Laurie Forster
Energize your audience with interactive wine edu-tainment taught by wine expert, award winning author and TV personality--Laurie Forster.
Laurie Forster is one of America's leading wine experts and author of the award-winning book The Sipping Point: A Crash Course in Wine. Laurie is a Certified Sommelier, National Speaker and TV personality who is not afraid to tell you her first wine came from a box. Her edgy approach to demystifying wine caught the eye of major networks and led her to guest appearances on The Dr Oz Show, FOX Morning News, Martha Stewart Living Today and ABC News at Noon.
Laurie regularly speaks across the country where she edutains a client list that includes MetLife, Discovery Channel, Microsoft, National Cattlemen's Beef Association, LG Electronics, National Association of Catering Executives, American Cancer Society and McCormick & Company to name a few. She's performed her comedic wine tasting at locations nationwide including Carolines on Broadway, DC IMPROV, Caesars Atlantic City, Harrah's Casino, City Winery NYC & Chicago and as a headliner for the HBO Women in Comedy Festival.
Forster is also the host of The Sipping Point and her mobile application "The Wine Coach" was listed as one of the Top 8 Wine Apps in Wine Enthusiast. A former software sales executive, Laurie's wine career began in Manhattan where she studied with the American Sommelier Association to obtain her certificate in Viticulture and Vinification. Laurie has since earned an Advanced Certificate with Merit from the Wine & Spirits Education Trust (WSET). She has also trained with the Court of Master Sommeliers and the Culinary Institute of America in Napa Valley.
Partial Client List: Microsoft, MetLife, Merrill Lynch, McCormick Spice Company, Material Handling Industry Association, Empire Pipeline, Integral Systems, Intelsat, Accenture, United States Congressional Club, Reading Hospital, JP Morgan, Re/Max, eBay, U.S. Chamber of Commerce, Bristol Myers Squibb, Booz Allen Hamilton, American Society for Dermatologic Surgery.
Wine and Food Festival Appearances: Atlantic City Food & Wine Festival, Sunriver Uncorked, Nashville Food & Wine Festival, Greenwich Food & Wine Festival, Metropolitan Cooking & Entertaining Show, Great Grapes Festivals, St. Michaels Food & Wine Festival, The Food & Wine Festival at National Harbor, The York Food & Beverage Show, and Dover Downs Wine & Music Festival.
Laurie Forster is one of America's leading wine experts and author of the award-winning book The Sipping Point: A Crash Course in Wine. Laurie is a Certified Sommelier, National Speaker and TV personality who is not afraid to tell you her first wine came from a box. Her edgy approach to demystifying wine caught the eye of major networks and led her to guest appearances on The Dr Oz Show, FOX Morning News, Martha Stewart Living Today and ABC News at Noon.
Laurie regularly speaks across the country where she edutains a client list that includes MetLife, Discovery Channel, Microsoft, National Cattlemen's Beef Association, LG Electronics, National Association of Catering Executives, American Cancer Society and McCormick & Company to name a few. She's performed her comedic wine tasting at locations nationwide including Carolines on Broadway, DC IMPROV, Caesars Atlantic City, Harrah's Casino, City Winery NYC & Chicago and as a headliner for the HBO Women in Comedy Festival.
Forster is also the host of The Sipping Point and her mobile application "The Wine Coach" was listed as one of the Top 8 Wine Apps in Wine Enthusiast. A former software sales executive, Laurie's wine career began in Manhattan where she studied with the American Sommelier Association to obtain her certificate in Viticulture and Vinification. Laurie has since earned an Advanced Certificate with Merit from the Wine & Spirits Education Trust (WSET). She has also trained with the Court of Master Sommeliers and the Culinary Institute of America in Napa Valley.
Partial Client List: Microsoft, MetLife, Merrill Lynch, McCormick Spice Company, Material Handling Industry Association, Empire Pipeline, Integral Systems, Intelsat, Accenture, United States Congressional Club, Reading Hospital, JP Morgan, Re/Max, eBay, U.S. Chamber of Commerce, Bristol Myers Squibb, Booz Allen Hamilton, American Society for Dermatologic Surgery.
Wine and Food Festival Appearances: Atlantic City Food & Wine Festival, Sunriver Uncorked, Nashville Food & Wine Festival, Greenwich Food & Wine Festival, Metropolitan Cooking & Entertaining Show, Great Grapes Festivals, St. Michaels Food & Wine Festival, The Food & Wine Festival at National Harbor, The York Food & Beverage Show, and Dover Downs Wine & Music Festival.
Keynote - YOU Uncorked
Lessons from the Grape: On her journey from software sales executive to award-winning author and sommelier, Laurie Forster has created a national brand from the ground up. As The Wine Coach® she is a sought after national speaker as well as a frequent guest expert on TV and radio.
During her transition from software to sommelier she has learned many lessons about following your instincts and getting in touch with what you really want from your career and life. She calls the...
Entertainment - Something to Wine About
Looking for a laid back and hilarious take on wine tasting? Join Laurie Forster, The Stand-up Sommelier for an off-beat hilarious tasting where wine meets punch line.
In her one hour act, Forster peels back the labels of your favorite wines to expose the truth of her life in the wine business.
Relax with a glass (or five!) of wine, because with Forster there are no formalities when it comes to drinking.
Teambuilding - Name That Wine!
Join Laurie Forster, The Wine Coach® for a seminar that focuses on training you in the art of "blind tasting."
Blind tastings are when you taste a series of wines without knowing the identity of the wine. Why taste blind? Wine professionals often use blind tastings as a way to focus solely on the wine without preconceived notions to cloud their observations.
Taste a series of wines . . . from different origins, different price ranges and different grape varieties,...
Teambuilding - Perfect Pairings
Laurie Forster, The Wine Coach® will begin with a lively discussion of how to taste wine like a professional along with a number of interactive exercises to help participants truly understand tasting.
The Wine Coach® will share the key strategies to food and wine pairing as well as how wine reacts with food components like salt, acids, and fats. During the seminar attendees will interactively taste their way to understanding how to create great food and wine...
Virtual Wine Down Tasting
Laurie will feature wines shipped right to your door that will be perfect for your transition from summer cookouts to fall harvest celebrations. During the tasting, she will show you the process that the pros use to taste and evaluate wine. Ever wonder why swirling your wine is essential or how to chew your wine? Laurie will give you the inside...
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