Winery VIP Pop Up - Arpad Molnar, Obsidian Ridge Wine Co., Lake County, CA

268 Main Street,Park City UT 84060

06 February, 2022

Description

Meet the co-founder and managing director of Obsidian Ridge During the wonder years, Arpad spent weekends riding three-wheelers over mounds of pumice at the family vineyard where his dad grew grapes for Napa Valley wineries. In the early '90s, he and his brother Peter moved to Budapest, Hungary and began exporting barrels from a cooperage which sourced wood from the storied Tokaj forest. Today this cooperage, Kádár Hungary, is the company’s exclusive supplier of oak and is owned by the Molnar family, in partnership with the Taransaud cooperage. Arpad teamed up with Peter and winemaker Michael Terrien to found Obsidian Wine Co., after discovering an old abandoned walnut orchard half a mile above sea level in the high Mayacamas Range of California’s North Coast; an ideal site, they suspected, to grow mountain fruit. They vinified their first 98 cases of Obsidian Ridge Cabernet Sauvignon in 2002, and their first Poseidon Vineyard Chardonnay the following year. Fox School of Wine and O.P. Rockwell invite you to a fun-filled, guided wine tasting on Main Street. Visiting winery VIPs will present well-paced tastings of five wines of their choosing. You'll receive a tasting pour of each wine, stories and history about the winery, and enjoy hearing from deeply knowledgeable wine industry professionals. Only 28 seats available so don't hesitate buying your tickets. Enhance your experience When you're buying your tickets, you can reserve a gorgeous, gluten-free, organic charcuterie tray for 2-4 student made by Park City Desserts. You'll pay on arrival and they'll deliver your tray to your table. Doors open at 4:45 p.m., and the Winery VIP Pop Up begins promptly at 5:00 p.m.! *** Precautions we are taking to ensure everyone's safety: This is a COVID-aware gathering. Our classes are held at The Rock Building at 268 Main Street, which features a brand-new air-purification system. Tables are sanitized, and hand sanitizer will be available throughout the room. Join us for fun, tasting and a side of wine education. ​Please be comforted by our "No Student Left Behind" policy: If any student needs more wine education, we will stand behind that student with our years of education and will ensure the student is pulled up with the rest of the class.