Tyler, back left, in the red wayfarers and tie, and Morgan, bottom right, clutching the ultimate luxury in my book: a bottle of Dom. (Photo courtesy of Wine Riot and The Second Glass)
Here at Shoestring, we love wine, but we hate people who take wine too seriously—or rather, look down their nose at honest people trying to learn more about enjoying the fruits of grapes' labor. Which is why we adore our friends Morgan and Tyler behind the Boston-based "snob-free" wine magazine, The Second Glass. Each week, with their Wine of the Weekend newsletter, they bring knowledge and kindred tasting notes to the masses—for free—in language that lets you love a new bottle, varietal, or region of wine, not be intimidated by its mystery and musty, unnecessarily aspirational aura.
These cool cats have been working, strike that: slaving, over plans for the most kick-ass oenophile event we've ever seen, happening next weekend here in Boston on Friday April 17th and Saturday April 18th, which they've dubbed Wine Riot. Wine Riot will feature over 250 wines from more than 50 producers from all over the world, and tickets cost less than a bottle of Veuve. How can you beat that with a stick?
Friday night kicks off with a VIP event featuring educational expert panels on biodynamic and organic wines and "Twitter Taste Live", where participants will be live tweeting the event globally. Our favorite, however, is the Crash Course wine seminar on the difference between Champagne and sparkling wine. (Anyone who knows the girls behind Shoestring knows how we can't live without our bubbly, be it Cristal, Cristalino, or the Champagne of beers.) The last bit is an extension of the affordable monthly tasting panels that Tyler hosts at local wine shops—we went to their hilarious Crash Course for Valentine's Day, "Vino Viagra and The Panty Remover," in February and were hooked.
We know you will be, too, so get your ass in gear and grab tickets while there's still time—they're sure to sell out soon! Click on the banner below to go directly to the Wine Riot website and support our friends at The Second Glass.
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