Ready Steady Cook

Duration: 2 hours
Group Size: 15-100
Cost: $95 per person
Includes: Prizes and a one course lunch at The Fearrington Granary Restaurant

The Ready Steady Cook Challenge is ideal for groups looking for a fun culinary and team building experience. Each team is challenged to create a meal by selecting from predetermined ingredients, using minimal equipment resources and adjusting to a surprise ingredient - all within a fixed time limit. The Fearrington House chefs judge teams on creativity, use of ingredients, presentation, taste and, of course, team work! The challenge starts mid-morning and it concludes with a lunch at the adjacent Old Granary Restaurant.

NEW: Wine and Beer Classes

Duration: 60 minutes (Must begin by 3:30pm)
Group Size: 10 minimum
Cost: $50 per person
Includes: Tasting 8 beers or wines

These wine and beer classes consist of a topic discussed by Max Kast followed by a tasting of 8 wines or 8 beers. Their abbreviated duration makes them the perfect way to end a day meeting at Fearrington. A selection of cheeses will be available during the class. Select a topic from these choices (or for further inspiration, check out Max's public wine and beer classes held at The Fearrington Granary):

-"Eccentric Whites: Touring the White Wines of Greece, Italy and Spain"
-"Making Sense of Wine Talk: How to Tell Your Fresh Acidity from your Ripe Tannins  
  without Yawning"
-"Wine Everyday? Why Not? A look at Wine and its Cultural Influence"
-"Monks: They Made Great Beer"
-"What Makes a Lager a Lager"
-"American Micro-Breweries"

NOTE: While modest amounts of wine or beer are consumed - and with food - for guests' safety we highly recommend a designated driver or that guests overnight at The Fearrington House Inn.

NEW: The Wine Pairing Challenge

Duration: 2 1/2 hours (Must begin by 3:30pm)
Group Size: 10 minimum
Cost: $125 per person
Includes: Groups will enjoy eating the food and wine pairings

Here teams will be given a selection of wines to pair with a selection of foods. Since there are many different "perfect pairings" for many different foods, the competition must find the best of the best! When the teams are ready, they will arrange their pairings to Max who will rate the pairings on a scale of one to five, with one being the lowest and five being the highest. The team with the highest score wins, but all have the opportunity to enjoy the wine and food pairings.

NOTE: While modest amounts of wine or beer are consumed and with food, for guests' safety we highly recommend a designated driver or that guests overnight at The Fearrington House Inn.

NEW: The Wine Blending Challenge

Duration: 2 1/2 hours (Must begin by 3:30pm)
Group Size: 10 minimum
Cost: $95 per person
Includes: Tips on how to make the perfect varietal

Here teams will be given five different wines from five different grape varietals. They will taste through each with Max Kast and go over the traditional blending techniques of different areas.  Then they will work as a team to make the best blend.  The wines will be either be a Bordeaux Style Blend (Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, Merlot, Petit Verdot and Malbec) or Rhone Style Blend (Grenache, Syrah, Mourvedre, Viognier). At the end, Max will judge each team's wines and award the winner.

NOTE: While modest amounts of wine or beer are consumed and with food, for guests' safety we highly recommend a designated driver or that guests overnight at The Fearrington House Inn.

Click on the button below or call corporate sales at (919) 542-2121 for further information.