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Plano’s Somm Wars pairs wine and whiskey in a $195 dinner

The July 23 dinner costs $195 and is final sale. The restaurant describes wine competing with whiskey, despite a conflicting calendar listing.

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Plano’s Somm Wars dinner is scheduled for 6:30 p.m. July 23, 2026, with a $195 all-inclusive price. The event is limited to guests 21 and older, and all ticket sales are final with no refunds.

The official event listing describes a four-course blind-pairing contest in which wine competes against whiskey. Master Sommelier Julie M. Dalton and Master of Whiskey John Wabeck will host, and guests vote on the pairings.

The listing calls the price “all-inclusive” but does not specify whether that label includes tax or gratuity.

Two listings describe different contests

A separate tourism-calendar listing instead describes two Master Sommeliers competing with wine pairings. That conflicts with the restaurant’s official wine-versus-whiskey description.

Buyers should rely on the restaurant’s official event page, which identifies the hosts and wine-versus-whiskey format.