A Basic of Wine – Wine School Session
I’ve got really big news….. and for all of us at Terry Robards Wines & Spirits….. it is very exciting! This November the Basics of Wine – Wine School, which we started in the winter of 2015, will resume once again. As we all know the pandemic changed everything, but along with those changes came an exciting new opportunity. I am pleased to announce that our wine education program will enter the virtual world.
When Covid hit and we had to cease our in-store tastings it was a huge loss for everyone who enjoyed the classes – and especially for ME! I reveled in writing and teaching the lessons, and in hosting the events. The Basics of Wine course had become an integral part of my job and identity. When tastings abruptly ceased in March 2020, I felt as if I had lost a very important part of myself. Furthermore, because of the risks involved with the pandemic, it became necessary for me to stop working at the wine store all together.
That was a huge and difficult change – and while I was delighted to be spending more time at home with Terry, I was discouraged. The Basics of Wine – Wine School was a really good program and I just couldn’t accept the fact that Covid 19 had put an end to it.
Then, one day last winter when I was feeling especially down over the situation, I got a telephone call from a woman named Peggy Benton. Peggy had attended one of our tasting classes while she and her husband were vacationing in Lake Placid. I remembered her well because she was very knowledgeable about wine, and we had engaged in an enthusiastic conversation after the tasting.
During our phone call Peggy shared with me that she had once met Terry at a wine event in New York City many years ago. She was fully aware of his impressive contributions to the world of wine through his books, newspaper columns and vast experiences. Peggy also said she felt it was a shame that our knowledge and expertise was only available to participants who attended our classes in person. I clearly remember her saying, “Why limit it to just Lake Placid? These tastings should be shared with anyone who wants to learn about wine!”
What I didn’t know at the time was that Peggy is the director of special programing for Watertown Public Broadcasting Station. And last winter, while meeting with the executive board, she told them about the wine tasting class she had attended in our store. She then pitched the idea of a doing a virtual WPBS wine tasting with The Robards. The board agreed that it was a good idea, so Peggy was calling to see if I would be interested in the project.
It sounded like a WONDERFUL opportunity to me, and it instantly renewed my spirits and got my creative juices flowing again. Could it really be that the lost part of my identity was being restored to me? The answer was YES! And I instantly understood that the stars had aligned in my favor – the universe was conspiring on my behalf – and the powers that be arranged this. It was FATE! 5 years of teaching wine school had prepared me for this exciting new adventure.
A Basic of Wine – Wine School Session
I’ve got really big news….. and for all of us at Terry Robards Wines & Spirits….. it is very exciting! This November the Basics of Wine – Wine School, which we started in the winter of 2015, will resume once again. As we all know the pandemic changed everything, but along with those changes came an exciting new opportunity. I am pleased to announce that our wine education program will enter the virtual world.
When Covid hit and we had to cease our in-store tastings it was a huge loss for everyone who enjoyed the classes – and especially for ME! I reveled in writing and teaching the lessons, and in hosting the events. The Basics of Wine course had become an integral part of my job and identity. When tastings abruptly ceased in March 2020, I felt as if I had lost a very important part of myself. Furthermore, because of the risks involved with the pandemic, it became necessary for me to stop working at the wine store all together.
That was a huge and difficult change – and while I was delighted to be spending more time at home with Terry, I was discouraged. The Basics of Wine – Wine School was a really good program and I just couldn’t accept the fact that Covid 19 had put an end to it.
Then, one day last winter when I was feeling especially down over the situation, I got a telephone call from a woman named Peggy Benton. Peggy had attended one of our tasting classes while she and her husband were vacationing in Lake Placid. I remembered her well because she was very knowledgeable about wine, and we had engaged in an enthusiastic conversation after the tasting.
During our phone call Peggy shared with me that she had once met Terry at a wine event in New York City many years ago. She was fully aware of his impressive contributions to the world of wine through his books, newspaper columns and vast experiences. Peggy also said she felt it was a shame that our knowledge and expertise was only available to participants who attended our classes in person. I clearly remember her saying, “Why limit it to just Lake Placid? These tastings should be shared with anyone who wants to learn about wine!”
What I didn’t know at the time was that Peggy is the director of special programing for Watertown Public Broadcasting Station. And last winter, while meeting with the executive board, she told them about the wine tasting class she had attended in our store. She then pitched the idea of a doing a virtual WPBS wine tasting with The Robards. The board agreed that it was a good idea, so Peggy was calling to see if I would be interested in the project.
It sounded like a WONDERFUL opportunity to me, and it instantly renewed my spirits and got my creative juices flowing again. Could it really be that the lost part of my identity was being restored to me? The answer was YES! And I instantly understood that the stars had aligned in my favor – the universe was conspiring on my behalf – and the powers that be arranged this. It was FATE! 5 years of teaching wine school had prepared me for this exciting new adventure.
