Sunny Day in Portland? Time for Grilling and Wine Tastings in Portland, Oregon: Saturday, April 7, 2012

April 7, 2012

Today’s a great day, it’s sunny out this morning and it’s my Dad’s birthday (Happy Birthday Dad!).  We are going to the Farmer’s Market, chillaxing, and will grill out Eva’s famous pizzas (yes, grilling pizza!) tonight.  By dinnertime, hopefully the weather will still be good and one of my golfers will be atop the leaderboard [...]

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Wine Tastings in Portland, Oregon: Friday, April 6, 2012

April 6, 2012

“Don’t Call It a Comeback!” Tiger Woods Back at the Masters This Weekend Every year I have a friendly steak dinner wager with my best friend over the Master’s Golf Tournament in Augusta, Georgia.  We each “draft” our foursome, and this year I passed on Tiger (for the first time in 8 years) to take [...]

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New Owen Roe at Korkage Tonight!

April 5, 2012

Thursday, April 5, 2012 Korkage Wine Shop New Owen Roe Time for the next vintage lineup of Owen Roe; they are known for talented winemaking and consistently high reviews – and we think they are outstanding. They focus on hand harvesting and minimal processing of the Oregon and Washington grapes to maintain the authenticity of [...]

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The “Dirt” Tasting Today at Oregon Wines On Broadway

April 4, 2012

Every Wednesday OWOB features a cool tasting, dubbed “the Dirt”, this week looks pretty good as well.  From their press release: Join us Wednesday April 4th Dirt visits the Rhone Valley Flight of 4 wines $10 2009 Bressy Masson Rasteau $18 2007 Berthet-rayne Cairanne $18 2009 Edmond Burle Gigondas les pallieroudas $22.50 2007 Cave Farjon [...]

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The Best Value Sparkling Wine Ever!*

April 3, 2012

Champagne or Sparkling wine is perfect for celebrations, or it can be the magical alchemy that transforms a mundane rainy afternoon into a celebration!  Unfortunately, the tasty elixir is often expensive, and often the “cheap stuff” is well, cheap stuff and not worth drinking. *Well, maybe not “ever” but at least the best in recent [...]

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3 Great (and free!) Tastings in Portland, Oregon Today, March 31, 2012

March 31, 2012

(From E & R Wine Shop’s Facebook Page)  Elio and Silvia Altare’s Barbera d’Alba being tasted today (free!) Today is definitely a day of quality over quantity, with three fantastic tastings:  E & R is tasting European gems, Liner and Elsen the same, and Great Wine Buys is featuring Ackerman Wines with the owners and [...]

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Season 5 Mad Men Premiere Plus Wine Tastings in Portland, Oregon: Friday, March 30, 2012

March 29, 2012

According to the New York Daily News, “if you need a reason to watch the season 5 premiere of Mad Men, then here’s one as good as any-Christina Hendricks.”  We agree, as our favorite show (along with Top Chef) is back!  We are still debating on our favorite Mad Men scenes ever, I say the [...]

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“Singular Swiss” Wine Tasting at E & R Wine Shop and Wine Tastings in Portland, Oregon: Saturday, March 24, 2012

March 24, 2012

Saturday, March 24, 2012 Cornell Wine TBD E & R Wine Shop SINGULAR SWISS WINES! TILLEULS PINOT NOIR DE VETROZ $40 The Pinot Noir finds a home in the Valais and it has long been part of the wine scene there.  Often blended with other grapes, frequently Gamay, as part of the Dole classification, on [...]

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Wine Tastings in Portland, Oregon: Friday, March 23, 2012

March 23, 2012

Friday, March 23, 2012 Blackbird Wineshop TBD Cork Occupy Bordeaux- a Bank Fight It’s a battle of the banks, but in this case, we mean river banks. Whether you are a Left Bank or Right Bank Bordeaux fan, or haven’t taken a side yet, you’ll want to come to our Friday Night Flight this week. [...]

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Kick-Ass Oregon Winemaker Tasting at E & R with Colene Clemens, De Lancellotti, and Et Fille!

March 17, 2012

Saturday, August 13, 2011 Cornell Wine TBD E & R Wine Shop Artisan Oregon Winemakers! Meet them and taste some of Oregon’s finest Pinots! 1-4 pm, free! COLENE CLEMENS VINEYARD Steve Goff, Winemaker Colene Clemens is one of Oregon’s most promising new Pinot ventures; their stunning innargural wines have started where many would hope to [...]

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