Special Event

Wine, Wit, and Wisdom celebrates
Le Beaujolais Nouveau est arrivé!
7 p.m., Thursday, November 19, and Saturday, November 21, 2009

Join us as Sommelier Charles Birr and Executive Chef Rhys Lewis toast the new vintage with you, then guide you through an evening featuring a special three-course menu paired with a few of the finest Beaujolais wines: Beaujolais Village, Morgon, and Moulin-à-Vent.

French law prohibits release of Beaujolais Nouveau before the stroke of midnight on the third Thursday of November. Colonial Williamsburg’s allocation will be delivered by air freight and arrive just in time for the festivities to begin.

The race from grape to glass may be silly, but half the fun is knowing that on the same night, in homes, cafés, restaurants, pubs, bars, and bistros around the world, the same celebration is taking place.

$29.95 includes a single a glass of Beaujolais Nouveau
$39.95 includes a glass of wine with each course.
Tax and gratuity included.

2009 Curriculum

Our “curriculum” will cover a wide range of topics, some of them about wine and cheese. Our tenured professors for the course are Executive Chef Rhys Lewis and Sommelier Charles Birr. Their entertaining anecdotes pair perfectly with the flavors and tastes of the wines, cheeses, and chocolates under discussion.

November—Southern Hemisphere

• November 7 #1101 The Viticultural Regions of Chile
• November 14 #1102 Growing Grapes in a Desert: Argentina
• November 21 #1103 The Land of the Long White Cloud: New Zealand
• November 28 #1104 Wine Australia

December—The Best of 2009

• December 5 #1201 The Red Wines of the Veneto, Italy
• December 12 #1202 The Pinot Noir Lectures
• December 19 #1203 The Noble Reds of Piedmont, Italy

The Nutcracker Series
A series of wine seminars based upon the elegant movements of the Nutcracker ballet

• December 20 Drosselmeyer Has Arrived: Pinot Noir—A Study of Terror
• December 21 The Land of the Snow: Aromatic California Chardonnay
• December 23 The Land of the Sweets: Chocolate and Dessert Wines $35
• December 26 The Waltz of the Flowers: Grand Cru Grower/Producer Champagne and Chocolate
• December 27 The Pas des Deux: The Art of Blending Great Reds $40
• December 28 The Final Bow: Chocolate and Port $40
• December 31 California Cult Wines $60

Unless otherwise noted, tuition for each session is $25 and does not include tax or gratuity.

Sessions are held at 2 p.m. in the Chesapeake Room at the Williamsburg Lodge

Reservations are required. Please call (757) 229-1000 or (757) 220-7798.

Prices, times, and operating schedules are subject to change.