Events

2017 Somms Under Fire

2017 Somms Under Fire-January 29, 2017, Austin, Texas

2017 Somms Under Fire, a Wine and Food Pairing Competition, will be held on Sunday, January 29, 2017 at the AT&T Hotel and Conference Center. The Winner of Somms Under Fire will win a one-week Wine Internship in Burgundy, compliments of Becky Wasserman Selections, along with a travel grant from the Wine & Food Foundation of Texas.

Stay tuned here for upcoming news on the 2017 Somms Under Fire event!

#SommChat

#SommChat

In 2012, Keeper Collection founded a unique way to interact with wine professionals to provide education for people throughout the world. Hosting the event every Wednesday on Twitter, Keeper Collection invites a new guest each week to ask them questions and invite participants to do the same. Read up on past #SommChat archives here and join in on the conversation on Twitter Wednesdays at 12N ET by tagging @KeeperColl and using #SommChat!

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2015 Citywide 86'd

Keeper Collection and Chefs Under Fire partnered with Uchi, Uchiko, and The Wine & Food Foundation of Texas on Citywide 86'd, an Austin competition where 4 aspiring Chefs competed for the 2015 Title. This event was held on Monday, June 15 in the Tejas Room of the AT&T Hotel and Conference Center. The winner of the 2015 Citywide 86'd Competition was Chef Joel Garza from St. Philip in Austin.

Find out more about 2015 Citywide 86'd & Chefs Under Fire here.

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2014 Wine Ride- The Oregon Trail

Keeper Collection hosted the 2014 Wine Ride – The Oregon Trail, a Wine and Food pairing event. This year, Wine Ride has been taken to a whole new level as a weekend-long, three-part event spanning across Texas. The event began in Houston at Kipper Kitchen Test Club on October 18, 2014, and in Austin with food from Trace Restaurant & W Austin Hotel, on October 20, 2014. Oregon Wines from Chapter 24 Vineyards and Raptor Ridge were featured. In Dallas/Fort Worth, the event will be at Clay Pigeon Food and Drink with food by Chef Marcus Paslay.

Find out more about 2014 Wine Ride here.

SommChat Virtual Experience

SommChat Virtual Experiences

Keeper Collection hosts a variety of wine, food, and drink educational programs, featuring top hospitality artisans from around the world.