Join us for a variety of educational and recreational events at the Tony & Libba Rane Culinary Science Center! Wine tastings, cooking classes and other special events will be offered to the public throughout the year. Learn how to pair wines with your meal. Experiment with flavor. Rub elbows with professional chefs. The Horst Schulze School of Hospitality Management is eager to provide incredible opportunities for the community to enjoy its resources. Sign up for one or more of our upcoming events below. More events to come!
They’re back! Join us for an evening wine tasting with de la boue. Sample five wines from Oregon’s Willamette Valley, with a focus on their Pinot Noir varietal. Travis Todd (winemaker) and Chris Andrew are the two-person team behind a winery called "de la boue" out of Willamette Valley Oregon producing 2,500 cases of wine. They farm Vista Grande, a 5-acre organic vineyard in the Chehalem Mountains and buy fruit from top organic/biodynamic vineyards like Temperance Hill, Gregory Ranch etc. Travis previously ran the wine program at The Yellowstone Club in Montana before moving to Oregon to become a winemaker. "Nostalgie de la boue" (day luh BOO) is a french phrase with a loose translation that means a longing for simpler times. Directly translating to “of the dirt,” de la boue is a reminder that it all comes from the ground beneath our feet. Past vintages are sold out and their 2023 vintage will be released for Allocation Program Members in spring of 2025.
Menu: Light charcuterie
There is no attire requirement but guests may feel most comfortable in business casual dress.
Monday, Mar. 3, 2025
6:00pm - 7:30pm
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The Horst Schulze School of Hospitality Management invites the community to a variety of wine tasting classes with Master Sommelier Thomas Price in the fall 2024 semester. Guests will learn about the wines and tasting techniques in a fun, casual class environment. Tickets are $60-$75 per person, depending on content, and may be purchased online. Guests must be 21 or older and show proof of ID. Guests will taste various wines accompanied by light snacks.
Master Sommelier Thomas Price has spent the last 35 years working in some of Seattle’s most prominent restaurants, including his own. Shortly after obtaining his Master Sommelier certificate in 2012, Price joined Jackson Family Fine Wines as National Director of Wine Education, in addition to working with Auburn University’s Hospitality Management program as a visiting sommelier over the last eight years. Read more about Mr. Price’s journey in this feature from Wine Spectator.
These classes are basic wine appreciation classes that feature a different country or theme each month. Guests will taste various wines accompanied by light snacks.
Tuscan Treasures:
Divine Wine from Tuscany
Saturday, March 29, 2025
3:00 pm
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Sip the World in a Glass!
Wines from Around the World
Saturday, April 5, 2025
3:00 pm
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ABC’s of White Wines:
Anything But Chardonnay!
Saturday, May 3, 2025
3:00 pm
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