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Hold or Fold ‘Em

4:00 pm
September 28, 2025
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What makes a wine ready for drinking? In this 120-minute skill-building class, you will taste five William Chris wines which are at different points in their lifespan, all with the purpose of tasting for “readiness” and peak drinking time. Together, we will consider a wine’s purpose, structure, and overall balance with the ultimate goal of being able to assess when a wine is at its peak drinking potential. This class discusses advanced tasting ideas but requires no prior knowledge of wine or tasting!  

    

Held at William Chris Vineyards in the Oak Room

 

Must be 21 years of age to taste  

    

$65 per person 

 

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Full Refund – Anytime 10 days before the event.
· Partial Credit Issued – If a request to cancel occurs between 72 hours and 10 days in advance of the event, we will not refund but can issue a 50% credit to the member/guest account to go towards a future purchase. The additional 50% is retained for administrative and/or food expenses.
· No Refund – 72 hours in advance. No credit for purchase will be issued.

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10352 U.S. Highway 290
Hye, Texas 78635

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Sunday – Thursday:
9 am – 5 pm

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Andrew Sides

Co-Founder, COO & Winegrower

A native of the Texas High Plains, ANDREW SIDES’ path in winemaking began while working at the family farm (vineyard) alongside Uncle Andy Timmons during his high school summer breaks. After earning his degree in Civil Engineering from Texas Tech, Andrew took a 9-5 job in San Antonio but couldn’t resist being pulled back toward the passion he’d cultivated for growing and making wine. In 2012, Andrew and Andy partnered with Troy Ottmers, Andrew’s father-in-law, to launch Lost Draw, a winery focused on growing and sharing wines from the Texas High Plains. Since then, the Lost Draw portfolio has expanded to feature wines from several other Texas AVAs and has captured the attention of local and national press along with many adoring fans.