Wine Classic

The Small Steps Wine Classic is a four-course dinner, featuring wine pairings carefully selected by a featured sommelier.

The 2025 Small Steps Wine Classic, chaired by Mary Ellen & Will Bos and Ashley & Sam Cruse, will held April 23, 2025 at The Revaire.
Questions? Contact Lauren Latinkic at llatinkic@ssnc.org or 713-236-0330.
Small Steps Nurturing Center is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization. The difference between the amount of your payment and the amount of goods and services received may be deductible as a charitable contribution. We estimate the fair market value for the Wine Classic is $250 per person. Small Steps’ EIN is 76-0471755.

Event Details

date

April 23, 2025

location

The Revaire

schedule

Cocktails & Hors d'oeuvres: 6:00 p.m.
Dinner & Wine Presentation: 7:00 p.m.

Sponsorship Opportunities

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This year's sommelier

Teague Burell

Teague embarked upon his career in the hospitality industry over twenty years ago, serving as Senior Event Manager for one of Houston’s top catering companies, City Kitchen.  Currently, Teague holds the role of President of Balthazar Cellars, a luxury, private, members-only club and wine storage facility in Houston; a role he has held since it’s founding in 2017.  Teague received his Sommelier credentials through The International Sommelier Guild in 2014.  An unapologetic Francophile, Teague then went on to earn the title French Wine Scholar, a specialization in the wines of France, through the Wine Scholar Guild.  In 2022, he established a boutique fine wine retail business, Solera Fine Wines.  He has an untethered love for the wines of Burgundy.  He enjoys entertaining with friends and family, bird hunting, and shooting sporting clays. He resides in Houston’s Westbury neighborhood with his wife Melody, daughter Charlotte, son Griffin, and two adopted small dogs Pippy and Peanut.

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2025 Host Committee

Leslie & Randy Newcomer

Julie & Seth Barrett

Amy & Mark Hammer

Carolyn & Garry Tanner

Catie & Brian Ross

Traci & John Young

Annette & Eric Mullins

Vanessa & Jeremy Goebel

Margaret & Bryant Fitts