Sips & Quips

Memorial weekend upon us again! This time we did things in bulk: 25 friends in a 30-passenger party bus ! She's the crown jewel of the A...

Owen Roe Winery  in St. Paul, OR is relocating their winery to the Yakima Valley in Washington. A brand new winery facility is being built...

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

A BBQ/Wine Tasting put together to celebrate my 40th Birthday. I started sourcing 1970 vintage wines about 2 years ago, buying them on WineB...

Myself and 3 friends trucked down to Dundee, OR for the Dundee Hills Passport Tour . A $10 passport (ours was a lame sheet of paper, as they...

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

Some friends and I attended a couple of wine events down in the Carlton area, and decided to hit up several other wineries in the general ar...

Seeing as how Corvidae Wine Co. , the new Owen Roe value label, made two different versions of their 2007 "Rook" red blend, I th...

CARLTON WINE TASTING: PART DEUX - Carlton, OR (12/6/2008) Kristina and I drove down to Carlton, in Oregon wine country, for the Cana's ...

CATHEDRAL RIDGE WINERY HOLIDAY CELEBRATION - The Governor Hotel, Portland, OR (12/4/2008) I attended the Cathedral Ridge Winery annual hol...

LIBRARY WINE MAGNUM PARTY - Willamette Valley Vineyards (11/16/2008) A special Oregon Wine Guild (the WVV wine club) event, offering magn...

I recently took a day trip out to Forest Grove, OR with a small group of friends to do some wine tasting. We braved the 100-degree sun to ha...

CORK 2 YEAR ANNIVERSARY - Cork - A Bottle Shop, Portland OR (5/16/2008) Cork - A Bottle Shop , 2901 NE Alberta Street, Portland OR 97211. C...