Wine Events

Hot Weather Reds and Heritage Meats: Grilling and Swilling for the Summer

with Heritage Foods USA, Emily Peterson, Kimberly Severson

Local Wine, Local Cheese

with Kimberly Severson

Don’t overlook what’s being produced right in your own back yard! The Empire State is making more wine than ever before, in every imaginable style from sparkling to white...

Deciphering the World of Fortified Wines

with May Matta-Aliah

Port, Sherry, Madeira, Marsala, Malaga and Vins Doux Naturals. Fortified wines run the range from dry and savory, to sweet and...

Wine Workshop: Warm Weather Wines

with Tess Rose Lampert

Pair your wine to the forecast, and join us for a tasting of the perfect warm weather wines- just in time for picnics in the park, backyard barbeques and imbibing al fresco!...

The Elements of Wine

with Andrew Fisher

Andy Fisher, President of Astor Wines/Astor Center, teaches the basics of wine tasting and food pairing in this hands-on, plain-language tasting class. As you taste through...

Italian Wine: Discoveries from the Astor Cellar

with Andrew Fisher

With over 3,000 wines in our cellar, we have a wide selection of little-known and extraordinary bottles. In this class, Andy...

Spain: Wine, Cheese & Charcuterie

with Kimberly Severson

Spanish wine is quickly gaining popularity among wine lovers, and it’s easy to see why. With a dizzying array of wine styles...

Loire Valley Wines

with Andrew Fisher

This intensive tasting class is designed to teach you all you've ever wanted to know about the Loire Valley – in just two hours. Andy Fisher, president and owner of Astor...

Aw, Shucks: A Hands-On Oyster Primer

with Kimberly Severson, Nellie Wu

In this class we are going to learn by doing - we'll explore what different species of...

Wine & Food Pairing Essentials: A Workshop

with Kimberly Severson, Emily Peterson

Do you panic when handed the wine list? Are you intimidated by the Sommelier? Afraid...

Speak like a Sommelier: Learning the Language of Wine

with May Matta-Aliah

Ever find yourself searching for the ‘right’ word to describe the wine in your glass, only to come up blank? Or been at a...

Wine Workshop: The Terroir of Eastern Long Island

with Richard Olsen-Harbich

With a 40-year history producing fine wine, Eastern Long Island has distinguished itself as one of the premier winemaking...

French Wine: Discoveries from the Astor Cellar

with Andrew Fisher

Take a French wine tour with Andy Fisher, Astor’s president and owner, in this fun and informative tasting class! ...