Spring means events, and the first is the annual Gorge Tasting in Portland at the Leftbank Annex. Click here for tickets. The event runs from 6:00-8:00, while the trade is invited for a preview at 5:00. Admission includes complementary tasting of wines from 20+ Gorge producers, hors d'oeuvres and a commemorative wine glass. Demand grows every year for this terrific event, so jump on it before it sells out!

         A first for us! On May 6, Brian will host our premier off-premise event here in the Gorge. To be held at the Hood River Inn, overlooking the Columbia and the Hood River Bridge, this will be an Italian Menu Dinner featuring Chef Mark DeResta, who is without peer when it comes to Italian cuisine in the Gorge. Expect a five course dinner paired with five of our Italian variety wines. Price is $85 per person. The Hood River Inn has made rooms available for attendees at a special price - call 800 828 7873.

We are limiting this to Wine Corps members. It promises to be festive and unforgettable. Being a small event it must be first come/first serve basis for reservations. So contact us for reservations as soon as you can.

         We want to thank our good friend, Paul Zitarelli, and Seattle Magazine for an insightful article targeting the Columbia Gorge AVA. Cellar Master Brian is featured in the article (see link) that beautifully captures the essence of our special place. Our heralded 2013 Cabernet Franc is detailed along with wines of four of our close friends here in the AVA. Since we do not actively submit our wines to critics/journalists, we especially appreciate it when writers single us out for attention. 

         We are excited to announce that Trevor Hertrich has joined our team as Director of Sales and Marketing. He will be Brian's key "partner" in operation of the business. Trevor brings a remarkable background with him. Experience includes restaurant management, wine shop and wine bar operation, Sommelier responsibilities, and extensive sales management with wine and spirits distributors. He has worked in several of the states in the upper west and has broad training and knowledge in the field of wine education and the world of wine. You will encounter him often, as he takes on responsibilities for our (soon to be) two tasting rooms, events, social media and all other interface with the public plus distributors. Trevor and his fiancée, Jessica, expect to settle in the Hood River area. We think you will enjoy him immensely.
 

         Brian, Chuck and others have been busy, bottling 8 new wines in the last two months. The first released is the 2014 Idiot's Grace Primitivo, now available in the Tasting Room and online at $30 ($24 Wine Corps). There is no peer for our Primitivo...a totally unique, organically-grown wine From Mosier, OR. This one is from a warm vintage. (For some reason this wine is always a super-favorite of folks from Portland). 

         We are now open Thursdays through Sundays from 11:00-6:00. No antipasto plates yet...that will start with "deck weather" in May.  

Click the button below to go to our website and join the Wine Corps now! Membership is free, with just an 8 bottle commitment for the year, and a 20% discount on all of our elegant wines.