Just in time for Thanksgiving, I popped open a bottle of Pinot Noir apply named “Gratitude.” And this year I have more to be thankful for than just great wine! Beside my family and friends, I am very thankful to R. Stuart Wine Company this year for helping me to create this almost one of…
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Dig into Oregon Wine
If you missed Lenne’s last dirty event, you are in luck. They are at it again. Come out to Lenne Estate and discover why they say “soil is everything!” Enjoy a blind tasting of eight high-end Oregon Pinot Noirs and learn how terroir, the soul and the essence of the wine, influences its flavor profile….
Get Dirty for Oregon Wine
Get down to the dirt about Oregon wine at Lenne Estate! This saturday, August 24 from 10:30 – noon, enjoy a comparative tasting of wines produced from two different soil types and locations. It’s a head-to-head battle that will be oh-so-palate-pleasing. Enjoy samples of four wines from the volcanic, Dundee Hills and four wines from…
Love and Bubbles at Pairings Portland Wine Shop
Love and tiny bubbles are in the air this season – and both will be floating around on Sunday, February 10th at one of Portland’s newest wine shops, Pairings Portland. Enjoy six perfect pairings featuring Missionary Chocolates from 4 – 6 pm for $20 and get your taste buds prepped and ready for a romantic…
A Helpful Harvest at Kramer Vineyards
As the grapes plump with sugar and the vine leaves turn toward the sun’s warmth, harvest season 2012 rolls through Oregon. Heading out to wine country in the north Willamette Valley, I volunteered my time and hands at Kramer Vineyards as the fields spread out in fully fall glory. Walking the rows of Chardonnay with…
10 Things I Learned at #WBC12
Bringing together over 300 wine geeks – from industry members to writers and general wine lovers – the Wine Bloggers Conference, this year in Portland, Oregon poured with excitement. As you can imagine, the event was filled with delicious wines from across the world along with writing workshops, winery tours and general wine-centered mischief. But…
A Taste for Excellence
It’s the final week of The Lexus of Portland A Taste for Excellence Challenge – which means wine, wine and more wine. For the past two weeks, five Oregon wineries have been competing to get votes to be named Oregon’s Most Excellent Winery – but don’t worry other wineries, I think you are pretty special…
Celebrating Oregon Wine
To kick off Oregon Wine Month, the Oregon Wine Board set loose more than 80 wineries on Portland’s Leftbank Annex on April 29 for an evening of unforgettable tastings all under one roof. With representatives from all the wine regions across the state, the tasting event, UnWine’d, served up samples to celebrate the industry and…
Wine Tasting 101
To spit or not to spit…that is the wine 101 question. And it is just one of the many questions answered at WineEventsOregon.com’s first wine tasting class – Wine Tasting 101 – held last week. From how to swirl, what colors to look for, how to detect a flaw and more, the course – lead…
Unwine’d and WIN!
Do you love Oregon wine and wish you could sample more of its best bounty? Well you are in luck. On April 29, 2012 in Portland is the first ever Unwine’d, a celebration of Oregon wine. Featuring 100 different wineries from around the state, this wine festival will be abounding with delicious samples, savory sips…
Wine, Pear and Cheese Jubilee
Over the weekend I attended Willamette Valley Vineyards‘ Wine, Pear & Cheese Jubilee and as the name reveals it was a delicious affair! Located just off of Interstate 5 south of Salem, Oregon, Willamette Valley Vineyards specializes in high quality, hand-crafted wines. Founded in 1983 by Jim Bernau, the winery has grown from a few…
One Big Table at the Oregon Truffle Festival
As the first dish made its way around the continuous rectangle table, the savory scent of Truffles wafted from table setting to table setting like a hungry game of telephone. With lights low and a moving rumble of chatter like our anticipating stomachs, the dishes were ready…the musky truffles waiting. The Oregon Truffle Festival, a…
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