World Sight Day
#RemoveTheirBlindfolds
This year, Combat Blindness International invites you to explore your other senses as we host a blindfolded beer, tea, and cheese tasting. Led by Hoby Wedler, a flavor scientist and wine educator who has been blind since birth. This tasting will be a guided experience in life without sight and the smell, taste, and feel of some the best products Madison has to offer.
Beer Provided By: Great Dane Pub & Brewing Co.
Tea Provided By: Macha Tea Company
Cheese Provided By: Hook’s Cheese Company, Inc.
Chocolate Provided By: Infusion Chocolates
Buffet Dinner Provided By: Swagat Indian Restaurant
Learn more about Henry “Hoby” Wedler
Wedler is a flavor scientist and a wine educator who’s been leading blind wine tastings at the Francis Ford Copolla Winery since 2011 – but unlike the majority of his audience, he’s been legally blind since birth. Hoby recently graduated with his PhD in organic chemistry and works in the wine industry full time. At just 28, he was named as one of Forbes 30 Under 30: Food & Drink in 2016.
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Registration will be open at the door the day of the event. Choose either beer or tea for your blind tasting experience. Each option includes cheese as part of your tasting because… this is Wisconsin, after all.
View photos from 2016’s event
View photos from 2015’s event by Kortney Kaiser Design
