Every Thursday Benchmark Wine Group invites you to raid your cellar (or theirs!) and be part of an exclusive virtual tasting guided by a celebrity sommelier.

This week's theme is "Everything Happens for a Riesling!" with Erik Segelbaum and Andy Myers MS!

These virtual tastings are free to join but you may want to contribute in support of the United Sommeliers Foundation, a non for profit organization that helps wine industry professionals during times of hardship. If you’d like to make a donation you can click here.

**The virtual tasting will be held on Zoom. The link will be sent an hour before the tasting via email.**

About The United Sommeliers Foundation: This charity's mission is to provide immediate financial assistance to Sommeliers who are experiencing a pause or termination of employment due to circumstances beyond their control. A rapid response to the needs of the sommelier community in America, this fundraiser’s founding team includes a handful of master sommeliers, masters of wine, and other beverage professionals. Applications for sommeliers and donations to the Foundation are currently being accepted through their website www.unitedsommeliersfoundation.org

About Andy Myers: Andy has been in restaurants for all but 14 of his years; apparently he's hooked. He found his love of wine when working at the Inn at Little Washington and never looked back. He did a long stint as Sommelier at CityZen with Chef Eric Zeibold. At this moment he is the Beverage Director for Jose Andres' ThinkFoodGroup. He is covered in tattoos, practices yoga, drinks all the Fernet Branca, listens to Slayer like it's his job and spends all of his extra cash scuba diving any and everywhere he can. He doesn't like it when you mispronounce his title and call him a “Somalia”, but finds it funny when you call him a “Smelly-Air”. He's a freak for German Riesling, but he will drink great Burgundy if you let him. Oh yeah, he passed the Master Sommelier exam in May of 2014. If asked he would tell you that the experience was awesome

About Benchmark Wine Group: Benchmark is the leading source of fine and rare wine for wine retailers, restaurants and collectors around the world. Based in Napa Valley, they acquire the most sought-after wines from private individuals and professional contacts. Their staff draws on decades of industry experience and is dedicated to providing exceptional service to all clients. Benchmarkwine.com offers 24 hour access to their cellar, displaying inventory in real time, ready for purchase.

** This event will be recorded for Benchmark Wine Group promotional purposes **