Pouring from 5-7:30pm – no reservation required 15 Wines for just $15 Bucks! It’s Our Third Annual Memorial Day Weekend Kickoff Celebrate the return of summer in style as we again host some some of our longtime favorite Willamette Valley wineries and winemakers. Featuring a great lineup of reds and whites, this is an excellent way [...] Read more »
Blind Tasting Tonight / Beer & Cheese Fest

Blind Tasting Tonight As most of you know, we always try to keep our wine tastings fun, as well as educational. So this week we’re going to switch the format up a little bit. Some people may call this geeky, we like to think of it as fun. But this week come taste wines [...] Read more »
EVERY DAY WINE – Owen Roe this Friday!

Owen Roe. Many of you need no further explanation, as there is certainly a cult following for this local producer. But for those of you who’d like an introduction: let me just summarize by saying, “BIG REDS.” Need I say more? Okay, I will… This winery sources most of their fruit from Columbia Valley and [...] Read more »
May newsletter from Willful Wine Company

May 2013 Greetings! Once again, I’m apologizing for the absence of a newsletter. I’ve been somewhat in the process of regrouping after Aron’s death, working out what the next stage of life will look like for the boys and I. And… We’re in the process of selling the vineyard. I’m still going to make [...] Read more »
Sake Fest PDX Returns to Portland June 27, 2013

PORTLAND’S TOP CHEFS DEMONSTRATE HOW TO PAIR ANY CUISINE WITH SAKE AT THE 3rd ANNUAL SAKE FEST PDX BENEFITTING THE JAPAN AMERICA SOCIETY OF OREGON (JASO) Thursday, June 27, 6:30 to 9 PM at The Governor Hotel PORTLAND, Ore. – May 21, 2013 – Nearly 40 Portland chefs and International sake producers [...] Read more »
The world according to Lompoc

FIFTH QUADRANT OAKS BOTTOM HEDGE HOUSE SIDEBAR LOMPOC TAVERN HEAVEN HELLES RELEASE PARTY TODAY AT SIDEBAR, 4-10PM We will be releasing our Heaven’s Helles today at SideBar, 3901 N Williams Ave, from 4 to 10pm. This German style pale lager is golden straw in color and features a floral aroma with a clean, crisp finish. We [...] Read more »
June Events and Tastings at Liner & Elsen, Wine Merchants

Upcoming Events and Tastings at Liner & Elsen – 2222 NW Quimby St., Portland ***** Friday Tastings: Great tastings held on the first and third Fridays of each month. We serve a “flight” of five wines and usually a super-pour (extra $ and optional). Informal and fun. Served from 5:30 to 7:30. Fee. June 7 [...] Read more »
Portland Fruit Beer Festival Beer List announced as well as Pre-Fest Dinner

http://www.portlandfruitbeerfest.com/ Saturday June 8th 11am – 9pm Sunday June 9th 11am-9pm General Admission package: $20, VIP tickets: $28 7th & E. Burnside, Portland, OR 97214 Portland Fruit Beer Festival organizers are proud to announce the taplist for the 3rd annual festival taking place June 8th and 9th at 7th and East Burnside. This years beer [...] Read more »
LIVE: Strawberry Cream
CASCADE BARREL HOUSE FOOD SPECIALS Over at the Barrel House, Chef Troy has some delicious food specials available beginning every Tuesday at 5pm until they run out, including… Barrel House Carnitas Pastor Sandwich ($9): Toasted local brioche bun dressed with chipotle mayonnaise and stacked with carnitas mixture (seasoned house-smoked pork, onion, bell pepper), house-smoked pineapple, avocado and red onion. Suggested pairing: Bourbon [...] Read more »
Ponzi Vineyards Unveils New Wine Country Destination

A state-of-the-art tasting room opens June 15 at the Willamette Valley-based winery Sherwood, OR, May 20th, 2013 – Ponzi Vineyards, one of Oregon’s oldest wineries, opens a new, modern tasting room in Sherwood on June 15th. Located at 19500 SW Mountain Home Road, the tasting room will provide guests with innovative wine tasting experiences through [...] Read more »