WFSO Calendar

June 26th 2015
Time: 6:30 pm
Location: Olympic Mills Building


Hosts: Bill and Pat Kimmer
 
Education Event: Champagne!
Location: Ambonnay Champagne Bar (special events room), Olympic Mills Building, 107 SE Washington St.

Click here to register online
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$55 Members, $75 Guest
Limit 24
 
David Speer, Sommelier/Owner of Ambonnary Champagne Bar, has amazing knowledge of champagne and practically everything you could know related to this subject.   He was named one of top ten Sommeliers of the year in 2013 by Food and Wine Magazine.  David owns Portland’s first and only bar that features exclusively champagne and sparkling wine.  Ambonnay and David Speer have been featured in USA Today, Food and Wine, Wine Spectator, Bon Appetit, Sunset, Imbibe Magazine, Portland Monthly, Eater.com, The Oregonian, MIX Magazine, Portland Business Journal, Willamette Week, and Oregon Wine Press.  Ambonnay  was recently  listed in Thrillist as one of  21 top wine bars in America and the Oregonian listed it as one of Portland’s 10 best wine bars.

 
Champagne Basics -  David will present this class with a focus only on Champagne (no sparkling wines allowed!).  We’ll taste and discuss the differences between non-vintage and vintage, blanc de blancs and blanc de noir, dosage levels brut vs extra brut, and different styles of rosé.  It’ll be a great time, and will help you get a good understanding of what’s all going on in Champagne.  During the evening we'll taste and enjoy 7 Champagnes.

 
We will also have available French themed hors d’ oeuvres and pastries catered from La Maison Le Jardin Kimmer to include:
Wild Mushroom and Carmelized Onion Tart
Pork Tenderloin Medallions with Sage and Dijon Mustard Sauce
Cucumber Rounds with Smoked Steelhead and Herbed Crème Fraiche
Seafood Stuffed Gougeres
Olive Tapenade, Assorted Cheese and Toasted Baguette
Assorted Pastries: Macaroons, Fruit Tarts and Madelines

We have attended one of David’s classes before and even if you think you have a basic knowledge of Champagne you will come out knowing so much more.  Plus whoever gets tired of tasting champagne!