NEWBERG, Ore. - Few wines in the United States are as prized as Pinot Noir from Shea Vineyard, which explains why consumers and nine wineries gathered Saturday at Penner-Ash Wine Cellars in Newberg, Ore., to meet Dick Shea and celebrate some of the famous wines he helped create. The new event, dubbed ¿Tu Shea?, included two library tasting seminars with winemakers from … [Read more...] about Oregon winemakers, Pinot Noir fans celebrate Shea Vineyard
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Vintage Oregon grand tasting canceled
PORTLAND - The Oregon Wine Board is canceling Vintage Oregon, a tasting event that was to kick off Oregon Wine Month. The event was to take place April 28 at Leftbank Annex. Staff at the Oregon Wine Board learned that other events scheduled at Leftbank Annex were having difficulty receiving permits from the city of Portland. After looking at more than 40 other potential … [Read more...] about Vintage Oregon grand tasting canceled
Eola Hills Wine Cellars takes fans to Safeco Field
RICKREALL, Ore. - Eola Hills Wine Cellars will be taking some of its fans in the Willamette Valley out to the ballgame this season, as the Oregon winery has scheduled two Sunday trips to Safeco Field to see the Seattle Mariners play. The first trip is June 9 to face the aging and hobbled New York Yankees. On June 30, the M's play host to the Chicago Cubs and Beaverton, Ore., … [Read more...] about Eola Hills Wine Cellars takes fans to Safeco Field
Oregon’s Ponzi Vineyards getting ready to unveil state-of-art tasting room
BEAVERTON, Ore. - Ponzi Vineyards, one of Oregon's oldest and most innovative and progressive wineries, is getting ready to unveil a new tasting room. Ponzi Vineyards was founded nearly 40 years ago by Dick and Nancy Ponzi. The second generation is building a beautiful new tasting room atop a hill near the winery's gravity-flow production facility near the northern … [Read more...] about Oregon’s Ponzi Vineyards getting ready to unveil state-of-art tasting room
Pacific Rim expands Washington, Oregon brands with new ownership
WEST RICHLAND, Wash. - In the two years since Pacific Rim Winemakers was sold to an international wine company, the Riesling producer founded by Randall Grahm is charging ahead with increased production and new products. Pacific Rim was founded in 1992, when Grahm began making a Riesling from Washington and German grapes at Bonny Doon, his winery in Santa Cruz, Calif. In … [Read more...] about Pacific Rim expands Washington, Oregon brands with new ownership