Become a WSA Member!

If you're a frequent wine-buyer or class-taker, you can't afford to NOT become a WSA Member. Join the club and receive invitations to member-only events and great deals on wine, tastings, and classes.

Annual membership is just $30 - so once you've attended your free Friday Night Tasting and purchased a few bottles of wine, you're already in the black. For our WSET alums, the math is even easier (see below for details)!

Membership includes:

WINE DISCOUNTS - 10% off ALL wine purchases. 15% off case purchases (including mixed cases and special orders).

TASTING/CLASS DISCOUNTS - 10% off classes, tastings and events (excludes WSET Certification Courses).

COMPLIMENTARY TASTINGS - Free admission to a Friday Night Tasting of your choice. WSET Intermediate Alums receive an additional "+1." WSET Advanced Alums receive an additional "+2" OR - in lieu of the tasting - free admission to a recreational class of their choice (space permitting - we reserve 3 "free" spots per session).

SPECIAL EVENTS - Admission to member-only events (minimum of 2 per year).

PRIORITY ACCESS - Early registration access for all classes and events.

SWAG - Your very own WSA Spit Cup!

Fill Your Wine Lovers Toolbox - Join us for the Introduction to Wine Series

Ready to get a strong foundation in wine tasting basics? Then our three-part Introduction to Wine Series is for you.

In this fun and interactive series, we'll guide you through the world's major wine styles and will fill your toolbox with the wine terminology you need to confidently understand any wine list. This is a tasting-focused class, so come prepared swirl, sniff and spit. By class end students will be able to identify major grape varieties by taste, to describe wines using classic descriptors (such as grassy, oaky, buttery, etc.), and to distinguish between "old world" and "new world" wine styles.

We hope you'll join us!

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Gifts for Wine Lovers

A friendly reminder that wine classes make a great holiday gift for the wine lover in your life. Information on gift certificates can be found here, or contact us for more details.  

This spring we will once again offer our popular Introduction to Wine Series, a great option for someone who wants to get familiar with wine tasting and wine terminology in a fun and interactive class.  Register for individual class sessions for $50 each or enroll in the entire 3-part series for $135.  

Our International Wine Passport Series is a great option for wine lovers at all levels - from the professional to the "just enthusiastic".  Enroll your wine lover in one of our Frequent Flyer Programs (membership available at several levels) and let them select the class or classes of their choice.  

Questions? Don't hesitate to be in touch.

2009 International Wine Passport Series

Details of the 2009 International Wine Passport Series have now been finalized and the full program can be found here.  

We selected the 12 Portland wine professionals we would most like to learn from and asked them to put together a class on a wine region they are passionate about (well, in truth we asked only 10 Portland wine professionals to join us - 2 of the classes will be taught by us!). Their interests spanned the globe and therefore so will this series.  We'll spend plenty of time in Europe of course, but we're particularly excited about the sessions that take us into the lesser known - and often lesser appreciated - New World wine regions.  

The classes will be fun, relatively informal, and appropriate for all levels.  Whether you are a wine geek, a wine professional, or someone who just likes to enjoy a glass at the end of the day, we hope you'll join us!  Drop in for an individual session or sign up for multiple classes through our Frequent Flyer Program and save up to 20%.