The Wisdom Bar-"Wine Wisdom: What's Really in Your Glass?"

Expert-led lectures in bars and creative spaces across NYC.
About this Event

💡A smarter night out in NYC—fascinating speakers, wine, and real conversation. 💡

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🍷 Wine tasting included with ticket!

Are you a wine enthusiast, sommelier wannabee, or maybe just looking to expand your palate? Then this night is perfect for you! Join us as Certified Sommelier & Wine Educator, Anna Arfaras shares her Wine Wisdom...

What are we actually tasting when we drink wine? Through an interactive palate-training experiment, we’ll isolate the four primary structural components of wine: tannin, acidity, sweetness, and alcohol. By tasting each element independently, participants will learn how these components affect the taste and feel of a wine, how to recognize them in the glass, and ultimately better understand what they like and why they like it.

What are we actually tasting when we drink wine? What do terms like acidity, tannin, body, alcohol, and residual sugar really mean, and how do they affect what we experience in the glass? Most importantly, how can understanding these basic elements help us better identify and communicate what we actually like to drink?

Anna Arfaras is a Certified Sommelier with nearly two decades of experience in the wine and hospitality industry. Her career has taken her through acclaimed restaurants and luxury hospitality operations in New York City, Las Vegas, Orlando, and the Bahamas, with roles ranging from floor sommelier to multi-unit beverage director.
Her experience spans nearly every side of the wine business, including building and managing wine programs, restaurant operations, hospitality consulting, distribution, and supplier sales, with particular expertise in Italian wine. Through her consulting work, Anna has advised restaurants and hospitality groups on wine programs, beverage strategy, operations, and staff education.
Combining a sommelier’s knowledge with years of practical experience buying, selling, serving, and teaching wine, Anna approaches wine education with a focus on making an often-intimidating subject engaging, approachable, and genuinely fun.

We'll explore:

• What do terms like acidity, tannin, body, alcohol, and residual sugar really mean?
• How do these elements impact the experience of a particular glass of wine?
• What are your individual preferences as you learn more?

This might be for you if you...

• Are a wine lover
• Are interested in expanding your palate intellectually or literally
• Are curious about the factual world of wine (business, vocabulary, etc.)
• Enjoy lecture-based and conversation-focused events of any kind — think Ted Talks in bars, Lectures on Tap, or micro learning meets dinner party
• Want to switch up your usual weeknight. Why not make it interesting? 🤓

Agenda

🕑: 06:30 PM
Doors Open
🕑: 06:30 PM - 07:00 PM
Grab a Drink!
🕑: 07:00 PM - 07:45 PM
Lecture Begins
🕑: 07:45 PM - 08:00 PM
Q&A
🕑: 08:00 PM - 08:30 PM
Meet the Speaker & Mingle