Harvest is wrapping up and that can only mean one thing….. it’s time to celebrate! Le Division Nouveau est arrivé! Our 2019 Nouveau Nouveau, made with Gamay Noir from the Columbia Valley might just be our best Nouveau yet! Our decision to pick the grapes a touch later than usual paid off with a wine…
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Hopworks to honor mug club memberships from recently closed bars & breweries
PORTLAND, Ore.––Nov. 14, 2019––Hopworks Urban Brewery (HUB), the first Certified B Corporation brewery in the Pacific Northwest, has announced it will honor mug club memberships from recently closed breweries, cideries, and bars in the Portland area. Former patrons may show proof of their active mug club memberships at Hopworks Powell, Williams, and Vancouver locations; the…
Prost! Pelican Brewing Company scores Gold and Bronze Medals at prestigious European Beer Star Award
Pelican takes 13th Gold for Stormwatcher’s Winterfest, Bronze for Beak Bender at Europes’s most prestigious beer competition Pacific City, Oregon (November 13, 2019)—Prost! It’s Lucky Number 13 for Pelican Brewing Company’s uber-decorated Stormwatcher’s Winterfest English-style Barleywine which came out of the brewery’s vault to land it’s 13th Gold Medal—and 39 medals overall since 2003. The latest honor was bestowed…
Give Thanks with Northwest Cider this Holiday Season.
Northwest Cidermakers are breaking out the best this Holiday Season! Have a festive and light Holiday this year with the Northwest’s best ciders. Whether you are dressing up or hunkering down, there is a bubbly beverage just right for your holiday gathering or host gift. Send your aunt a lovely bottle of EdenVale’s CranPerry, grown in…
Jackrabbit Helps Save The Stache
For the month of November, Jackrabbit will be spreading awareness and showing their support for the Movember Foundation by transforming each Jackrabbit inside the restaurant to sport a rocking stache, wearing pins to spark conversation and donating directly to the foundation. The Movember Foundations is the leading charity changing the face of men’s health. Men…
Media Statement from Portland Cider Co.
Jeff and Lynda Parrish, co-owners of Portland Cider Co., have issued the following statement regarding the status of their company: “There have been a number of craft brewery and cidery closures in the Portland area recently. While we feel for our industry friends, we want to go on record stating that Portland Cider Company is very…
November News from Viola Wine Cellars
Thanksgiving Open House in Portland, More Portland Events to taste Viola wines. Welcome to November! I wanted to give you a few dates and events around Portland where you can find us and taste and purchase the new releases. Our wines are selling quickly this season and I expect we will be mostly sold out…
Sherry Week! Did you know we have over 160 sherries on our list? Ole!
Aged Sherry Master Class Sunday, November 10 4-6PM $60 A tasting of pasada, anada, VOS and VORS sherries along with a review of the solera system and how aging with or without the layer of yeast, called the flor, can change the wine over time. Tasting of seven aged sherries in all the main sherry…
Bent Shovel Brewing establishes temporary home for its beer garden
OREGON CITY, Ore. (Nov. 7, 2019) –– Bent Shovel Brewing, which was recently forced to close its patio and tasting room due to the traffic impact on its rural neighborhood, has found a new temporary beer garden with a stunning view. The owners of Bent Shovel Brewing have leased the beer garden at the Viewpoint Restaurant and Lounge,…
Battle Creek Cellars Opens Pearl District Tasting Room
BATTLE CREEK CELLARS BRINGS OREGON WINE COUNTRY TO PORTLAND’S PEARL DISTRICT Opens first tasting room off NW 13th Ave. and Johnson St., fall 2019 Portland, Oregon – Oregon winery Battle Creek Cellars will debut its tasting room in Portland’s trendy Pearl District neighborhood in early November 2019. The 2,000-square-foot tasting room, the first-ever for the winery, is…