Wine is a sophisticated beverage for a mature drinker, which separates it from other forms of alcohol.
“Wine is a catalyst for conversation,”
said Tuanni Price, owner of Zuri Wine Tasting & Tours. “If you go
out with your friends, and you’re drinking vodka, or hard liquor, the
conversation can very quickly can go into a different tone. That’s the
effect that hard liquor has on most people. But if you go out with
your friends, and you’re all drinking wine, it’s like a much more
intellectual conversation. It’s much more open minded.”
For many people wine can be
complicated, as there are so many different types and flavors. Zuri
Wine Tasting & Tours makes it simple by educating people people
through tasting events and by taking trips to Santa Barbara, Napa, and
Sonoma County, where many wine vineyards are.
It can be a daunting task to select
the proper wine to match certain foods, or to find one that fits a
person’s palate. Zuri Wine Tasting & Tours solves that issue for
many people.
“A lot of times people don’t drink
wine because they feel intimidated by it,” Price said. “They don’t know
where to start; they don’t know what they should drink; they don’t know
how they should drink it. We teach people how to select wine in
grocery stores and at restaurants. We want them to be more confident
when ordering wine.”
Because wine can be complicated, having a deeper understanding of it can be helpful.
“I say that tasting wine is like
dating a man,” Price said. “You have to approach it with an open mind
and be a little cautious.”
Zuri hosts their own wine-tasting
events, and they also provide their services at social events. They can
entertain groups as small as 15 people in private in-home tastings.
“When you come to our wine tasting,
people will taste wines that they cannot find in a grocery store, and
they are educated about the tasting process,” Price said.
Zuri hosts wine tours to Santa Barbara
monthly. People are driven by chartered bus for a 10-hour tour, and
they visit tasting rooms where they can meet the owners of the various
wineries. Twice a year there are trips to Napa and Sonoma County.
Packages include airline tickets, ground transportation, lodging, and
wine tours.
To book Zuri Wine Tasting & Tours, or to attend one of their events, visit www.zuriwine.com, or find them on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.