Give the Gift of a Wine & Food Walk!

Make their holidays unforgettable with a Wine Wise gift card! Wine & Food Walks are back! This delicious experience is the ultimate gift for wine and food enthusiasts in your life. It's perfect for couples, employees, customers, teachers, family, and friends who love delicious, quality-made wines, great food, and discovering great restaurants they’ll love to have in their repertoire. Treat them to this delightful experience. This gift card will allow them to choose the date and time that works best for them.

Recipients will join Sommelier Erica Archer for a delicious afternoon guided viticultural tasting and walking tour of Portland’s restaurant scene. They will explore four delicious wines and delicious foods from four great establishments, a fantastic wine education experience.

At each unique wine and food walk:

• Taste and learn about four quality-made red wines from around the World. We’ll delve into a different wine at each of the four establishments we visit.

• Enjoy delicious paired bites at each of the four restaurants we visit.

• Discover what makes each wine region unique in the styles of wine they produce.

• Gain confidence in evaluating, selecting, and pairing wines and describing what you smell and taste.

• Walk away knowing a lot about wine and how regional influences impact wine styles and quality.

• Discuss the major and trending styles worthy of your attention.

• Learn what to expect from specific terms on a wine label when selecting your next bottle of wine.

• Learn the basics of tasting or take your wine knowledge to the next level.

Your Sommelier
Archer is a true oenophile, having obtained high levels of certification in her field. In 2010, she was awarded the Wine Spirit and Education Trust Level Three Advanced Certification in Wines and Spirits (with merit), became a Sommelier in the American Court of Master Sommeliers, and received her Certified Wine Professional award from the Culinary Institute of America in St. Helena, California. Erica is the principal of Wine Wise, a wine education and events service. She is skilled at creating truly creative and memorable wine experiences that take guests beyond a typical tasting with her intimate understanding of what makes each wine unique. And she’ll do it with her trademark down-to-earth style.