Featuring Master Sommelier, Ken Fredrickson, the evening will include a Team IMPACT program, hors d’oeuvres and a blind wine tasting. Learn the proper way to taste wine and receive insider tips and tricks. We hope to see you there.
Meet Ken Fredrickson, Master Sommelier
Following critical acclaim for his wine programs while working with world-renowned chefs Charlie Trotter (Charlie Trotter's ) and Wolfgang Puck (Spago, Chinois), Fredrickson ultimately attained the rank of Master Sommelier in 2000.
Fredrickson is a founding partner in Tokiwa Imports, Laika Spirits, Family Tradition Cognac and Rahi Imports a collection of spirit producers that fall under the High Road Spirits umbrella. These small specialty import companies tell the stories of families who are passionate producers from around the world.
Earlier in his career, Fredrickson conceived and opened acclaimed restaurants Koshu and Restaurant Terroir in Jackson, Wyoming and Adega Restaurant and Wine Bar in Denver. Learn more about Ken.
Team IMPACT matches children facing serious illness and disability with college sports teams, creating a long term, life changing experience for everyone involved.
Our unique multiyear program signs children onto college athletic teams across the country, and based on a clinical model, ensures each has the personalized game plan they need to win –effectively building confidence and independence. Team IMPACT guides a symbolic relationship between teams and children facing life-altering diagnoses and chronic illness, focused on socialization, empowerment, and resilience. A program built on strength and camaraderie, Team IMPACT ensures kids develop socially and never feel alone. We truly believe in Getting All Kids in the Game.