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Annual Honey Tasting Party
Sample Local Honey or Beekeepers Bring Your Own!
Honey Tasting Party 7-9pm Tuesday, August 25
WINFREY POINT: 950 E Lawther Dr. Dallas 75218
SUBMIT RSVP FORM HERE FREE ENTRY!
Honey Sensory Workshop 2-4pm Tuesday, Aug. 25
BIG THICKET: 430 E. Lawther Dr. Dallas 75218
PURCHASE WORKSHOP TICKETS HERE $80 ENTRY
Clip from last year's Party:
Golden Glory!
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Mark your calendar for our next Honey Tasting Party: Tuesday August 25 at Winfrey Point with a Special Guest Speaker Marina Marchese: International Honey Sommelier.
Marina will also offer a Honey Sensory Experience Workshop before the Honey Tasting Party. See below for location and registration for the workshop.
Marina Marchese | Honey Sommelier “Which is to say Marchese’s palate is so finely tuned that she can literally taste the beekeeper’s fear in a smear of honey.”
More about Marina
Marina Marchese is an accredited instructor for The Italian National Register of Experts in the Sensory Analysis of Honey, where she received her formal training.
Marina is the founder of the American Honey Tasting Society, an educational organization that teaches the Italian method of tasting and evaluating varietal honey.
“Which is to say Marchese’s palate is so finely tuned that she can literally taste the beekeeper’s fear in a smear of honey.”
~ Jason Wilson, Washington Post
TASTE HONEY LIKE A SOMMELIER
Workshop Tickets
A "Tastebuds-On" Workshop on The Sensory Evaluation of Honey
Presented by Marina Marchese, "The Honey Sommelier."
2pm-4pm Aug 25, 2026 at BIG THICKET (430 E. Lawther Dr. 75218) by White Rock Lake.
$80 entry includes tasting kit.
*limited space available, register early.. entry price increases after June 15.
Join us after the workshop at 7-9pm at Winfrey Point (950 E. Lawther) by White Rock Lake for TVBA's Annual Honey Tasting Party & Competition!
Taste the Hard Work of our Beloved Honey Bees and their Keepers at TVBA's Annual Honey Tasting Party & Competition!
- Once a year we invite local beekeepers to attend our honey tasting party and compete for the coveted title of “Best Honey in Dallas.”
- Some typical meeting segments may occur, as will our Beginner Beekeeping class before the meeting.
- Snack and drinks will be provided.
- Special Honey Tasting Party Content is scheduled for your enjoyment in place of our typical beekeeping-related presentation by a Speaker.
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Honey from the Heart of our Bees.. and their Keepers.
GENERAL PUBLIC: Attending & Sampling, but not Competing:
==> To attend & Sample Honey, submit the RSVP form below...pretty please!- If you merely wish to attend the event and enjoy all the honey- come on down! But please- go ahead and let us know you will be present using the form below so we can do our best to be prepared for and have sufficient supplies, drinks, etc! Please register- we want to know to expect you!
BEEKEEPERS: Entry Details for Contestants:
=> => Fill out the Form Below to Enter YOUR Honey and Compete with your Peers!
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RSVP REQUIRED! Space is limited for beekeepers wishing to enter the competition and is prioritized for members of TVBA that registered in advance! We will use individually-named placards to designate where you may set up. Beekeepers arriving without registering in advance may use any additional table space (if available) on a first-come first-served basis in order to participate in the competition.
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If you do NOT RSVP you may still attend the event,BUT you may not be able to participate and enter your honey into the competition. Once we run out of table-space, you are still welcome to walk around and offer samples of your honey. However, we will not be able to have a placard and table-space for people to vote on your honey if you do not register, thus you will not participate in the competition to be voted "Best Honey in Dallas!"
- Please consider bringing an extra honey jar or bottle that can be donated to the club for auction.
REMEMBER: If you want to attend the Honey Sensory Workshop at the Big Thicket before the event, you have to register & purchase tickets! The Honey Tasting Party at Winfrey Point is FREE and OPEN TO THE PUBLIC.
