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Posted at September 09, 2008 13:44

“This wine tastes like Jelly!”

“Well, I think it tastes like leather.”

This is an example of how a class may go when tasting different wines during The Melting Pot Restaurant’s wine school.

In a classroom-like setting, a group of twenty-four students learns the basics about wine and develops an ability to compare wine and food aromas, and eventually make food pairings. Students are called on and encouraged to give their opinions on how the wines taste.

Mike Hobbs, the owner of the Melting Pot, says the school started in response to the growing interest of his customers in wine.

Last year, certified sommelier wine school instructor Jennifer Johnson was hired to teach the course. She believes in the importance of wine. Her enthusiasm and knowledge about wine has made the course a continued success. “Many of our students have continued their knowledge of wine after the class was over and went on to earn level 1 sommelier ranking,” Mike says. “There is just a great society of people interested in wine.”

The Melting Pot’s six-week wine school starts Tuesday September 16 from 6-8 PM. Costs are $35 per class or $185 for the complete series. Call 314-725-4141 for more information.

—Jennifer Gerling

September 2008 MissouriLifelines

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