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Better with Age
Of the more than 150 independent wine retailers around the State of Oregon whose level of knowledge, service and commitment to product quality, depth and diversity qualify them as wine merchants, 37 have reached that 20-year milestone and merit recognition.
Women of Taste
Graceful, powerful, sophisticated, lively and bright are words used not only to describe wine but also the women who love to sell, teach, write and learn about it. Female sommeliers have assumed a role across the country as leaders in their industry.
WVWA on Board
The next generation of winemakers and winery owners are well represented on the Willamette Valley Wineries Association’s (WVWA) recently elected 2011 board of directors. The 18-person board represents ...
Social Wine Network
On April 11, the Tasting Room Managers Network will host a full-day seminar, 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., on social media geared specifically towards Oregon wineries. Organizer Stephanie Eads-Paul says anyone ...
Book It
Anne Zimmerman, author of “An Extravagant Hunger: The Passionate Years of M.F.K. Fisher” ($26, published March 15), will be one of the featured writers at the 2011 Terroir Creative Writing ...
Britt’s Bevs and Bites
Britt Festival in Jacksonville is steeped in history, but not stuck in the past. Starting this season — its 49th — the venerable performing arts venue will finally offer as much variety in ...
It’s Pouring Mac in PDX
On May 3, the McMinnville AVA Winegrowers Association will host a tasting at the Hotel deLuxe in Portland. From 5 to 8 p.m., guests can meet and mingle with the principals and winemakers while enjoying ...
Taste the Place
Stop by Anne Amie Vineyards on April 30, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., and taste the place with a select gathering of wineries showcasing the Yamhill-Carlton AVA. Local restaurants will be featured, too, offering ...
Spring Fest Fun
One of Portland’s original beer festivals, the 17th annual Spring Beer & Wine Fest, returns to the Oregon Convention Center, April 22–23. New this year, the festival will partner with ...
CWA Raises $2.2 Mil
On March 5, the 27th annual Classic Wines Auction raised $2.2 million to benefit five Portland-area charities: Metropolitan Family Service, New Avenues for Youth, Friends of the Children, Trillium Family ...
Restaurant Poll
Wine & Spirits Magazine recently released the results of its 22nd annual Restaurant Poll, reporting on the most popular wines in America’s top restaurants for the fourth quarter of 2010. Sommeliers ...
Have Wine, Will Travel
Wine tasting in Oregon has become a treasured pastime. Every day, wine lovers climb into their coupes, turn on their TomToms — or other GPS devices — and head into wine country. In April, ...
Get Crabby and Winey
Celebrating 29 years, the Astoria-Warrenton Crab, Seafood & Wine Festival will offer its annual spread of Northwest bounty April 29–May 1. Guests can sample local cuisine, peruse arts and crafts, ...
Bud Break at Stake
Winter weather plays key role in vine vigor and upcoming vintage
Me and My Big Fire
Innovative photo and video contest uses clever QR codes
Learn Your AVAs
Oregon encompasses 16 specific winegrowing regions called American Viticultural Areas (AVAs). Each is unique in its geographic location, climate, soil and topography. When an AVA is designated on the wine bottle’s label, 85 percent of the grapes used to make the wine must be sourced from that AVA. Here's a tutorial on Oregon’s terroir-driven divisions.
