Wine club offers education
Staff Report ~ 6/2/2010

Every Thursday from 6-7 p.m. throughout the summer, Cartwright’s will offer educational wine tastings and classes in the Ranch Lounge. Attendees will learn about the major wine grapes, the main characteristics of each, and how to accurately describe what they’re tasting.
Anthony Mueller, the new beverage manager, wine director and sommelier at Cartwright’s, will lead the classes. He has worked in several of the Valley’s top restaurants and at the nationally acclaimed Tribute in Michigan. He started wine clubs at two other venues before bringing his expertise to Cartwright’s.
Classes begin Thursday, with “Wine 101 – the Basics.” Mueller will go on to progressively more intense seminars focusing specifically on white wines, red wines, and becoming familiar with the common aromas and tastes in various wines. Guests will taste three to six wines during each course. The first class is free; all others are $15. Sign up for all four classes to become part of the Cartwright’s Wine Club and you will receive a wine club card good toward $15 off any bottle of wine any night June 10 through Sept. 30.
Cartwright’s Sonoran Ranch House and Lounge is located at 6710 E. Cave Creek Road in Cave Creek. For information call 480-488-8031 or go to www.cartwrightssonoranranchhouse.com.