Willamette Valley Pinot Noir: The Complete Guide
From red Jory hillsides to windswept Van Duzer slopes, everything you need to understand, taste and collect Willamette Valley Pinot Noir — plus how to plan a perfect tasting day.
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Oregon Wine and Seafood Pairing: A Pacific Northwest Guide
Bright Oregon whites, silky Pinot Noir and the bounty of the Pacific: how to pair the state’s wines with oysters, crab, salmon and more, plus a cedar-plank salmon recipe.
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How to Build a Home Wine Cellar (Without Breaking the Bank)
From wine fridges to closet conversions to full cellars, here is how to store wine properly, build a smart collection and serve it at its best, at any budget.
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Feast on This – Celebration samples hottest food, coolest drinks
From bacon to kale to pumpkin spice, we know when something catches on, we’ll see it on every menu. Here’s what was moving and shaking at Feast Portland.
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Romancing the #Vine
Yeah, read into it what you will, a reader always does. But I will remind you, it’s about the vine. It always is.
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Orange Crush: Skin-contact whites color harvest season and cellar
As the leaves turn and pumpkins ripen on the vine, the color orange reigns. Meet the skin-contact whites coloring Oregon’s harvest season and cellar.
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New Willamette Valley Harvest Website
Harvest has officially kicked off in the Willamette Valley, and the WVWA’s new harvest website helps us all feel a part of it.
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Le Véritable Voyage: IPNC toasts Oregon, France and much more
If I were to sum up the International Pinot Noir Celebration in just one word, it would be “resplendent.”
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The New Frontier of American Wine
Picture breathtaking river valleys and rolling hillsides rich with ancient, fertile volcanic soil. There are only a few places in the U.S. like that — and one of them is Idaho.
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Building #Björnson – Eola-Amity Hills #winery opens tasting room
In the heart of the Eola-Amity Hills, between Salem and McMinnville, a new tasting room has opened on Bethel Heights Road.
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Good #Mead, Indeed… Honey-tongued and sweet-talking
The word “honeymoon” supposedly refers to a bride’s father dowering her with enough mead for a month-long celebration. But, why mead?
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East Willamette Wineries Capture Your Heart
Like a nomad in an unexplored land, feel like you’re discovering a whole new wine country in Oregon’s East Willamette Valley.
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Private Willamette Valley Wine Country Tours
Private, chauffeured Willamette Valley tours from Portland with custom routes, three to four tastings and a leisurely wine-country lunch.
- Door-to-door pickup in Portland
- Licensed, insured chauffeur partners
- 3–4 reserved winery tastings
- Picnic or winery lunch included
from $195 per person
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Wine Classes, Tastings & Staff Training in Portland
Private in-home classes, corporate tastings, virtual sessions and restaurant staff training built around Oregon wine and your group’s goals.
- Custom curriculum for every group
- Curated wines and tasting sheets
- In-home, corporate or virtual formats
- Restaurant staff training on your list
from $65 per person
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Wine Cellar Consulting & Wine List Development
Independent advice for collectors and restaurants: cellar planning, inventory and organization, collection strategy and thoughtful wine list development.
- Cellar planning and inventory
- Collection strategy and sourcing
- Restaurant wine list development
- Hands-on cellar organization days
from $150 per session
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