Our friends at Kaleidoscope in Mission Viejo, CA are producing a fabulous event on Wednesday, August 10th.  “Red, White & Dine,” nothing beats fine wine, live music and cuisines! If the Derby Deli and Riptide Sushi are there, we’re there — We love these local, unique events.

Plus, this extravaganza is benefiting the Make-A-Wish Foundation® of Orange County and the Inland Empire.

Approximately 18 boutique and renowned wineries will feature a wide array of their finest wines while Kaleidoscope restaurants will be passing out their favorite appetizers. There will be a live band playing jazz and easy listening music. Guests will receive SWAG bags, have a chance to win raffle prizes and purchase bottles of wine. Tickets are $40 per person, $70 per couple and $15 for a designated driver ticket.

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Are you an Iphone addict? On June 13th the Selecting a Wine for Dummies Application announced their summer promotion.  You can become a wine snob for free via Iphone, pretty trendy!  Read more about this awesome new tool in the article on MarketWire.

Need hands on edu-tainment?  Our last scheduled Uncorked event is this Thursday, June 16th at the Coast Gallery in Laguna Beach.  The event will be held from 6:30 PM – 8:30 PM and we will be serving wine, cheese & chocolates. Yum.

Last chance to register with our promotion code: uncorked39

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Are you scrambling around the house preparing the ultimate Easter Dinner for your family? To really enhance your fabulous meal you could pair your entree with wine(s).  Since, everyone loves a nice, cool glass of wine for the holidays! 

Need help with the perfect pairing?  We found a few articles that should lead you in the right direction

  1. “Spice Up that Easter Wine,” from Sun-Times Media

  2. “What wine to serve with your Easter Dinner,” seen in the Providence Journal

Happy Easter from Event Complete and Uncorked !

Let’s take a look back at Michelle Patterson talking about her new, “Uncorked,” wine tasting guide at Craig Duswalt’s RockStar Boot Camp in March 2011.  Patterson travels back in time to the inspiration of her wine tasting book, Italy!  How could you not become passionate for food and wine while traveling through Italy.  Oh, and did I mention she was being filmed for the Travel Channel… she really does “live the life!” Now, she has created wine tasting workshops that go hand-in-hand with her book, “Uncorked.”

Don’t miss out you can register for the workshop or purchase here book!  

Hopefully you got your Uncorked tickets last week…if not, don’t fret and keep an eye out for discounts! Our Uncorked: Wine Tasting Workshops are starting in May and come on… who doesn’t want to learn more about wine?  We will be providing everyone who attends with a bottle of wine and our Uncorked book. 

Here is a sneak peek from the Uncorked book:  One of the ten rules of thumb are…

Pair your wine with cheese-  Red wines go well with mild to sharp cheese. Pungent, intensely flavored cheese goes well with sweeter wines.  Goat cheeses  mix best with dry,white wine.

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Grab this deal while you can!  Right now on Groupon we are selling our Uncorked Wine Tasting workshop for only $39 ( $79 value).   Not only do you get to sip on nine different types of wine and learn from the experts… but you also get to go home with our wine guide, “Uncorked” by Michelle Patterson and a bottle of wine. Yes, free wine   

Uncorked! is a great introduction to the world of wine, and a great place to start a lifetime of education and enjoyment, said Taylor Moody, Owner of InternationalWine Ventures

Click here to get your tickets for this limited time offer!

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We are finalizing the details for our guided wine-tasting workshop, Uncorked!  We will be holding these exclusive workshops in multiple locations all over Southern Orange County and boy do we have some exciting things planned for these events.  More details will be announced in the near future… so be sure to “Like” Uncorked on Facebook. Get your friends and loved ones ready for an evening filled with affordable wines and edutainment!  Our CEO, Michelle Patterson is the author of the wine-tasting guide, “Uncorked!” and we’ve heard nothing but postitive feedback. Oh, and guess what? Everyone at our wine events will get their hands on this book.

Check out this review of ”Uncorked” from Greg Schroeder, General Manager of Amazing Grapes in Rancho Santa Margarita, CA:

“It’s a very good, user-friendly, easy-to-read overview for someone who is interested in learning the basics of wine without being intimidated by wine geek language.”