1. A Journey Through the Wine Glass
Wine With Erika
A Journey Through the Wine Glass
Erika Frey
Certified Sommelier
Certified Wine Educator
Diploma in Wine & Spirits
@winewitherika

2. Wine With Erika: A Journey Through the Wine Glass
Budbreak – The First Shoots
Erika’s Wine Inspirations
Why Wine?
Floraison – The Blossoming
Erika’s Wine Education
The “Zen” of Wine Tasting
Fruit Set – The Early Fruits
Erika’s Journey Into the Wine Business
Women in the Wine Industry
Veraison – Maturation and Ripening
What’s Next for Erika?

3. Budbreak: The First Shoots
The Finger Lakes
Cornell University, Ithaca, NY
First wine class
White wines
Sonoma
Family, friends and travel
Experiencing wine culture and vineyard life
Red wines

4. Why Wine? Travel – Geography, Nature, Landscapes
Languages – Culture, History
Science – Biology, Chemistry, Geology
Business – Marketing, Communication
Customer Service, Problem Solving

5. Floraison – The Blossoming
Boston Wine School
Boston University
Grape Experience
Wine & Spirits Education Trust (WSET)
Cornell CUVEE program
San Francisco Wine School
Wine Scholar Guild
UC Davis/OIV Wine Marketing Program

6. The “Zen” of Wine Tasting
Slow down
Using all your senses
Checking in with your feelings
Assessment

7. Fruit Set – The Early Fruits
Boston Wine School
Zoll Cellars
Winestone
The Tasting Company
Grape Experience
Boston Center for Adult Education
Wine Scholar Guild

8. Women In the Wine Industry
Women are underrepresented in leadership roles
Women are paid less then men across all tiers
Women are thought to be better wine tasters
Women make more wine purchases

9. Women In the Wine Industry
Madame “Veuve” Cliquot
Susana Balbo
Pascaline Lepeltier

10. Women In the Boston Wine Industry
haley.henry and
nathálie wine bars
Haley Fortier and Kristie Weiss
Rebel Rebel wine bar
Lauren Friel
Eataly wine shop and restaurants
Jessica Brennan

11. Veraison – Maturation and Ripening
Teaching and learning
Making a difference
Networking
Following my wine “Zen”
My natural wine path

12. Erika’s Current Wine Obsessions
Riesling
Finger Lakes
Georgia

13. Questions? Thank you. Cheers!
Handouts for Erika’s upcoming classes
Raffle for bottle of Susana Balbo Malbec
Visit Erika and the Winestone Team
1160 Boylston Street (Route 9 Eastbound)
Chestnut Hill, MA
Free wine tastings every Saturday afternoon