Spouse and Guest Program Agenda

Monday, September 8th
City Tour to include Gardens and Chocolate tasting tour

Enjoy a stop on upscale 23rd Avenue where you will visit Moonstruck Chocolate Cafe, Moonstruck Cafés are your gateway to the Moonstruck Experience. Specialty chocolate and espresso drinks partnered with hand crafted artisan chocolates for an experience that can alter the course of your day for the better, in a setting that inspires you to linger. Moonstruck Chocolatier is proud to be the "Official Chocolates of the 78th Annual Academy Awards®

Some say Portland’s lush and sprawling gardens summarize the city’s embrace of color and flux better than anything else. After all, they’re spaces where change eddies around beloved landmarks. And where change creates inspiring new vistas. And so we’ve chosen several diverse garden landscapes for you. Delight your senses in locales that embody our “City of Roses” nickname. Spend time in a setting that underscores the benefits of inner peace. Or see what beauty can be found in a little spot of land known as the world’s smallest park.

Highlights: City Drive tour with stops at Moonstruck Chocolates, Portland’s International Rose Test Garden (Washington Park) and the Japanese Gardens

Tuesday, September 9th

Winery Tour

Get ready to experience two of the Pacific Northwest Best Wineries. A VIP Luxury Coach will arrive at your hotel and whisk you off to two vineyards in the heart of the stunning Willamette Valley. You’ll discover how this region’s renowned wines have led to yet another bonus for those who like to eat, drink and be merry: the area’s fast becoming a culinary hotspot. Your tour starts with a stop at Rex Hill Vineyards where guest will enjoy a private wine tasting and education experience. Next board the VIP Coach for a visit to Erath Winery and savor a tasting from their private reserve.

Includes tasting fees, Artisan cheese and crackers, VIP Host, Complimentary bottled water and VIP transportation

Rex Hill is one of the 10 largest wineries in Oregon and consistently produces award-winning wines including pinot noir, pinot gris, and chardonnay. Enjoy 10% case discount on all case purchases (cases may be mixed.)

Try the reserve tasting at Erath Winery, the original winery of the prestigious Dundee Hills. Erath is still passionate about making high quality pinot noir after 40 years. The winery is the continuation of a proud legacy. Enjoy 20% discount on all case purchases.

Wednesday, September 10th

Culinary Class and Luncheon

Get secrets, techniques and tips from one of Portland’s most engaging chef-restaurateurs when you step into a culinary class full of hands-on learning. After a hour in the airy kitchen, you’ll receive recipes that let you replicate your classroom feats for family and friends. And once you get out from behind the stove, you’ll discover why this spot’s Southern Italian delights creates fans galore. Luckily for you, you won’t have to wait to sample the chef’s creativity: this lunch will be a private one.