SchoolHouseRed

At HouseRed we are dedicated to demystifying the world of wine.  We have created a series of wine classes designed to provide friendly, down-to-earth forums for wine education and exploration. We recognize that you are the expert on your tastes, your likes and dislikes -- so we use as little "wine-speak" as possible. Our role is to guide you through exciting tasting tours of wine regions and grape varietals from around the world. We will help unravel the mystery behind food and wine pairings and encourage your own discoveries! All of us value the learning experience and we welcome your questions, comments and ponderings. Join us.

Upcoming Classes:

Wednesday, February 24th

Wine Class: Organic & Biodynamic Wines

7-9pm $35 per person

Why? A number of different reasons:

1. It makes better wine:  Just look at the fast-growing list of the world’s top winemakers publicly embracing biodynamics - Leflaive, Leroy and Domaine de la Romanee Conti in Burgundy; Chapoutier in the Rhone; Selosse in Champagne; Didier Dagueneau in the Loire; Zind-Humbrecht and Weinbach in Alsace; Randall Grahm of Bonny Doon in the US; Millton, Rippon and Seresin in New Zealand ... All top producers already making good wine, who have moved to BD because they want to make better wine. As UK wine writer Robert Joseph observest: ‘It looks a lot like a club that, if I were a winemaker, I would very much want to be a member of.’

2. It makes a difference: to the health of the vineyard  many vineyard owners have adopted BD methods because they believe it is the best way of either improving the health of their soil and their vines, or they want to keep old vineyards productive.

3. It is a perfect fit with a move towards single-vineyard wines: Biodynamic farmers view their farm as an independent, unique individual unit, with external inputs kept to a minimum. This has parallels with the old French idea belief that the unique whole environment (terroir) of a vineyard, including the yeasts that grow on the grapes and the influence of the people who tend the vines, all contribute to the quality and sense-of-place experienced when a wine from that vineyard is drunk.

House Red is dedicated to supporting winemakers who choose methods that reach beyond conventional chemical

based farming. Whether sustainable, organic or biodynamic, you’ll find a wide selection of wines from around the world produced in ways that result not only in healthier (and happier) soils and vines – and better wines!

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