NEWS / FEATURES
Oregon Wine Month
Oregon Wine Board plans series of consumer, trade and media activities during the month of May
Altruistic Trio
Neighboring Gaston wineries ADEA Wine Company, Elk Cove Vineyards and Kramer Vineyards have joined together to give local schools a much-needed boost. Called Trio of Vino, the now-annual event is a fundraiser ...
San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition
The 2012 San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition has set a new American wine competition record with an astounding 5,500 entries, surpassing its previous number of 5,050 last year. For nine consecutive ...
Schrader Repeals Sponsorship
On Jan. 17, Rep. Kurt Schrader withdrew his support of H.R. 1161, also known as the Community Alcohol Regulatory Effectiveness (CARE) Act. Last September, Congressman Schrader became a co-sponsor of H.R. ...
SavorNW
A new wine contest is in town. Well, actually, it’s at the coast. Called SavorNW Wine Awards, the competition founded by Gary Hayes is designed to showcase Northwest wines and promote awareness of ...
OWFBF Winners
On Jan. 5, four Oregon wine judges evaluated 70 different wines submitted for the Oregon Wine, Food & Brew Festival Wine Competition. The competition took place at the Salem Red Lion Inn, under a blind-taste ...
OSU Honors Bernau
Jim Bernau of Willamette Valley Vineyards will be one of four entrepreneurs honored at this year’s Weatherford Awards, Oregon State University’s annual celebration of lifelong and pioneering ...
North Valley Vineyards Forms
Soter Vineyards partners, Michelle and Tony Soter, recently announced James Cahill and Brian Sypher will become equity partners in a new operation called North Valley Vineyards, LLC, near Newberg. Cahill, ...
CorkWatch App
Finding out what’s under the foil just got a lot easier. Now when cork lovers shop their favorite wine aisle, they can launch the new CorkWatch app on their smart phones or tablets to ensure ...
Sharing the Bounty
The Oregon Food Bank reported that 2011 experienced a higher-than-ever demand for emergency food services. The nonprofit encouraged groups across the state to collect food for those in need; Chehalem Mountains ...
Central Oregon Wine Endorsed by OWB
Central Oregon is now formally acknowledged as a winegrowing region by the Oregon Wine Board. That doesn’t mean it’s an AVA, a formal American Viticultural Area. But it does mean that Central ...
Addendum Dundee
Cathedral Ridge Winery, located in Hood River, has opened a second tasting room in Dundee, 974 N. Highway 99W, next to Daedalus Cellars. The new tasting room features Cathedral’s award-winning Columbia ...
2011 Wine Person of the Year
If anyone could be called a “Renaissance Woman,” it would be Ronni Lacroute. Distinguished college professor, accomplished linguist, generous benefactor, community leader. All can be added to a glowing résumé headed by “successful winery owner.”
Here at Oregon Wine Press, we derive tremendous satisfaction from being able to select an outstanding individual in, or associated with, the Oregon wine industry as our Wine Person of the Year.
