Oregon Wine
Photo by Easton Richmond September 15 - October 15 is National Hispanic American Heritage Month. It's also the four weeks during which the majority of Oregon's grapes are harvested. If, as the saying goes, wine is made in the vineyard, then great wine can't be made without the experience of the Hispanic and Latinx vineyard stewards. Haga clic aquí para leer [...]Read More
True to Oregon’s collaborative nature, winemakers talk to each other, rely on each other for information, tools and support, and follow techniques from wine regions around the globe. The communities where winemakers make their homes are generous and collaborative, too. Here is a roundup of kindness put forth by businesses related to wine across the state: Jump [...]Read More
Beacon Hill Winery's Carla Rodriguez / Photo courtesy Beacon Hill Winery Oregon's wine community is powered in part by an experienced, dedicated and indefatigable Latinx community. From the vineyard rows to the cellar door, countless personalities contribute to growing great grapes and making nuanced wine. Our friends at Travel Oregon just penned a new [...]Read More
Now through September 1 you can turn last night's bottle into tomorrow's tasting room perk. Simply upload your Oregon wine receipts to enjoy perks at more than 150 wineries statewide. Photo by Anna Campbell courtesy Elk Cove Your Oregon Vine Perks pass earns you 2-for-1 tastings at all 150+ participating wineries. But here's a taste of what else you'll [...]Read More
Photo by John Valls Starting Tuesday, July 14 you can bid on rare Oregon Pinot noir and support no-cost COVID-19 health services for Oregon vineyard workers and their families. You don't even have to leave the house. For three days only the Summertime ¡Salud! E-Auction offers the 2019 ¡Salud! Cuvée from 35 wineries plus wine collections and wine country [...]Read More
Theodora Lee, owner and winemaker for Theopolis Vineyards in California’s Anderson Valley, said it best in a recent interview with Kathleen Willcox for Winesearcher: "There's a movement, and it's gathering force, and it can and I hope will affect all levels of business. We've seen this a bit before with the farm-to-table movement, when people suddenly became [...]Read More
Photo Travel Portland Let us start out by stating, unequivocally: Black Lives Matter. Like you, the team and directors at the Oregon Wine Board have been processing, reflecting on and discussing our responsibility in the fight for racial equity in America. We must recognize the power of our platform and our potential to help build a just, equitable and [...]Read More
Ganna Federova and Jody Petit are Certified Sommeliers on opposite U.S. coasts, sharing beverage director titles, as well as a love of Oregon wine. While Ganna serves as the national beverage director of City Winery in New York, with seven eastern locations offering music, food and wine, Jody is the wine director and assistant restaurant manager at the stately [...]Read More
By now you've likely heard the tale of the Portland duo who met when a man poured his neighbor a glass of Ovum's Big Salt an entire floor beneath him, out the window in NW Portland in April. There's no shortage of acts of kindness among Oregon winemakers, too, as chronicled here in Wine Enthusiast in late March 2020, and more creative measures Oregon winemakers [...]Read More
There's no clever turn of phrase appropriate here. We can all simply agree it's been a startling few days and weeks. When life and work are nearly one and the same - as they are for so many vineyard farmers and small business owners in Oregon's wine community - it's especially difficult to find balance and relief amidst this crisis. And while Oregon Governor [...]Read More
