From the monthly archives:
Tomorrow night there is a “Wine Party 2010″ at the Doug Fir, sponsored in Part by Charles Smith Wines. The party features over 70 wines with 17 winemakers, with some Washington heavy hitters including Gorman Winery, Mark Ryan, Trust, among others:
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The standouts this weekend include individual wines within a tasting (vs. an entire tasting), if you want a SPECTACULAR bang for your buck Oregon Pinot Noir try the Arterberry Maresh 2007 at Garrison’s Fine Wines, it’s a steal at $22-$24. We are also excited about Gorman Winery’s “Evil Twin” featured as a super pour at [...]
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Like the Starlight Room in “The Bachelor” starring Chris O’Donnell, the Purple Cafe and Wine Bar featured a real live marriage proposal Saturday night. Applause and cheers filled the air as the future groom knelt in front of his bride to be. Eva said: “I’ve never seen that before!” and the Purple Cafe seemed to [...]
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The tagline at Kir’s website reads:
Kir – a relaxed and intimate wine bar specializing in mostly European and eclectic wines, accompanied by seasonally constructed small plates.
I would add- “with the best tasting (and best value) wine pours in the city!”
Kir, the clear winner of the inaugural “Best Glass Pours” award, garnered votes for the wine [...]
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Michael Alberty, owner of Storyteller Wines, describes his path to wine shop owner as an unusual one- he was a national college debate champion, ran a morning deli shift, was a book editor and also barista who was constantly “trying to keep grunge artists who now make millions of dollars from stealing the European music [...]
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France and Italy are popular this week, with Barbera at Cork, Italian at Everyday Wine, Loire Valley at Garrison’s among others. Great Wine Buys sounds like a fun tasting with Napa vs. Sonoma Cabernet Sauvignon- can you tell the difference? I don’t know if I can…
Thursday, February 4, 2010
Korkage Wine Shop
6-8 pm, $10
Thirst
TBD, 5-closing, free
Friday, [...]
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We love wine tasting and being the destination Portland, Oregon Wine Blog for all wine events in Portland! Eva "the German" loves old world sensibility, balance and refinement; and has taught Bernard "the American" to appreciate subtlety and craftsmanship. (Although Eva now secretly enjoys some new world 'fruit bombs' on occasion!) We absolutely love finding (and drinking) wines that taste more expensive than they cost.