After enjoying a successful set of chef chats and other food-related events, restaurateur and renowned sommelier Bertil Jean-Chronberg is expanding the offerings at his Harvard Square food and wine emporium Bonde (with an “e”).
Among the options will be Wednesday night wine and food pairings that will feature everything from Indian cuisine and poutine to pizza and other beloved “junk” foods as well as eco-responsible, sustainable American wines curated by Jean-Chronberg himself.
If Wednesday is not your wine-nesday, there will also be a set of “advanced” Saturday night tastings that are geared towards those with more experienced understandings of wine who can not only appreciate the taste but also have a familiarity with the terroir and concern about how the changing climate is affecting their favorite fruit. These classes will also look back into wine history to the days of the Califronia Gold Rush and ahead to the prospects of new wine countries in places like Maryland, Michigan, and Texas.
For those who want to fill more of their weekend with wine or who want to learn more before joining the “advanced” classes, Bonde is also adding set of five Sunday night classes called “The Essentials of Wine” that will instill confidence in participants while they enjoy some liquid courage as well. From how wine is made and how to know one type (or “varietal”) from another to how to order and taste wine (a.k.a., “To spit or not to spit?”) and how to serve it (e.g., do you smell the cork or not?), these classes will also allow participants to get more familiar with Jean-Chronberg himself in a relaxed and friendly atmosphere.
As the publisher of the hip wine newsletter Zero-Two-Wine-Three-Eight (a parody on his zip code that he calls “the most opinionated wine newsletter in America”), Jean-Chronberg is a noted expert in the field (or is that the vineyard?). By opening the doors of Bonde to so many people in so many creative ways, he clearly wants to expand people’s palettes while also expanding the world of wine itself.
Join him- won’t you?