I had the pleasure of joining Mark Sayre of the Trio at the Four Seasons, John Knox (@windaddict/@hopsafari), and Jennie Chen @misohungry) for Keeper Collections Wine Ride 2011!  Check out our winning blog post at http://www.keepercollection.com/blog/austin/team-mark/. With that we are all so excited for Somms Under Fire event on May 1st at the W Hotel in downtown Austin!

Somms Under Fire tickets are on sale now and if you purchase your tickets this week it helps support relief efforts in Japan! From today through April 2nd, Somms Under Fire will be donating 10% of the ticket sales to Austin Bakes for Japan (@AustinBakes).  Both General Admission and VIP Tickets are available:

Direct link for VIP Ticket Purchases: http://bit.ly/ho0JPf

Direct link for General Admission Ticket Purchases: http://bit.ly/f7En52

Come join in on the fun and watch as these Somms use their skills to pair food & wine . . . Here is the list of contestants:

-Scott Barber (Centennial Fine Wine & Spirits)

-Chris McFall (Paggi House)

-June Rodil (Congress, 2nd Bar & Kitchen and Bar Congress) & winning Somm of Keeper Collections Wine Ride 2011!

The winning Somm will enjoy a one -week stay in San Francisco and a Wine Intership with in Burgandy, France with Jasper Morris (The British Master of Wine and author of Inside Burgundy: Vineyards, the Wine & the People), which is being offered by Peter Wasserman of Becky Wasserman Selections.

Don’t miss out on another great event by Keeper Collections, LLC! The Wine Ride 2011 was amazing & Somms Under Fire is sure to be another smashing event!