2024

RIEDEL WINE
GLASS SEMINAR

SEPTEMBER

4

WHAT IS IT?

JOIN RIEDEL & THE DENVER FOOD + WINE FESTIVAL FOR AN EDUCATIONAL AND ENTERTAINING PROGRAM THAT WILL CHANGE YOUR WINE LIFE FOREVER!

In a unique and fascinating wine tasting, Southern Glazer’s Wine & Spirits sommelier Shelley Sale will demonstrate the relationship between the shape of a Riedel Performance wine glass and your perception and enjoyment of the wine within.

With three generations of experience in creating functional, grape-varietal specific glassware, Riedel Performance is the result of 10th and 11th generations Georg and Maximilian Riedel’s drive to continually improve on what has come before.

This technologically advanced collection is the first Riedel series to feature bowls with a light optic impact. Detailed research by the Riedel family, aimed at improving the organoleptic wine experience, revealed that increasing the inner surface area of the glass had a positive impact on the perception of the bouquet and flavor of the wine.

This was achieved through a unique optical effect, which not only adds a pleasing visual aspect to the bowl, but also expands the surface area, allowing the wine to open up and fully show every aroma and subtle nuance.

Consisting of lightweight, durable, and dishwasher-safe shapes, Riedel Performance glasses are executed in sparkling crystal glass.

After the seminar, you will take home your own
four-glass Riedel performance kit, valued at $178.

When and
where is it?

Must be 21 & over. No children or pets allowed.

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FEATURED SPEAKER
SHELLEY SALE

Trade Development Business Manager, Southern Glazer’s Wine & Spirits of Colorado

Shelley Sale is a Colorado native who is celebrating 26 years with Southern Glazer’s Wine & Spirits of Colorado. Her credentials include: Riedel Ambassador for the State of Colorado; 1st level Sommelier with MS program; Certified Specialist of Wine; Certified Sake Professional; and Certified Spirits Specialist.

On the beverage scene, Shelley’s passions are for rye whiskey, sake, bubbles, and roses. She loves to travel around the world, visiting the land and dirt where the grapes are grown.

During COVID, she re-found her passion in volunteering at the Park Hill food bank (which feeds 200 families every week), taking Yale University courses, and expanding her growth in Inclusion and Diversity within her community.

Shelley’s passion is to learn, share, and grow the opportunities that are advancing women in the wine and spirits industry.

Our Beneficiaries

Helping the Restaurant Industry Grow

Proceeds from festival events benefit the Colorado Restaurant Foundation’s mission of service to support worker education, training, and Colorado ProStart®, our high school culinary and entrepreneurship program; mental health and wellness resources; and the Angel Relief Fund, which provides mental health and hardship grants for Colorado hospitality employees.

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