Speaker profile last updated by AAE Talent Team on 09/26/2024.
Looking for a laid back and hilarious take on wine tasting? Try Laurie Forster’s off-beat hilarious show where wine meets punch line. As the StandUp Sommelier,™ Forster peels back the labels of your favorite wines to expose the truth of her life in the wine business. Show includes wine tasting, comedy and audience games!
Laurie will teach you the keys to food and wine pairings as well as how wine reacts with common food components like salt, acids, and fats. Then over dinner you’ll interactively taste your way to understanding how to create Perfect Pairings every time. You’ll learn, laugh and never look at wine pairings the same way again!
Laurie will teach your attendees the art of “blind tasting” – tasting a wine without knowing its identity. Teams will also learn the skills needed to identify each wine’s grape varietal and then compete to see who can really Name That Wine. Contests, Prizes and guaranteed connections!
On her journey from software sales executive to award-winning sommelier, Laurie Forster has learned many Lessons from the Grape. These lessons form the ingredients that are used in Laurie’s recipe for a delicious life. Make this your finest vintage ever…You’ll learn, laugh and get inspired!
Laurie Forster is a keynote speaker and industry expert who speaks on a wide range of topics such as Something to Wine About (Entertainment), Perfect Pairings (Over Dinner Program), Name That Wine! (Teambuilding) and You Uncorked (Keynote). The estimated speaking fee range to book Laurie Forster for your event is $5,000 - $10,000. Laurie Forster generally travels from MD, USA and can be booked for (private) corporate events, personal appearances, keynote speeches, or other performances. Similar motivational celebrity speakers are Carla Hall, Aarti Sequeira, Jonathan Pogash, Sarah King and Jami Caskey and Dominique Crenn. Contact All American Speakers for ratings, reviews, videos and information on scheduling Laurie Forster for an upcoming live or virtual event.
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