True wine connoisseurs are taught to distinguish varietals, identify flawed bottles, and cry pure chardonnay. Become one with the grape with today's Groupon: for $30, you get a wine-education-class package for two (a $60.85 total value) from Water 2 Wine, valid at locations in Round Rock and Austin. The class includes the following:
- A Wine Education and Food Pairing class for two (a $40 value)
- Two logo-etched wine glasses (a $5.95 value each)
- A high-quality, hinged waiter’s corkscrew (an $8.95 value)
This deal does not include wine. Any students who wish to add the unlimited wine tasting, which includes more than 90 sample options, may purchase it at the time of the class for the normal $10 fee.
Water 2 Wine’s experts teach students to decide on the best bites to accompany vinos during classes held inside functional wineries. Knowledge pours into minds as small groups of students explore the basics of pairing and sample food to train their taste buds. Instructors infuse humor into discussions about how to judge sips using the eyes, nose, and mouth, and students are welcomes to pop questions about tasting technique, malolactic fermentation, or how to find the best wine via echolocation. After the class, pairs take home reference notes, a duo of etched wine glasses and a high-quality corkscrew for more elegant toasts at home.
Water 2 Wine schedules multiple classes a week, based on demand and popular telethons airing each night. Buyers can call ahead to find the most convenient class time.
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The Groupon Guide to: The Ultimate Snowman
Any fool with a pair of mittens can construct a passable facsimile of a human out of powdered frozen vapor, but it takes a true Picasso of precipitation to create a frosty masterwork. Follow these tips to create a snow sculpture that will endure forever, unless the temperature rises even slightly:
• Stack ‘em High: While traditional snowmen are comprised of three snowy spheroids stacked in ascending size for a more stable base and welcoming maternal curves, there’s no reason to stop there. Continue adding snowballs until your snowman is a gently tapering caterpillar towering gingerly into lower orbit—then decorate its face using a remote-controlled helicopter.
• Don’t Mess with a Classic: Carrot noses were introduced in the 1600s to ridicule Guy Fawkes, a famous waster of then-precious vegetables. Keep his legacy alive today by shoving a carrot into your snowman’s face. If unavailable due to rabbit plagues or juicing fads, just steal a traffic cone from your nearest miniature village.
• Attain Anatomical Accuracy: Keep your snowman’s proportions frighteningly human by having a friend volunteer to act as an armature for you to pack snow onto. He belongs to winter now.
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