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Posted September 2006
A Great Place to Start, A Great
Place to Stay
Bounty of Oregon
(OREGON) – The appealing natural environment of Oregon is evident
throughout its regions. Stunning mountains, fertile valleys,
rugged coast, river beds and interior desert, all provide natural
playgrounds for residents and visitors alike. The northwest city
of Portland is the state’s largest metropolitan area and is home
to its biggest airport.
If you are starting an exploration of Oregon, chances are you
will land in Portland and either will gather up your rental car
for further voyages or catch a commuter flight to the southern
cities of Salem, Eugene, or Medford near the California border.
Even if your ultimate destination is farther a field, spending
a few days in Portland is well worth the effort (or since the
city makes it so easy -- lack thereof). While the major wine
regions of Oregon start just south of Portland with the verdant
Willamette Valley, the city itself hosts a couple of wineries
that you should visit.
Portland Wineries:
Regardless of whether you are “with it,” or “out of it,” male
or female, you should visit Hip Chicks do Wine. Started
by a wine goddess and a wine maven, this unique winery is situated
in an industrial area that is also populated by other artisans.
They produce wine with humor (as well as technique), as is evidenced
by this description of one of our favorite white varieties:
Shardoneaux:100% barrel aged 2000 Willamette
Valley Chardonnay, but…Caution! This is not your mother’s chardonnay!
Surfing on a pineapple off the coast of Florida-Tropical with
hints of citrus and bright! Swirl and sip this wine with your
sister, brother, or crustacean of your liking.
Hip Chicks do Wine Winery and Tasting Room, 4510 SE 23rd Avenue,
Portland, OR 97202 Open
to Public. Hours: 11am - 6pm daily
Urban WineWorks is the place in Portland to taste Bishop
Creek Cellars wines. They didn’t think their customers “should
have to travel an hour just to sample our wares. So we brought
the tasting room, the wine shop, and even a bit of the winery,
to Portland, to be more convenient for our customers.”
Not only is it convenient, but it is colorful and informative
(as well as tasty) when it comes to wine exploration. Visitors
enjoy its painted wine casks, each by separate local artists,
and the opportunity to take classes, such as: Blend Your Own
Wine, Build Your Own Cellar, and Beyond the Cork (aka Wine 101).
Urban Wineworks, 407 NW 16th , Portland, OR 97209 (503) 226-9797 Open
to Public
If you are visiting during the months of October and November,
the entire state is gearing up for Oregon Bounty celebrations.
Here are a few of the events being hosted by Portland wineries:
Portland Winery Bounty Events for October and
November 2006:
 October 14 – 15, 2006
Hip Chicks do Wine Squishfest Harvest
Party
4pm - 8pm at Hip Chicks do Wine Winery and Tasting Room.
Experience crush in action. $7.00 Admission covers wine tasting,
grape juice tasting, locally grown food by Ready, Set, Eat—artisan
cheeses and breads and more. 503-234-3790
October 14 – 15, 2006
Phelps Creek Vineyards and Viento Wines Winemakers Dinner
and Cooking Class
Four course wine dinner, cooking
class and wine maker commentary with Phelps Creek and Viento
Wines at the "In
Good Taste Cooking School." 503-248-2015
November 04, 2006
Bishop Creek with Freddy Guy's Filberts
Bishop Creek Cellars
is pairing up with Freddy Guy’s Filberts at Urban Wineworks.
Sample dry roasted, chocolate covered, Marion berry covered and
seasoned hazelnuts with pinot noir and pinot gris. $9 for a flight
of wine or for a glass of wine plus free hazelnut samples. 503-226-9797
November 11, 2006
Bishop Creek Cellars and the Cheese Chick
Bishop Creek Cellars will have the Cheese Chick on hand along
with local artisan cheese makers at Urban Wineworks pairing cheeses
with wines. $9 for a flight of wine or for a glass of wine plus
free cheese samples. 503-226-9797
November 24 – 26, 2006
Thanksgiving Day Weekend Wine Extravaganza at Hip Chicks
do Wine
Hip Chicks do Wine are hosting 3 other wineries at their urban
winery in SE Portland for the Thanksgiving Day Weekend Wine tatsting.
Wines available for tasing from Hip Chicks do Wine, Mia Sonatina
Cellars, Kings Raven Winery and Dimmick Cellars. 503-234-3790
For more information on Oregon Bounty, free travel guides can
be ordered by calling 800-547-7842 or visiting www.traveloregon.com/bounty. |
