SACC Dallas: A Sideways Affair – Wine Tasting & Brazilian Steak Dinner
We’ll begin with a welcoming glass of Champagne as we mingle and awaken our senses, followed by a half-blind tasting experience that spans the globe. Each wine will showcase the best of its grape varietal, and we’ll guide you through the fundamentals of wine tasting to enhance your experience.
After the tasting, enjoy a delicious feast of traditional Brazilian steaks and more, prepared by the renowned EG Steak team.
Halfblind wine tasting - i.e. you know which wines, but not in which glass they are poured & you will guess...
- Theme: A Sideways Affair - an epic wine tasting in which we will judge if the Movie Sideways character was right... followed by a Brazilian Churrasco
- Tasting leader: Patrik Melander
Date: Saturday May 16 at 6PM
RSVP: As soon as possible, but no later than Tuesday May 12, 2026.
Dress code: Business Casual
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“A Sideways Affair: Pinot Noir vs. Merlot”
5 Wines. 1 Joker: A Powerful Cabernet Sauvignon. No Prejudices.
Inspired by the movie Sideways—where Pinot Noir is worshipped for its complexity, and Merlot is unfairly dismissed—this tasting flips the script.
We’ll explore:
🍇 Pinot Noir — elegant, nuanced, demanding
🍷 Merlot — smooth, generous, underestimated
🃏 Cabernet Sauvignon — the powerful finale
Because great wine—like great judgment—comes without bias.
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Date and Time
Saturday May 16, 2026
6:00 PM - 10:00 PM CDT
May 16, 2026 at 6 pm
RSVP: As soon as possible, but no later than Tuesday May 12.
Location
Venue: EG Steak, 8650 State Hwy 121, Frisco, TX 75034 https://www.egsteak.com/home/
Dress code: Business Casual
Fees/Admission
Price: Members $110 and non-members $135, exclusive of Tax and Service charge Maximum seating: 50 - first come first serve
Website
Printed courtesy of sacctx.com/ – Contact the Swedish-American Chamber of Commerce in Texas for more information.
c/o Honorary Consulate of Sweden, Dallas, TX 75214 – – texas@sacctx.com