Thursday, January 19th @ 6:45 pm PST
December 27th – Join LearnAboutWine for another “once in a lifetime” epic meal prepared by Michelin Awarded Chef Christophe Émé. This time LearnAboutWine will feature over a dozen top quality Bordeaux wines at a beautiful rooftop space in downtown Los Angeles. Taste and compare the older vintages Vs the new from Château Figeac, Château Talbot, Château Smith Haut Lafitte, Château Ducru Beaucaillou: discover great insights about the wines from the experts at Duclot and LearnAboutWine. The 14 fortunate guests will discover the gourmet-magic of Chef Christophe Emé. This truly is a special gathering of greatness. Limited tickets available here
Wine List
- First Flight (White)
- Château Cheval Blanc, Le Petit Cheval Blanc 2018
- Château Smith Haut Lafitte Blanc 2019
- Domaine De Chevalier Blanc 2016
- Second Flight – Château Figeac, Grand Cru St. Emilion
- Château Figeac 2015
- Château Figeac 2009
- Château Figeac 1998
- Third Flight – Château Talbot, Grand Cru Classé Saint-Julien
- Château Talbot 2016
- Château Talbot 2010
- Château Talbot 1961
- Fourth Flight – Chateau Smith Haut Lafitte, Grand Cru Classé, Pessac-léognan
- Château Smith Haut Lafitte 2015
- Château Smith Haut Lafitte 2010
- And another where we Guess The Vintage
- Fifth Flight – Château Ducru-Beaucaillou, Grand Cru Classé Saint-Julien
- Château Ducru Beaucaillou 2016
- And another where we Guess The Vintage
- Château Ducru Beaucaillou 1982
- Château Ducru Beaucaillou 1966
- Dessert – Château Suduiraut, Premier Cru Classé
- Château Suduiraut, 2011
ABOUT IAN TODD BLACKBURN
Wine Educator, Professional Sommelier/Host and Master of Wine Student – I discovered the wine industry while working with Chef’s Thomas Keller and Joachim Splichal in the top dining rooms of Los Angeles. My passion redirected my career from restaurants/hotels to vineyards and wine-education. Now with over 25-years of experience hosting events; leading trips around the wine world; I published a wine book; produced my own wine called Beekeeper Cellars and sat for the difficult Master of Wine Exam! Today, I am considered one of the region’s best wine educators and work for my 20,000 followers (follow me), visiting vineyards and wine regions and producing over 100 wine classes and events a year for my businesses and my team.
Timeline
- 1995 Learnaboutwine.com was created
- 2003-2005 TASTE on Two Rodeo – weekly tastings on Rodeo Drive
- 2005 LASupportsLA donated $250K to Hurricane Katrina Charities
- 2007 My wine class was featured on ABC’s The Bachelor
- 2010 Sold 5000 Groupons in one day to survive the great recession
- 2016 Appeared in the Movie “Sour Grapes” – Yes, Rudi was originally a student
- 2019 Surpassed 1 million dollars in Charity donations through our various events
- 2020 Pivoted to our own retail store called Merchantofwine.com & we still deliver!
- 2022 Appeared in the Movie “A Perfect Vintage”
Websites:
- ZoomIntoWine.com – virtual tastings and education
- MerchantofWine.com– procured wines and my wine of the month club
- LearnAboutWine.com– wine education and events
- Follow me on social media for more!
