The Monthly Table
Bring a bottle. Pull up a chair. Let's see what happens.
Wednesday, September 16 · 8 PM Eastern · Live on Zoom · $19
Bring any bottle you already have at home and a few ordinary foods from your kitchen.
We'll taste, experiment, compare what happens, and follow the questions that come up along the way.
No special wine. No wine expertise. Just curiosity.
** Limited to 12 people so everyone can be part of the conversation.
After you reserve your seat
I'll send you everything you need:
✓ Your Zoom link
✓ A short preparation guide
✓ A list of a few ordinary foods to have nearby
✓ A reminder before we gather
You choose the wine. I'll guide the experience.
Join Us
Wednesday, September 16
8:00 PM Eastern
Live on Zoom
What to Bring
One bottle you already have
A few simple foods from your kitchen
A wine glass and water
What You'll Need
About 60 minutes
The conversation afterward is optional
Curiosity, not expertise
Limited to 12 Participants
We intentionally keep the Table small so everyone has space to ask questions, share observations, and participate in the conversation.
The website introduced the ideas.
The Monthly Table is where you'll experience them for yourself.
Think of it as a bottle share—with a guide.
Everyone arrives with a different wine.
That's part of what makes the Table interesting.
I'll give us something to explore, and we'll taste together. You'll hear what someone else notices. You'll try something with your own wine. Someone will ask a question that sends us somewhere unexpected.
And because everyone's glass is different, we get to see the same idea play out in completely different ways.
You might discover why a pairing suddenly works.
You might understand something you've tasted for years but never had words for.
Or you might simply leave wanting to try something else tomorrow.
That's the point.
Wine gets much more interesting when you give yourself permission to play.
What Can Click in One Evening
~ Ginny
WSET-2
"I realized I had been looking at wine as a stand-alone item instead of one part of the whole picture. Something as simple as finally understanding what acidity actually does gave more meaning to what I was tasting and much less confusion. It was almost like relearning how my own mouth works."
Frequently Asked Questions
If you're unsure whether the Monthly Table is right for you, just reply to any email or send me a note. I'm always happy to help you decide if it's a good fit.
About Your Host, Anne Kjellgren
I've spent years studying wine.
But what interests me most isn't how much there is to know.
It's what happens when someone begins to notice.
A wine changes after a bite of food.
A familiar flavor suddenly has an explanation.
Someone asks a question—and the answer connects science, history, food, place and what's happening right there in the glass.
That's what I love.
My job at the Monthly Table isn't to tell you what you're supposed to taste.
It's to help you notice what you're already experiencing, understand why it actually matters, and give you somewhere interesting to go next.
I hold professional credentials including WSET Level 3, Certified Specialist of Wine (CSW), French Wine Scholar and Certified Sherry Wine Specialist, and I've created bespoke wine experiences commissioned at up to $650 per guest.
But at the Table, none of that is the point.
You bring the wine.
You bring the questions.
I'll bring the guidance.
And we'll see what we discover together.
Wednesday night, pull up a chair.
You already have the wine.
You already have what you need in the kitchen.
And you certainly don't need to study anything before you arrive.
Just come curious.
Wednesday, September 16
8 PM Eastern
Live on Zoom
$19
12 seats available so we can keep the conversation small.