly. Must be 21 years of age or older.
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Recent reviews of Wine Tasting Class: Wine 101
- 1/5 from Rebecca Chen, attended Jun 2025: Terribly low quality class especially for the price. $80 per person for 4 tastes of wine and a 2* hour presentation that was poorly paced, not suited for an introductory audience, and not engaging. This was a severe disappointment and I would never recommend this experience to anybody else
- 5/5 from Kaija Villagrand, attended Sep 2024: Our teacher was very energetic, kind, fun, and informative. He was definitely a wine expert! The venue was nice and he set it up well. It looked very professional. Materials provided were 4 different wines to try (two white and two red) and a loaf of freshly baked bread (homemade by the teacher). We tasted each of the wines, learned how to taste wine, and learned about how wine is made. I really enjoyed our teacher's energy and passion for the subject.
Your teacher
Richard Kinssies, Owner of Wine Outlet on Elliott Ave in Seattle, has been a wine journalist since 1976 and the wine columnist for the Seattle Post-Intelligencer since 1982. He is a features writer for The Wine News, a national wine publication and the author of Seattle Epicure, a book on dining in Seattle and The Art of Wine Tasting, an illustrated guidebook. Additionally, he has hosted his own television and radio programs on wine and is a frequent guest on National Public Radio. Kinssies, an experienced wine educator, is the director of the Seattle Wine School, which he founded in 1981. He created a wine curriculum for the Seattle Central Community College’s Culinary Academy and a wine professional certification program for the Washington Wine Commission. He has also been retained by the French government to educate the local wine trade on the wines of France.Richard has worked as a sommelier, and owned and operated a highly acclaimed Seattle restaurant and wine bar. He has traveled extensively to all the major wine regions of the world and is frequently a judge at national and international competitions.
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