I have been studying wine for the past six years.  All along my journey, I have attended countless wine tastings throughout the DFW area, toured many vineyards and have read well over 30 books concerning wine and the business of wine.  Wine has become my passion and I guess some would say my obsession as well. Two years ago, I started the wine club on this website as a way to meet others in the area that had an interest in wine as well as an outlet for sharing my passion and knowledge on the subject.   Before starting the wine club, I successfully completed my CTM in Toastmasters as a Speaker and an Impromptu Speaker receiving over 14 awards along the way.  While applying my skills as a speaker, my knowledge of wine and my creativity for coming up with new and exciting ways to learn and enjoy wine, I have been able to put together some fantastic events and wine classes, both for our wine club and for outside customers. Some of the Clients I have put together wine dinners for would include; Ventura Foods, Inc, Ben E. Keith Distributors, Ruffino's Restaurant in Ft. Worth and Cici's Pizza.  These wine dinners can be built around a theme, such as, "Exploring Italian Wines and the Regions They Come From" or "In Search of The Perfect Cabernet".  The possibilities are endless.  I also have come up with fun and exciting wine courses such as "Learning How to Taste" and "Cooking With Wine".  All of my wine dinners and courses are educational, but most importantly they are fun! Wine has really become a hot topic and something that appeals to a wide variety of people now.  Having a wine dinner with a business client can be an excellent way to build relationships in a fun and relaxing atmosphere.  The side benefit is that you will have an event that your customer will be talking about for a long time.  Wine Tastings and Dinners can also be an excellent and unique idea for hosting and entertaining friends. If you are considering putting together a wine tasting/wine dinner or would like to attend one our my wine classes, please contact me at:  972-985-3021 or shane@dallassecretwine.com

Michael Chiarello (left) from Food Network & Myself

Tyler Florence (left) from Food Network & Myself at Savor Dallas

Shane's Wine Course's & Wine Dinner's

Wine Dinner Costs:

You determine your wine budget.  How many people do
you have coming to this event?  How nice do you want
these wines to be?  If you tell me you want to spend
$1,000.00 on the wine, I will spend exactly that.  (I can
purchase the wines for you, I have connections in Dallas
that you may not have and I do not charge you any
additional amount for the wines other than what I paid
for them)  A good rule of thumb is to have one bottle per
person at the event.  Of course most will not drink an
entire bottle, but it is better to have more than you need
than not enough.  

Wine Glasses - $8.00 each for white wine glasses &
$8.00 each for red wine glasses.  You may keep these
glasses for yourself after the event or give them to your
guests.  They are excellent wine glasses and ideal for
tastings.  Consider this, most restaurants tend to use
cheap wine glasses that are more dishwasher durable.  
These glasses are poorly designed and do not add
anything to the wine experience.  You can get so much
more out of the experience by drinking wine from the
proper serving glass.

Wine Booklets - If you would like your guests to have a
great little souvenir to take home with them, I can put
together wine booklets that have tasting notes on the
wines we are covering, interesting facts about the wine,
winery and region they come from, as well as a recipe
and food pairing suggestions that would be ideal with
that particular wine.  I also have a page where your guest
can make notes about a particular wine.  The cost for
this would typically be $100.00 and that covers the photo
paper and printer ink.

The Restaurant - I have a list of many BYOB restaurants
in the DFW area and I typically know which ones are very
good at accommodating wine dinners.  The price, menu,
& style of cuisine is up to you.

My Time & Presentation - I will present each wine as we
taste them to your guests and give interesting facts
about the wines as we go through the dinner.  If anyone
has wine related questions I would be happy to answer
them as well as tell any interesting stories about the
wines or the wine business.  For the wine shopping &
gas, I would charge $50.00 and for the presentation itself
I charge $200.00.  I bring all the wines, provide the set up
and decant wines that need decanting, as well as have all
the wines ready at the proper serving temperature for
you.  Everything will be done first class!