Cynthia Cheng knows better than to bore a group of wine newbies with stories about Robert Parker or unattainable ’61 Bordeaux. Cheng’s company, Cyn-et-Vin, can personalize wine tastings to suit an audience, whether it’s a group of brokers who need to order properly at client lunches or a team of magazine editors interested in wine and food pairings. With her lack of uppity wine-snob attitude, attendees won’t be afraid to mispronounce “cabernet sauvignon” or ask simple questions. After class, give guests SmartsCo.’s Wine Smarts, a clever card game with questions about wine vocabulary, growing regions and grapes (plus some wild card questions tackling history and trivia). —Suzanne Ito and Mark Mavrigian
Posted 11.05.03
Posted 11.05.03
