Official Beaujolais Day is in November, but this class is available year round. Let’s get together to taste through different Gamay Noir wines from around the world and learn about the history of the holiday, the styles of wine that can be made with this light-bodied, tasty variety.

Choose Your Own Adventure: Burgundy, Bordeaux, Champagne, or an overview of French wines

Get your imagination in vacation mode as we travel virtually around France! These classes focus on different regions; the history, geology, climate, production methods, and grape varieties.

Join us as fermentation scientist and professional winemaker, Andy McVay, leads us through a blending journey, featuring Rhône varietals. We’ll walk through the process of making blends that please the winemaker’s palate as well as honor the traditions of a region.

Join us for a wine class exploring the wonderful region of Rhône, France. We’ll talk about the history of the wine region, the unique planting and growing conditions, and the flavor profiles that are classic Rhône.

Choose Your Own Adventure: Northern Italy, Eastern Italy, Southern Italy, Western Italy, or an overview of Italian wine

Get your imagination in vacation mode as we travel virtually around Italy! These classes focus on different regions; the history, geology, climate, and grape varieties. These classes focus on the wines from the Veneto to Piedmont and in between.

Some of the most distinctly flavored wines in America come from the tiny AVA of Lodi in the Central Valley of California. The terroir of the area is intensely influential. Learn about the agricultural background of this rural community that opened the doors for a unique wine making region. We’ll talk about family farming, mass production wineries, and heritage vines that have evaded phylloxera.

This iconic grape has a long history in warm-weather regions. Originally from Spain it’s now popping up globally. We’ll taste through three different styles of this wonderful variety; learning about the light, easy drinkers, through the heavy, oaked versions. This class is interactive and discusses history and winemaking style.

Portugal has a rich history in wine. From the unique and difficult landscape, to the extreme climate, drought resistant grapes, all the way through winemaking styles. We’ll try wines as we talk about this tiny but mighty wine region.

Australia has a rich and interesting wine history. They have had to overcome droughts, fires, heat, and so many obstacles that make winemaking ever so complicated. We will see how our friends in Australia work with varieties we commonly see in America and Europe, and how they put their own spin on the flavors and styles.

Southern Oregon is home to some of the oldest wineries in the state and represents a plethora of varieties not grown up in the Willamette Valley. We’ll talk about the history, the terroir, the climate, and the ingenuity shown by the wineries and winemakers down south. Sampling three wines of the region will make the class even more delightful.