Seminar - Wine & Punchlines: Discover the Loire with Laurie Forster, The Wine Coach

Seminar - Wine & Punchlines: Discover the Loire with Laurie Forster, The Wine Coach

Laurie Forster, The Wine Coach, sommelier and nationally recognized wine expert brings her edgy, irreverent and comedic approach to wine education at this very edu-taining seminar about the Loire Valley's incredibly diverse and delicious wines.

Laurie has made guest appearances on Martha Stewart Living Today, Dr. Oz, ABC News, Fox Morning News and more.  She has been featured in The Wall Street Journal, Bon Appetit, Shape Magazine, and many other publications.  She is a natural born comedian with expert knowledge in wine.  Please join her!

The Details

Planning Your Itinerary

• Please note that this seminar ends just as the General Evening Walk-Around Grand Tasting session begins just steps away from the seminar area.

General

• An all-inclusive seminar 
• You may arrive anytime after 5:45 pm
• GRTC Pulse station is right in front of Main Street Station
• Street parking will be free on Saturday 
• You'll taste 6 or more great wines from the Loire Valley
• Bike and scooter racks are available at Main Street Station

Talent

• Laurie Forster is an award-winning sommelier, author, and media personality. Her edgy approach to demystifying wine has caught the eye of major networks, corporate meeting planners and high profile fundraisers around the country. Audiences connect with her down to earth “Jersey Girl” approach and find it a breath of fresh air in the often stuffy world of wine. 

  Forster is the host of The Sipping Point and her mobile application, "The Wine Coach," was listed as one of the Top 8 Wine Apps in Wine Enthusiast magazine. Her award-winning book The Sipping Point: A Crash Course in Wine has been featured in publications across the country, including the Washington Post, Wine Enthusiast and FoxBusiness.com.

Wines

• A list of the wines tasted will be posted in early 2020

The Virginia Wine Expo benefits the J. Sargeant Reynolds Community College Educational Foundation.

All inclusive.  Price Covers Food & Drink. 21 and over only and no infants or strollers, except at the VIP Walk-Around Grand Tasting Locals Sunday Special on Sunday, March 8, 2020 at historic Main Street Station.