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Onboard Wine and Food Events
Reserve Your Wine and Food Events
The information here is for you to reserve your food and wine events onboard Oceania
Riviera. As part of your cruise you are entitled to the following:
1. Welcome Onboard Reception
2. Complimentary Wine Dinner
3. International Wine Tasting Event featuring the medal winning wines from the
Sunset Wine Competition.
4. Food – Wine Pairing Event on August 6th or 11th.
There are choices of specific dates and times for these events. It will be important for
you to select your choices so you may also plan additional activities available, both
onboard the cruise and on shore.
In addition, there are also optional wine events available to you. These
optional events are listed in this document. It is important for you to look at this list as
soon as possible as each event has limited capacity. The events will be filled on a first
come first serve basis.
Click Here for Reservation Form
Complimentary Wine Events (Descriptions)
1. Welcome Onboard Party
August 5th
Join us in Horizons Lounge at 6:30 pm for a Welcome Onboard Party. We will
enjoy the Barcelona skyline as we get to know one another.
2. Complimentary Wine Dinner in Polo Grill
August 5th, 6th, or 7th
Everyone will enjoy a great five course dinner one evening in Polo Grill. We will
pair each food course with a great wine from Sonoma or Napa Valley.
3. International Sunset Wine Competition Tasting Event
August 6th 2:00 – 4:00 pm
You will have the opportunity to taste over 50 medal winning wines from around
the world. We have tasting stations around the ship. Come taste the best wine
from this international wine competition.
4. Food – Wine Pairing Seminar
August 6th or August 11th
Join Sarah Schneider and Margo True on a journey of food and wine as they
guide you through some regional dishes and Sara will make wine
recommendations. Along the way you will get to taste the wine and sample the
recipes.
5. 10,000 Years of Wine History in 60 Minutes
August 7th
Join wine expert and author Paul Wagner as he guides you through the history of
wine in 60 minutes. A brief History of Wine from Babylon to James
Bond: 10,000 years of wine history in 60 minutes. In this highly entertaining
lecture, Paul Wagner follows the story of wine from its origins in the Caucasus
Mountains through the important cultures of the world, and uncovers some of
the fascinating connections between those cultures and our perceptions of wine
today. Guaranteed to both amuse and amaze you.
Click Here for Reservation Form6. Wine and Art – A Cultural History
August 8th
Paul Wagner, noted wine educator, wine judge and author brings you an exciting
presentation. Wine has inspired artists for millennia, and artists have repaid the
favor by making wine a theme in their work through every major cultural period.
This lecture explores how wine has not only influenced artists, but given them
the subject material for some of their most important work.
Some these complimentary events are capacity controlled and require you to make
reservations. Please use the link to the reservation form.
Optional Wine Events (Descriptions)
Sunset Wine Seminars
There are six optional wine seminars available that you can attend. These wine
seminars are all capacity controlled and require advance reservations. Please use the
sign up form link to make your reservations.
Top California Cabernets
August 6th 4:00 – 5:30 pm
Price $99
This tasting is a small group seminar exploring some of the more iconic Cabernet
Sauvignons or red wine blends from California. This seminar is limited to twenty
participants. Sara Schneider and Paul Wagner will lead you through these California
Cabernets.
Here are the wines you will be tasting:
1. 2006 Groth Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon Oakville Napa Valley
Wine Spectator Score 95
2. 2011 Lineage Red Wine Livermore Valley
Wine Spectator Score 94
3. 2010 Robert Mondavi Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon
Wine Spectator Score 93
4. 2010 Caymus “ Special Select” Cabernet Sauvignon
Wine Spectator Score 96
5. 2009 Beaulieu Vineyard Private Reserve George de La Tour Cabernet Sauvignon
Wine Spectator Score 93 Wine Enthusiast 94
6. 1993 Robert Mondavi Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon
7. 2011 Wente Nth Degree Red Wine Blend
Click Here for Reservation FormWine Tour of Sonoma County
Join Sunset wine editor, Sara Schneider, on a tour of Sonoma County AVA’s by glass.
We have outstanding wines from Alexander Valley, Sonoma Valley, Carneros, Russian
River, Moon Mountain, and Dry Creek Valley. Sara will share her knowledge of Sonoma
County and why some the finest wines of the world come from this region.
