L’Ecole No 41 is Awarded Top 100 Winery of the Year by Wine & Spirits Magazine   WALLA WALLA, WA (August 23, 2022) – L’Ecole N° 41, one of the Walla Walla Valley’s founding wineries, has announced that Wine & Spirits Magazine has recognized it as a Top 100 Winery of the Year for 2022. This is the sixteenth time the winery has received this recognition.  Each year, Wine & [...]

ACA Welcomes 9 New Certified Pommeliers™ Following Second Exam of 2022 The American Cider Association is thrilled to announce that for the second time in 2022, nine people have passed the Certified Pommelier™ exam. The exam was held June 20 in Seattle, Washington at Seattle Cider Co. The new Certified Pommeliers™ are Sara Cravens of 2 Towns Ciderhouse, Nick Hill of Puget Sound Cider Co., Timothy Powers of [...]

Fullerton Wines celebrating 10-year anniversary of wines and 5-year anniversary of Portland wine bar & tasting room PORTLAND, Ore. (July 28, 2022) – Fullerton Wines, known for making exceptional single-vineyard Pinot Noirs from every Willamette Valley AVA, is celebrating the 10-year anniversary of their winery and the 5-year anniversary of their Portland wine bar and tasting room, with a special vertical flight of three wines from a different [...]

Corollary Wines purchases 57 acres in Eola-Amity Hills to develop Oregon’s first property dedicated exclusively to sparkling wines PORTLAND, Ore. (July 27, 2022) – Corollary Wines, known for producing distinctive traditional method sparkling wines in Oregon’s Willamette Valley, has purchased 57 acres in Eola-Amity Hills where they will develop Oregon’s first property dedicated exclusively to sparkling wines. Plans for the land, which will be managed and developed under [...]

Rascal Wines to host dual fundraising event for animal welfare ‘Adopted Pets’ birthday party + fundraiser July 11, 2022 (Dundee, OR) - Rascal Wines, produced by The Great Oregon Wine Company (GOWC) in Dundee, Oregon, will host a fundraising event for two animal welfare organizations; The Newberg Animal Shelter and Fetch Fido a Flight on July 16, 2022 from 11am - 4pm. The event will include live music by [...]

Iron Maiden’s TROOPER Limited-Edition Box Set Arrives Ahead of the Band’s “Legacy of the Beast” World Tour ‘22 Austin, TX (July 7, 2022) –Artisanal Imports, the exclusive U.S. importer of Robinsons Brewery, makers of Iron Maiden’s world-renowned TROOPER line of beers, is excited to announce a special “Legacy of the Beast” commemorative box ahead of the iconic band’s arrival to the United States for their World Tour performances, [...]

Wine Spectator announces winners of 2022 Restaurant Awards New York, NY—Wine Spectator, the world’s leading authority on wine, has unveiled the winners of the 2022 Restaurant Awards, which honor the world’s best restaurants for wine. This year’s awards program recognizes 3,169 dining destinations from all 50 states in the U.S. and more than 70 countries internationally. “I want to congratulate all 3,169 restaurants that earned one of Wine Spectator’s three [...]

Crux Fermentation Project Celebrates 10 Years of Community and Craft Beer BEND, Ore. — June 21, 2021 — Crux Fermentation Project is celebrating ten years of community and craft beer in the Pacific Northwest this month. The Bend-based operation is a brewer-owned and operated craft community committed to producing beer, wine, cider and – most recently – whiskey of the highest quality. After a decade of pursuing brewing [...]

Willamette Valley Vineyards brings back Wine Country Cruise-In and Father’s Day celebration Turner, OR – Wednesday, June 8, 2022: Willamette Valley Vineyards (NASDAQ: WVVI & WVVIP), a leading producer of Pinot Noir in Oregon, looks to bring back its classic car show – Wine Country Cruise-In – this Father’s Day, Sunday June 19. The Wine Country Cruise-In and Father’s Day Celebration was an annual event that took place at Willamette [...]

Iris Vineyards to open new Springfield wine bar June 2 Eugene, Ore June 2nd, 2022. Opening June 2nd, Iris Vineyards’ new Wine Bar in downtown Springfield Oregon. Locally owned by Pamela Frye, Iris Vineyards produced its first wines in 2001. their highly acclaimed Areté sparkling wines include their 2019 Brut Blanc de Blancs and 2019 Brut Blanc de Noirs. The tradition of award-winning wines continues, with the 2020 [...]

Remy Wines to Host World's First Queer Wine Fest June 24 Dayton, Ore. (May 26, 2022) — On Friday, June 24, Remy Wines will host the world’s first-ever Queer Wine Fest, bringing together LGBTQ+ winery owners, winemakers, and winegrowers from across the West. The event will kick-off the region’s third-annual Wine Country Pride festivities the last weekend in June, a multi-day, inclusive celebration of the LGBTQ+ community in [...]

