Willamette Valley - Pinot Heaven
This week features two 2008 tastings of the heralded Pinot Noir vintage from Willamette Valley at Great Wine Buys and Storyteller wine, both shops have a great selection. Also, look for the German Riesling tasting Friday at Liner & Elsen. Prost!
Friday, January 15, 2009
Blackbird Wine Shop
TBD
Cork, NE Alberta AND NW Lovejoy
New Italian Arrivals, 4-7 (4-6 at NW Lovejoy) pm, $10.
Cornell Wine
Worldwide Syrah, 4:30-7 pm, $8-$16.
Every Day Wine
France, including pink bubbles, 5-9 pm, $12.
Garrison’s Fine Wines
Rhone Tasting, 5-8 pm, $16.
Gem Wine Cellar & Wine Bar
Big bold Zinfandel, 5-8 pm, $15.
Great Wine Buys
Oregon Pinot Noir, 2008, Bergstrom, Westrey, Ayres, Patricia Green, Ken Wright, 5-7:30, $17.
Hollywood Wine & Espresso
TBD, 5-10 pm, $10.
John’s Marketplace
Six wines from Agate Ridge Vineyard from the Rogue Valley, 5-7 pm, $5.
Liner & Elsen
Wow! Start 2010 with four decades of German Rieslings, 5:30-7:30, fee.
Mt. Tabor Fine Wines
TBD, 4-7:30 pm, $15.
Portland Wine Merchants
TBD, 4-8:00 pm, $15.
Storyteller Wine Co.
Oregon Pinot Noir 2008, 6-9 pm, free.
Vino
No tasting tonight
Vinopolis
Mighty Merlot, Pride Mountain, Leonetti, Fugue de Nenin Pomerol, Chateau Hosanna Pomerol, 12-7pm, $10 (also Saturday, noon-4 pm)
Wine/Unwind
Tre Monti Sangiovese 2008, 6 pm, free.
Woodstock Wine and Deli
TBD, 6:30 pm, $10.
Saturday, January 16, 2009
Cork, NW Lovejoy
Beer tasting, 2-4 pm, free.
Garrison’s Fine Wines
Everyday wine tasting, 1-4 pm, free
Great Wine Buys
Great deals from Spain, Juan Gil Monastrell, Monte Oton, Rondan Crianza, Gran Orstan, 2-5 pm, free.
Liner & Elsen
Visit Italy, Tre Monit, Compagnia di Ermes, Cesanese di Olevano Romano, Rigoloccio, Fattoria de Felsina, noon-5, free.
Portland Wine Merchants
free.
Storyteller Wines
Third Annual Storyteller Inventory Reduction 12-5 pm, free.
Portland's Backyard, Willamette Valley in the Fall
