Sips & Quips

There are a number of wineries located in the Portland Metro Area...actually within the city limits. They are somewhat known by the collecti...

Red Mountain in Washington State is one of my top wine regions in the world. The wines from this small AVA on a "mountain" at the ...

Once again, Mr. Mike at John's Marketplace pulled some outstanding wines from his personal cellar for us to try for a $10 tasting fee. ...

Mr. Mike at John's Marketplace pulled some more great bottles out of his cellar tonight. What a treat! I think the lowest scoring red w...

Mr. Mike at John's Marketplace sent out an email less than 24 hours prior to this event. $10 got you a taste of each wine, until they w...

THANKSGIVING DINNER - Dietra's House, Portland OR (11/26/2009) Event photos on Flickr . Thanksgiving dinner at Dietra's, with D...

STAG'S LEAP WINE CELLARS - Zupan's Burnside Market Wine Cellar, Portland, OR (7/21/2009) Held in the basement wine cellar of Zupan...

One of my good friends abandoned her good-paying corporate radio station job to jump into an entrepreneurial endeavor dealing with wine and ...

ANAM CARA VERTICAL TASTING - Dietra's House, Portland OR (2/21/2009) My friends Trish and Dietra joined me in organizing a vertical tas...

ZANZIBAR CELLARS 2007 BARREL TASTING - Clark-Lewis Restaurant, Portland, OR (9/28/2008) ZanZibar Cellars hosted their 2007 barrel sample p...

THURSDAY NIGHT FLIGHT - Thirst Wine Bar (7/31/2008) 4 current release wines from RiverAerie, the second label of Bunnell Family Cellar . Wi...

OWEN ROE SPRING RELEASE PARTY - Ecotrust Building, Portland, OR (5/3/2008) Owen Roe Winery 's annual Spring Release wine tasting event,...

SUNDAY DINNER - Jeff McHugh's (4/27/2008) Sunday Dinner at my good friend Jeff McHugh 's place. Dinner was an incredible spicy shri...

EPICUREAN WINES PORTFOLIO TASTING - Liner & Elsen Wine Merchants, Portland, OR (4/25/2008) 3 flights of Australian/New Zealand wines fr...

AUSTRALIA+ - Hollywood Wine & Espresso, Portland OR (4/4/2008) Friday Flight at Hollywood Wine & Espresso , 4075 NE Sandy Blvd., Po...

AFFORDABLE 2005 BORDEAUX - GEM Wine Cellar, Portland OR (4/4/2008) Friday night wine tasting at GEM Wine Cellar , 3433 NE Broadway, Portlan...

FRIDAY FLIGHTS - Hollywood Wine & Espresso, Portland OR (2/15/2008) Hosted by Hollywood Wine & Espresso shop in Portland, Oregon a...

Attended an invite-only wine tasting event featuring Yakima Valley wineries, held at the Gerding Theater in Portland. My tasting notes for t...

Once a year (usually), my parents hitch up the 5th wheel and drive up to Oregon from Phoenix, AZ to visit family. Well, they SAY it's to...