Celebrate Wine Country Pride this June PORTLAND, Ore. (May 25, 2022) – Wine Country Pride, a nonprofit dedicated to creating community and support systems for rural Oregon’s LGBTQIA+ community, will celebrate Pride Month with various events in Oregon Wine Country this June, including the world’s first Queer Wine Fest and the area’s first-ever large-scale Pride event: the 2022 Street Fair.   Events will raise money for Wine Country [...]

Drink Pink, A Summer Celebration of Oregon Rosé, Finds New Home at Bryn Mawr Vineyards Salem, Ore. (May 18, 2022) — On Saturday, July 16, Bryn Mawr Vineyards will host the return of Drink Pink, the Willamette Valley’s annual celebration of rosé in all its rose-colored hues and shades. Now in its sixth year, the beloved event previously held at Patton Valley Vineyards will feature 22 wineries at [...]

Escape Adventures Announces NEW Cycling Tour of the Olympic Peninsula (Las Vegas, NV) -- Escape Adventures is pleased to introduce a new, six-day road biking tour of Washington's Olympic Peninsula.  Anchored by the majestic Olympic Mountains and bordered by the Pacific Ocean, Strait of Juan de Fuca and the Hood Canal, the Olympic Peninsula offers an experience as diverse as its terrain. This region offers fantastic road biking, temperate [...]

Brooks Wines lands in Portland in collaboration with Woodblock Chocolate Introducing Bons Amis, an experiential wine and chocolate tasting room from renowned Oregon artisans Brooks Wine and Woodblock Chocolate! Launching to the public on Saturday, April 30, Bons Amis marks the first time that Brooks Wine, the biodynamic estate winery nestled above the Eola Amity hills, puts down its roots in Portland. They're launching Bons Amis in collaboration [...]

Vidon Vineyard announces new name, Compris Vineyard, hosting celebratory events over Memorial Day weekend NEWBERG, Ore. (May 4, 2022) – Vidon Vineyard has announced a new name for its established winery, Compris Vineyard. The winery will celebrate with special tasting menus and events from 11 a.m. - 4 p.m. on Saturday, May 28 and Sunday, May 29, over Memorial Day weekend. The Vidon Vineyard team made the collective [...]

Queer Winemaker Remy Drabkin Voted Interim Mayor of McMinnville, Oregon McMinnville, Oregon (April 28, 2022) — In an unanimous vote during this week's city council meeting, queer winemaker and winery owner Remy Drabkin was appointed interim Mayor of McMinnville, Oregon in the heart of the Willamette Valley wine region. Drabkin is the first woman and the first queer-identified person to hold the office of mayor in McMinnville’s history. Her predecessor, Mayor Scott [...]

James Beard Foundation® announces 2022 Media Award Nominees NEW YORK, NY (April 27, 2022) – The James Beard Foundation® announced today its 2022 Media Award Nominees in advance of the returning James Beard Awards® ceremonies presented by Capital One. The full list of nominees, which includes Book, Broadcast Media, and Journalism, can be found below and on the James Beard Foundation website. The nominees were announced today during [...]

Willamette Valley Vineyards opens its first tasting room & restaurant in Lake Oswego Lake Oswego, OR – Monday, April 25, 2022: Willamette Valley Vineyards (NASDAQ: WVVI & WVVIP), a leading producer of Pinot Noir in Oregon, will open its new Lake Oswego Tasting Room & Restaurant on Thursday, April 28, 2022. The Lake Oswego location is the first of several Tasting Room & Restaurants the company plans to open [...]

Vidon Vineyard invites community to celebrate Tiquette Bramlett’s first anniversary and announce inaugural BIPOC interns for our legacy harvested NEWBERG, Ore. (April 25, 2022) – Vidon Vineyard will celebrate an incredible first year of leadership from President Tiquette Bramlett with a special day of tastings, music, celebrations, vendors and the announcement of the inaugural interns for Our Legacy Harvested, a nonprofit founded by Bramlett bringing BIPOC diversity to [...]

King Estate’s Опір Wine to Support Ukraine Sells Out in Four Days Within four days of bottling a limited edition Pinot Gris called Onip to support Ukrainian relief organizations, King Estate Winery has sold out of the wine. Pronounced Oh-peer, Onip is the Ukrainian word for resistance. “The name Опір describes the strength the world has witnessed, starting when Russia invaded Ukraine on Feb. 24 and continuing every [...]

Pacific International Liquor Announces Arrival of Ginjo Style KOBE SAKE Brewed in the Nada district of Kobe, Japan LOS ANGELES, April 18, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- A revolutionary new sake, "KOBE," has been born. With premium Ginjo aroma, it can be enjoyed casually as cold sake. Its alcohol content is 11.5%, as light as wine. If you believe sake tastes harsh, KOBE SAKE is surprisingly smooth and crisp. KOBE SAKE can [...]

Dry Creek Vineyard releases 50th anniversary sparkling Chenin blanc HEALDSBURG, Calif., April 5, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Dry Creek Vineyard is proud to announce the release of its 50th Anniversary Sparkling Chenin Blanc to celebrate the winery's achievement of 50 years of family winemaking in Sonoma County, California. This is the first ever sparkling wine produced by the independently-owned and -operated winery. The love of the Loire Valley led [...]