Now in our 36th year. 72nd Semester.  |
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Located in Yardley, Bucks County, PA.
I have instructed over 3,000 students, sampled over 26,000 wines and toured over 260 wineries and vineyards in 20 countries on 5 continents.
After teaching the wine class for 30 years for Neshaminy Adult Education, Inc., they have gone out of business. The class
however has continued, at several new locations with a few changes. I am pleased to announce that the class is now in it's seventh year,
with the Pennsbury Community School presented by the
Pennsbury School District.
Nine week course, (Plus Optional Champagne Party) covering winemaking, label language; a mastery of the presentation
and serving of wines; and judging for appearance, aroma, bouquet and taste. The class will learn how to choose and store wines.
New this semester, more emphasis on food and wine pairing. Also decanting wines, Port tongs, Vintage Port and of course more Sabrage.
The class will be tasting wines from the major wine areas of France, Germany, Austria, Italy, Spain, Portugal, South America, Australia, New Zealand,
South Africa and USA. (Wines to change every semester.) Blind tastings and much more.
- Optional Wine tastings
- Optional field trips
- Optional Champagne Party
- Past wine tours with students included California (over 30 AVAs), (Europe 21 trips) Champagne, Bordeaux, Cognac, Burgundy, Beaujolais, Loire,
Bergerac, Rhone, Languedoc, Provence, Savoie, Monaco, Switzerland, Austria, Spain (15 DO's), Portugal (6 DOC's), Mosel, Rhine, Franken, Main, Neckar, Nahe, Italy, 15 of the
20 Wine regions (7 trips), San Marino, Greece, Corfu, Santorini, Croatia. Plus wine tasting in Czech Republic, Turkey, Colombia and Morocco.
- Recent wine tours: 3/26/05, Campania, Italy. 8/9/05, Napa & Sonoma. 5/17/06 France, Loire, Beaujolais, Burgundy, Champagne.
- 5/16/07 Central and northern Spain, Douro and Porto, Portugal. May 14th, 2008 "Sideways Trip" Santa Barbara County.
- 6/6/09 Booze Cruise, starting in Venice, with wine tastings in Croatia, Greece, Santorini, Corfu and Turkey.
- 1/2/10 Cruise + Wine, Nine day cruise of Mexican Riviera.
Return to San Diego and explore S. Calif.'s, Temecula AVA.
- 1/24/11, 12 day Central & South American Cruise w/ Lafite Wine Tasting. (Aruba, Colombia, Through Panama Canal, Costa Rica, Caymans, Ft. Lauderdale - followed by 4 days Key West)
- 6/18/11, 10 Day trip to Tuscany & Umbria.
- 1/27/12, 11 day Eastern Caribbean Cruise. (Puerto Rico, Haiti, St. Maarten, St. Thomas, St. John)
- 6/30/12, (Field Trip) 7 day Wine Tour of Paso Robles and San Luis Obispo.
(2 seats remaining)
- 1/14/13,
12 day Southern Caribbean Cruise. (Antiqua, St. Lucia, Barbados, Grenada, Bonaire, Aruba)
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The Easy way to Register for Fall 2012 semester.
Go to the registration website.
Enrollment now closed.
You may pay on line with: 
or mail in a check.
To register for other Pennsbury courses, go here, then click on
Community School Registration.
For more information contact Pennsbury Community School or myself at: 
Fall, 2012, registration now closed.
You MUST be 21 years of age to attend wine course and provide ID if requested.
Fall semester classes begin on Thursday, Sep. 20, 2012
Register on the First Night of Class, only with the instructors permission. - IF THE CLASS HAS NOT BEEN FILLED
Bring a (clear) wine glass starting the first night.
Classes are from 7:30pm to 9:30pm.
Approx. Cost $85 administrative fee, plus $90 materials fee.
Checks for the administrative fee made out to: Pennsbury Community School, checks for materials fee made out to: Bill Clark.
Fee must accompany registration. Registrations will be accepted in the order received on a first come, first served basis.
No receipts are mailed. You are automatically enrolled unless you are notified otherwise.
Fees are non-refundable and applicable to the current semester only.
Guests may be permitted only with prior permission and after guest fee has been paid. Guest fees are not refundable.
Students must bring clear wine glasses with them to all classes.
Please silence cell phones during class. Take your calls and your texting outside.
No soliciting in class or outside of building.
Special tastings will be offered at additional cost.
New Fall 2012 Special Tastings Page 
All students will receive a few corkscrews, confiscated by the "TSA" at an airport.
All new wine related prizes, to be awarded to students.
Prizes for Fall 2012.
Location.
All classes will be held at the "McCaffrey's Supermarket" (2nd Floor), 635 Heacock Road, Yardley, PA 19067.
Enter store. Steps and elevator, to meeting room, are on right.
See
Yahoo Map for location and directions.
Day, time and location for Fall 2012 Semester. Thursday's, 7:30pm to 9:30pm, Upstairs at McCaffrey's, supermarket.
Enter through stores front entrance, turn right for elevator and stairs to our new home.
Spring 2013 Schedule: 
Feb. 16th through (April 19th, Champagne night.)
Course Syllabus for Fall 2012
1st Night - Introduction, explain and collect materials fee, Wine and tasting terminology.
1st Night - Rieslings from around the world. Germany, Alsace, France, W. Australia, Santa Barbara, Calif., New Zealand, Chile
2nd Night - The Wines of Bordeaux
3rd Night - The Wines of the Rhone
4th Night - The Wines of Spain and Portugal (Demonstration of the use of Port Tongs + Decanting Wines) Example on
You Tube.
5th Night - The Wines of Italy - Special Tasting, of a 2002 Le Pupille, Super Tuscan (a $195 value)
6th Night - The Wines of South America
7th Night - The Wines of Australia and New Zealand
8th Night - The Wines of California & Northwest
9th Night - Blind Tasting (Six red wines tasted in earlier classes. Now tasted blind.)
10th Night - Optional Champagne Tasting - Explore the differences between French Champagne and Italian Prosecco.
Once again, we will feature "Sabrage".
The art of sabering on You Tube.
CLASS MEMBERS - E-Mail me anytime with your wine questions. I will try to respond ASAP.
I have just spent over $2,500 buying many of the wines for next semester. Please check them out below.
Wines for the Fall 2012 semester are listed
here. Will list wines as I purchase them. 
Pictures of the wines for Fall 2012 here.
Will list wines as I purchase them.
Don't miss Upcoming Events.
See Tasting Archives To review past class tasting notes.
Plus tasting notes from the past seventeen semesters.
For Vintage Charts, Wine Laws, Wine Maps, Wine Magazines
and other useful wine information.
Please e-mail me if any of these links are down.
Download the new iPhone, Wine Spectator Vintage Chart, app.. FREE
Wine class history. In the past our classes have been held at: Carl Sandburg Middle School, Parkland Fire house, Bolton Mansion,
Hulmeville Fire House, Langhorne American Legion, Wild Violets Tea Garden Cafe, Yardley Makefield Fire Company and finally McCaffrey's Supermarket (Meeting Room).
To see a wine class tradition, click the icon.
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Enjoying last summer in San Gimignano. 
