SPECIAL EVENTS

Mark Your Calendars as the Tasting Room presents the  2011 Houston Cellar Classic,  Wednesday, October 19  through Saturday, October 22.

Presenting the premier celebration of wine and food in Houston! Take advantage of fantastic wine tastings, food and wine pairings, a cigar and wine tasting, and the chance to purchase extraordinary wines at the best retail prices you will find anywhere!

Four exciting events produced over four days;

Wednesday, October 19, 5:30pm-8pm – The Houston Business Journal’s Cigar and Wine Tasting at The Tasting Room at Uptown Park. Mix and mingle with wine lovers in Houston's premier outdoor gathering place. Enjoy a tasting of The Tasting Room's finest wines, delicious food from the grill - and if you'd like - take advantage of the excellent cigars hand-selected just for this event.

Thursday, October 20 , 5:30pm-8pm – The Bubble Bath at The Tasting Room at River Oaks. Join fellow Champagne and sparkling wine lovers at you taste your way through dozens of bubbly gems at the beautiful Tasting Room at River Oaks. These delicious wines will be paired with TTR's gourmet hors d' oeuvres to create the perfect atmosphere for mixing, mingling, and tasting, tasting, tasting.... For an even more exquisite experience, enter the VIP tasting area where you'll find some of the finest Champagnes produced in the world, all paired with TTR's gourmet delicacies.

Friday, October 21, 6:00-9:00pm –  The Tasting Room at CITYCENTRE and StreetTalk Advisors present the inaugural "CRUSH at CITYCENTRE Fine Wine and Art Festival". This is it! The coolest wine, food and art event the west side of Houston has ever seen! Make your way to CITYCENTRE - the premier mixed-use development in Houston - to taste incredible wines, feast on delicious foods, and view spectacular art from local Houston artists. Presented by StreetTalk Advisors and benefitting The Houston Affiliate of Susan G. Komen for the Cure. There will be plenty of space in the main CITYCENTRE square for the General Admission wine and food tasting tents, the live music entertainment and the fantastic artwork. Try 30+ different wines and food from the excellent restaurants in the CITYCENTRE development, including The Tasting Room!

Upgrade to the VIP Experience and enjoy exclusive access inside The Tasting Room, where you will enjoy an additional 20 premium, world-class wines paired with exclusive gourmet foods, private music entertainment, and a relaxed atmosphere found only at The Tasting Room! Also included is a voucher for $20 off purchases of one case or more of the wines being tasted at the event! (voucher valid on event day only, given out at check-in)

All of the wines you taste that night will be available for purchase from The Tasting Room at the best possible prices in the city! Taste your new favorites and then take them home with you!

Saturday, October 22, 1:00 - 5:00 pm  – The Grand Tasting Experience at The Tasting Room at Uptown Park. Last year, over 700 people attended the Grand Tasting Experience, and each one had a blast! You just can't beat the opportunity to taste 100 wines, nibble on amazing food from the best restaurants in Houston, rock out to live music on the patio, and to take advantage of the best retail price deals on wine in the City of Houston!

Don't miss this year's edition of the premier wine and food experience in town - you won't forgive yourself if you do!