Santa Cruz Mountain Wine Tours

Hire San Francisco's premiere fromage experts. With over twenty-five years of experience between them, and a personal motto of "Pleasure and Leisure" -- Melissa Schilling and Tabitha Stroup are Culinary Special Event Princesses.

They teach classes, seminars, trainings and organize special events for wineries in most regions of California ; San Francisco Cheese School ; Cabrillo College ; DeAnza College and Fresh Prep Kitchens... to name but a few.

Bring that expertise to your office for a team-building experience. Hire them to coordinate the birthday party of a lifetime. Have them entertain the masses at your next holiday party.

Learn about any domestic or international region for wine and cheese.

Approachability, fun, ease of use. Pronouncable. Findable. Comfortable saying/using.

2 - 4 hours.

Location: Vineyard/winery/kitchen etc for longer tours.

Educational Courses

On Wine

Santa Cruz Mountains Terroir and History
Sensory Development
Terroir and French Mysticism
Wine Regions: Rioja, Alsace, Loire, Napa, Santa Ynez, Marlborough, Finger Lakes, Central Coast, Willamette
How to Build a Restauarant Wine List
Learn about locality and seasonability
Terroir 101
World Varietal Exploration

On Wine and Food

Baby Cheese and Baby Wine for adults
Burgers and Bubbles
Flavors, Acids and Fats
How to have fun with cheese and wine
Mastering Acids - How to Pair Wine with Food
Boullioubaise and You
Chutneys, tapinades, salsas, accoutrements, spices, fruits, nuts, olives, marmelades/jellies/jams
Post Script: Medittereanean Entertaining
Dressed you up in your love
The Wonderful World of Cheese and Wine

Both Melissa and Tabitha have the ability to creatively brainstorm the perfect lesson for your group - whether you need a trade tasting and training for staff -or- wish to introduce a group to wine for the first time.

Wine and Food Tasting Events

Vertical and Horizontal Tastings

Appellation-specific tastings

Varietal Tastings.

All matched with cheeses.

Bastille Day Extravaganzas

Oenomusiphila - a wine, music and food extravaganza