We are dedicated to bringing you outstanding learning and travel opportunities with tastings, seminars, and hands-on classes designed to guide you into an enhanced appreciation of wines, spirits, and food.
Tasting one wine, spirit or food tells you little more than if you like it. To fully understand and comprehend you must TASTE & COMPARE as much as possible, while gaining the information you need to raise that understanding to a higher level.
UPCOMING CLASSES:
Become a
French Wine Scholar !
Now accepting registrations for the winter 2019 Program
12 weeks
Sundays 1-4 pm
Beginning January 19, 2020
Do you want to take your wine knowledge to the next level?
This excellent program is perfect for serious wine hobbiests or for anyone who works in the Hospitality Industry and would benefit from an INTERNATIONALLY RECOGNIZED CERTIFICATION!
For full program description and to register,
Or are you interested in a more casual dive into the history and culture of French food and wine, and the great brandies of Cognac and Armagnac? Join me at the Alliance Francaise for:
Le Goût du Vin
(The Taste of Wine)
Explore and taste French wines and brandies through the lens of history and culture. Learn to read and demystify French wine labels. Discover new favorites and find hidden treasures. Wine & refreshments paired to the region will be served at each class.
Maxine Borcherding, wine educator, sommelier, and OCI Lead Chef Instructor (retired); and Hoke Harden, French Wine Scholar, Certified Wine Educator, and Certified Cognac Educator will guide you through the wine regions of France in two five-week seminars beginning on Monday, September 9:
Part I: French wine 101; Midi/Languedoc/Provence; Bordeaux/SW France; Cognac/Pineau de Charente; Loire.
Part II: Champagne; Alsace; Armagnac/ Floc de Gascogne; Rhône Valley; Burgundy/Beaujolais.
Classes taught in English with the opportunity to learn some delicious French vocabulary!
To register for the first 5 week session at the Alliance Francaise PDX:
FOOD AND WINE TRAVEL
OUR SPRING 2020 TRIP WILL BE TO
PORTUGAL!!
May 22, 2020 - May 31, 2020
With vibrant cities, 850 km of stunning beaches, 3000 hours of sunshine, magnificent food, delicious wines, and warm, welcoming people, Americans are discovering why Portugal enjoys a reputation as one of the best places in Europe to travel and live.
Want to see why?
Want to see why?
Join Maxine Borcherding of Taste and Compare Academy, New York Times Travel Show Speaker, Sheree M. Mitchell (Miami, Florida) and local culinary superstars for an exclusive wine, food and culture experience in Portugal!
From off-the-beaten path small production wineries and specialty food shops to ultra-elegant Michelin-starred restaurants, and exclusive trips into the internationally-acclaimed Douro Valley, you are sure to see a side of Portugal that is rarely accessible to most tourists.
Grab your passport, your camera, and your appetite and let's go!
This is a small group tour- 14 to 16 guests only, so don't delay: reserve your spot now!
For the complete tour brochure, and to reserve your spot,
Where would you like to travel next?
Perhaps Bordeaux, Cognac and the Dordogne? Perhaps the Loire Valley?
Or Provence and the Rhone?
Shoot us an email
and tell us where you would love to travel!
You can be among the first to learn the details of future tours, classes and special events!
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Sparkling wine has been associated with celebrations and romance for more than 300 years (not to mention a welcome addition to Sunday Brunch); and when we think of sparkling wine for special occasions such as Valentine’s Day, we most often think of Champagne.
But Champagne is not the world’s only sparkling wine- nor was it the first! In fact, wines from Champagne got off to a rather rocky start, and might never have become what it is today if it weren’t for wool merchants, a widow, a couple of monks, and the Royal Navy.
Are you intrigued?
Then join Sommelier Maxine Borcherding for Brunch with Bubbles: a fun, tasty, and educational journey through the origin of sparkling wines, the people, the inventions and the discoveries that made them possible; the diverse ways that sparkling wines are made, their versatility with food, the wonderful range of styles and flavors to choose from, and how sparkling wines can fit into every budget.
Brunch items to pair with the wines will be served.
Date: February 9, 2019, 9:30-11:30 am
Cost:
$55 Chehalem Valley Chamber Members & OWEC TRAHC Students; $65 General Public
Location: Barley & Vine Tavern, Newberg
For more information and to register,
But Champagne is not the world’s only sparkling wine- nor was it the first! In fact, wines from Champagne got off to a rather rocky start, and might never have become what it is today if it weren’t for wool merchants, a widow, a couple of monks, and the Royal Navy.
Are you intrigued?
Then join Sommelier Maxine Borcherding for Brunch with Bubbles: a fun, tasty, and educational journey through the origin of sparkling wines, the people, the inventions and the discoveries that made them possible; the diverse ways that sparkling wines are made, their versatility with food, the wonderful range of styles and flavors to choose from, and how sparkling wines can fit into every budget.
Brunch items to pair with the wines will be served.
Date: February 9, 2019, 9:30-11:30 am
Cost:
$55 Chehalem Valley Chamber Members & OWEC TRAHC Students; $65 General Public
Location: Barley & Vine Tavern, Newberg
For more information and to register,
Also Coming in 2019
The Pleasures of Wine:
A Three-Class Series
Part I: Understanding Wine – March 7, 2019, 7:00 to 9:00 pm
Part II: Taste Terroir – March 14, 2019, 7:00 to 9:00 pm
Part III: The Role of the Winemaker, March 21, 7:00 to 9:00 pm
Cost: Take one, take two or take all three and receive a discount!
$55 per class - Chehalem Chamber Members & OWEC TRAHC Students; $110 for all three
$65 per class - General Public; $140 for all three
Location: Barley & Vine Tavern, Newberg
Click here for complete description and to register
The World of Rosé
Date: April 13, 2019, 1:00 – 3:00 pm
Cost: $55 Chamber Members & OWEC TRAHC Students
$65 General Public
Location: Barley & Vine Tavern, Newberg
Click here for complete description
All classes taught by Maxine Borcherding, Sommelier and Wine Educator at Taste and Compare Academy of Wine, Spirits and Food
Looking for an idea for a celebration with friends or a business team building event? How about an introduction to wine; a food and wine pairing class; a comparison of new world and old world wines; or a virtual tour of one of the world's great wine regions? Let us help you plan a fun and memorable program. Contact us here for more information and to reserve your date.