7. Take a wine tasting class

I'm really excited about this To-Do List pick #7. Take a wine tasting class You might remember last years wild trip to the Louisiana Renaissance Festival . . . but I remembered they offered a special event of wine tasting. After bringing it up with some friends, we all jumped at the chance to become wino samplers at the faire. Cannot wait! Madame Ghislaine announces some truly unique approaches to her exciting line-up of premium wines at the Louisiana Renaissance Festival! Three new and exciting ways to explore wines include a deep dive into the concept of Terroir, an exploration of unusual varietals that you may never have tasted before, and finally a look at historical wines and their significance to history's famous and infamous characters. Madame will also offer classical tastings of old world and new world wines, and the most popular of all - the final weekend "Best of the Season."

Madame also serves an elegant tasting plate of fruit, cheese, and bread. She and that Scottish lightskirt Bonnie McKinlay will delight you with some special surprise tasting items selected to compliment the wines. And those of you who agree that the wine tasting is the best entertainment value at any faire will be delighted to know that entertainers including Marc Gunn, Vince Conaway and others will be there for your pleasure. And we believe the Queen will again make the wine tasting a stop on her progress around the faire – accompanied of course by the charming Lord Dudley. Week Five: Back in Time

Taste wines of historical importance and reference – and you’ll know why these wonderful flavors are still with us today. Find out why wine was infamously important to the Duke of Clarence, Napoleon Bonaparte and other celebrities of the past. Yes, there are stories and secrets – and Madame knows them all!

• Champagne
• Pinot Blanc
• Rhine “Rhenish”
• Hippocras – hand made by Mme. Ghislaine
• Hermitage Rhone – Thomas Jefferson’s favorite wine
• Burgundian Powerhouse – “When Petrarch wrote to Pope Urban V, pleading for his return to Rome, he noted that one obstacle to his request was that the best Burgundy wines could not be had south of the Alps”
• Vin de Constantia
• Malmsey