About the Event
This 50-minute virtual event will feature a light introductory wine discussion, hosted by wine enthusiast and YouTuber Yasuhiro “Yasu” Yamaguchi. Yasu will cover a wide range of wine topics to improve your overall knowledge and comfortability with wine. Having lived in the U.S. and Mexico for over 10 years, most of his wine expertise focuses on American and Mexican wine. His presentation will be followed by some fun quizzes and Japanese wine facts.
If you would like to sip along with Yasu, he recommends purchasing any bottle from RIDGE. RIDGE is a prestigious winery that raised the reputation of California wine to the world. RIDGE is also owned by a Japanese company (Otsuka Pharmaceutical).
https://www.ridgewine.com/wines/
About the Speaker
Yasu Yamaguchi is an wine enthusiast, who documents his wine endeavors on his YouTube and Instragram. He knows the world of fine wines has a stigma of being inaccessible for everyday drinkers. However, he wants the pleasures of enjoying and understanding wine to be accesssible for everyone. The native of Osaka discovered his passion for wine just three years ago.
He holds Wine & Spirit Education Trust (WSET) second level certification and is currently studying to receive his third level certification. He is excited to share some of his knowledge with you!