August 7th 3:00 – 4:30
Price $39
Bubbles from around the World
Sample sparkling wines from around the world, and learn the different methods of
producing great sparkling wines. We will have sparkling wines from France, Spain, Italy
and the United States. Featuring 2004 Dom Perignon Vintage Champagne.
August 8th 10:30 – Noon
Price $59
Napa Rocks and so do the Wines
Join wine expert Paul Wagner as he gives you all the insights about Napa Valley. He
will explain why Napa Valley produces many of the great wines of the world. You will
taste your way through many of the special Napa Valley wine areas.
August 8th 3:00 – 4:30
Price $39
The Pacific Northwest and its Wines
Join Sara Schneider and taste some of her favorite wines from Oregon and Washington.
This tour by glass of the Pacific Northwest will amaze you with spectacular wines.
Some of the best wines in the United States are from this spectacular wine region.
August 11th 3:00 – 4:30
Price $39
Click Here for Reservation FormGreat Red Wines of the World
Join wine expert Paul Wagner as he guides you through a multitude of great wines from
outside the United States. This is a small group tasting for only 20 people. Wines from
Bordeaux, Spain, Africa, and Australia are all featured in this unique wine seminar.
August 11th 3:00 – 4:30
Price $99
Sunset Culinary Classes with Sunset Food Editor, Margo True
For those enthusiasts seeking enlightenment beyond that found in a library or a lecture,
Riviera offers the only custom-designed and truly hands-on cooking school at Sea. At
The Culinary Center, you will learn how to prepare a variety of exquisite dishes at your
own fully equipped workstation in a state-of-the-art teaching kitchen. Sunset’s own food
editor, Margo True, and the chefs from Oceania will offer guidance and inspiration to
fine-tune your techniques, but you will actually prepare the dishes yourself. It’s the
ultimate way to learn and truly absorb every step of each recipe. Classes are limited to
24 people. Classes are offered on the following dates and times:
August 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th and 11th
All classes begin at 4:00pm
Sunset Special Price $49
Click Here for Reservation FormSpecial Winemaker Dinners
There are four additional wine dinners available to you in the evening. Each dinner is
capacity controlled and sold on a first come basis. The dinners will be held in two of
the alternative restaurants, Jacques and Toscana. Each dinner will be hosted by one of
our wine experts, Sara Schneider or Paul Wagner.
California Favorites
Sample some of our wine expert’s favorite California wineries in Jacques restaurant.
You will see how the marriage of food and wine together makes for an extraordinary
dining experience. Five course pre-fixed menu.
August 8th
Price $69
Wine Gems from California
Great California Wine Regions abound. You will be surprised at the quality of wines
that come from areas like Livermore, Paso Robles, Lodi, Amador County and Mendocino
County. The wines will amaze you and so will the food from Jacques.
August 9th
Price $69
The Magic of Dust – Rutherford Dust
Great wines from Napa Valley’s Rutherford AVA will be combined with the great food
from Oceania’s Toscana restaurant for a sensational evening of great food, wine and
stories from this fabled Napa Valley region.
August 10th
Price $69
Click Here for Reservation FormThe Wines of Italy
Join the Sunset team as we celebrate our last evening in Italy. Some of the great wines
from Italy will be paired with the Italian food from Toscana for a special farewell dinner.
Join Paul Wagner and Sara Schneider as they share some of their favorite Italian wines.
August 11th
Price $69
Terms and Conditions:
Onboard Events Rates are per person for events and are subject to availability. Full payment for optional
events is due upon confirmation and is refundable less a processing fee until 14 days prior to departure.
If the event you request is not available, we encourage a waitlist. All events are capacity controlled and
subject to change. In the event an optional event is cancelled by Expedia CruiseShipCenters Northbay
(ECSC) for any reason, you will receive a full refund. ECSC reserves the right to change the date or time
of events if/when required by the cruise line or other unforeseen circumstances. ECSC is not responsible
for changes or modifications outside of our control. Complimentary events have no cash value. ECSC is
not responsible for the actions or inactions of third party vendors and cannot be held responsible for
any loss experienced at or on events/excursions. The drinking age for alcohol is 21 years of age, any
guest under 21 years will not be served alcohol. Please drink responsibly. Travel insurance is highly
recommended.
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