A great tasting Education by certified wine educator, winemaker and Sommelier rob lewis
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Meet Rob Lewis
Who is Rob Lewis?
Rob is a trained and certified sommelier through the Le Cordon Bleu - United States Sommelier Association Program and the National Wine School.. Rob is also uniquely qualified to teach about wine because he is a University of California Davis-trained winemaker (enologist) with lifetime alumni honors.
Rob currently owns Lewis Station Winery in Lake Mills, WI, and Stable Rock Winery & Distillery in Jefferson, WI. He also consults for many other wineries in the state and has taught his class to many industry professionals, restaurants, and bars.
Rob is also part of the faculty at Madison College in Wisconsin, where he teaches a variety of wine education classes as well as a Sommelier program.
Rob is a member of the Society of Wine Educators and does guest speaking at many corporate events and is a regular on Wisconsin Public Radio, Wisconsin Public Television, National Public Radio, and local NBC and CW affiliates..
Rob has often been referred to as the Alton Brown of the wine industry,
When you meet Rob, you will see and hear his passion for wine. Learning has never been more fun! Read all the testimonials, follow the blog (coming soon) and watch the videos (coming soon).
Learn about wine
Life can be lived in a casual way, or with passion. We all choose how and where to spend our energy and attention. You may play music, cook seriously, or tend a lovely garden. Maybe the things you love aren’t vital, but they make life richer. Passion is never a wasted effort.
That’s why wine lovers learn to taste. We know that the effort we put into understanding and appreciating wine adds an extra dimension to the basic daily routines of eating and drinking. It turns obligation into pleasure, a daily necessity into a celebration of life.
When you learn the science behind tasting, the molecules and the taste buds, you will enjoy every meal, just a little bit more… going forward. Don’t delay, choose your class today.
Over 5,000 students have participated in Rob’s classes over the last 10 years! Just read some of the thousands of reviews!
Rob’s Basic Approach
For wine, eyeballing wine, swirling and sniffing and swishing ... it may look complicated or even snobbish, but the traditional wine-tasting technique is actually based on common sense. It's simply a way to pause for a moment, to stop and think, and to pay attention to the ways that wine impacts on all your senses, from sight and scent to taste, aftertaste, and the overall impression that the wine leaves behind after you've finished. You’d think that sounds good, wait until we’ve paired wine with food. Enjoying food and wine will be pleasurable going forward, a true celebration of life. Most importantly, you’ll understand the why.
Rob takes a scientific approach to teaching you what works with food & wine pairing and why. You learn the chemistry magic of food & wine pairing! You’ll understand using your own taste buds, and that will impact the enjoyment of every future meal.
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rob’s education classes
the “essesntial” food & wine class $100pp
This is the “essential” food and wine class, which Rob refers to as the “Life Essential Class”. Why? This is a jam-packed 3 hours of learning all about wine, including history, terminology, aging, purchasing, storing, old world vs. new world, wine making, component tasting, and of course a full meal with 5 wines! This class will teach you “essentially” all you need to know to be a true wine connoisseur. Called “Life Essential”, because you will truly appreciate every meal w/wine going forward. Ready to impress your friends? Take this class! Click on the learn more below for dates, times, and locations.
WINE classes at
madison college
Rob is part of the faculty at MadisonCollege.edu in Madison, Wisconsin and teaches the following classes;
Tour of Portugal: 4 wines & regions
Create Your Own Blend: A Hands-On Experience
Old World vs. New World Wine: Let’s Taste the Difference
Double Blind (Black Glass) Wine Tasting
5-Week Winemaking: From Fermentation to Bottling
Food & Wine Pairing: The Science Behind Pairing
Wine & Chocolate Pairing, Wine & Cheese Pairing
Sommelier Program
Level One: Beginning Sommelier
Level Two: Intermediate Sommelier
Level Three: Advanced Sommelier
Passing all three courses of the sommelier program, including all written and blind tasting exams, earns you the official Madison College Sommelier Pin - a mark of your accomplishment and expertise in the field.
Are you in a food & beverage business? If you’re looking for a customized class for your team, feel free to contact me for special group pricing.
“I just have to tell you that we had an AWESOME time Saturday night. We’ve been to many wine tastings and by far we learned the most from your class. The method you used to have us compare the wines with the foods we tasted and how the food was prepared was so impactful. Thank you so much for offering this class. We have already recommended this to our friends and you may see us there again.”
learn winemaking
During this five-week class with commercial winemaker Rob Lewis of Lewis Station Winery and Stable Rock Winery, this winemaking course covers the full winemaking process: from fermentation to bottling. Learn techniques to start or improve your own home winemaking while creating your own wine during class in small teams of 4, and hone your wine evaluation skills with topics on sensory evaluation, wine-making knowledge, and learning some of the secrets to food and wine pairing. Each person will take home a few bottles of wine.
CLICK HERE TO LEARN MORE
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Satisfied Customers
We just had the most incredible day!!
Our North Shore Chophouse team attended the Food and Wine Pairing class at Lewis Station: Winery I Distillery I Kitchen in Lake Mills lead by the fantastic Rob Lewis. We were so excited to take this opportunity to expand our knowledge on wine pairings and learn new information to bring back to our customers at the Chophouse!
If you're looking for an educational, delicious and absolutely fun experience learning more behind the science of food and wine be sure to explore Lewis Station Winery. Both our Front of the House and Back of the House team were able to take so much away from this experience.
We are very thankful to Rob and his team. They're truly wonderful, and it's an absolute joy having not only their products but their knowledge so close to home!
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“Some drink wine, others consume wine, and a few appreciate wine. Rob's class gave me the skills, knowledge and vocabulary to progress from randomly selecting wines to understanding not just what types of wine I like, but why I like them and how I can, with more confidence, select new wines to try.” B. Biek
“Rob is an expert in his field and conducts fun and informative Wine education classes. He also is a wonderful host and provides great wines for our many special events. His wine tasting room has such a great ambiance and we love attending events that he hosts.” W. Berns
