Wine Tasting with Wendy!

Join us Monday, May 4 for our special two hour wine cruise!

Wine expert and Classic Harbor Line food and drink consultant Wendy Crispell hosts a different wine tasting every other week. Each trip features wine from a different region, and the month of May is all about Italy!



The May 4 cruise will feature wines from northern Italy, and the May 18 trip will highlight wines from southern Italy and Sicily. The wine cruise is designed for those who are new to wine tasting as well as seasoned palettes: Wendy explains the history of the regions, gives background on some of the rarer Italian grapes (though a non-blend wine must be at least 85 percent of one type of grape, there are more than 1,000 types of grapes in Italy alone!), and pairs hors d'oeuvres with each wine.

Tasters will get sample six different wines - both red and white - on each of the Italy-themed cruises. While each different region of Italy has its own style of wines because different grapes grow in different regions, Wendy says Italian wines are earthy and acidic compared to wines from other countries because of the soil and climate.

Here's what the menu for the May 4 cruise looks like!:

White - Lombardy Region

Rose - Piedmonte Region

Red - Emilia-Romagna Region

Red - Alto Adige Region

Red - Piedmonte Region

...Plus one sparkling wine!

The appetizer menu consists of
-shrimp and scallop cerviche
-fig proscuitto melt
-sliders with roasted pepper & mozzarella
-smoked salmon canape with horseradish cream
-percorino crustini with olives and walnut


More About Wendy:

Wendy Crispell has studied at The New School, The French Culinary Institute, Windows on the World Wine School, The German Wine Academy, Ecole D'Vin in Bordeaux and Wine and the Spirit Education Trust. She holds advanced certifications in wine and cheese and owned her own bistro for 10 years. Her cocktail recipes have been featured in the Mr. Boston Cocktail Guide as well as Top Shelf Magazine, and has appeared on The Food Network's show Taste Test. She is a Classic Harbor Line consultant for all of our food and drink menus! For more information on wine, cheese, appetizers and cocktails, visit Wendy Crispell's website!