The latest email newsletter from Maragas Winery has some interesting news: they are selling their Bend Tasting Room, and moving everything out to their winery north of Terrebonne. With the completion of the winery, vineyard, and farm house, we know have everything in place for the next leg of our … Continue reading
Sisters is having their very first Wine and Brew Festival, coming up in June. This came through as a press release, and it’s not for another five months, but sounds pretty cool to me! One question (so far): will it be kid friendly? Sisters Wine & Brew Festival Announces First … Continue reading
Christmas is fast approaching (less than two weeks away!) and for any last-minute shopping you need to do, herewith are some suggestions. Organized by category, all as local as possible, with some specific suggestions and some general. Feel free to leave additional suggestions in the comments. Both Newport Avenue Market … Continue reading
This Saturday Maragas Winery is hosting a winery barrel tasting out at their north-of-Terrebonne location. They’re teaming up with Volcano Vineyards to do this, which is cool. Here’s their news blurb about it: The first annual Central Oregon Winery Barrel Tasting Saturday November 28, 2009 from 10am to 5pm. Maragas … Continue reading
The Good Drop Wine Shoppe is the new wine place that moved into the old Chocolat et Gateaux space on Minnesota in Downtown Bend. They’ve been open almost a month and are having their grand opening celebration the beginning of December. Here’s the press release: The Good Drop Wine Shoppe, … Continue reading
I suspect I’m behind the curve on this one, but Monday nights at Typhoon in downtown Bend are half-price wine nights. Basically, all wine under $100 is half price… that’s per glass and per bottle. No kidding, half off a bottle. Our waitress told us that there are people who … Continue reading
Volcano Vineyards posted on their blog today that their new Tasting Lounge is open: Right this second Scott is at the OLCC office picking up our new license, so we should be open today at 126 NW Minnesota (between Wall and Bond) by 3 pm! Woohoo! The next two weeks … Continue reading
This weekend—starting tomorrow, actually—is Wine by the River, a wine festival featuring "wineries, chocolatiers, restaurants, entertainers and artists" and taking place at Riverbend Park Friday the 14th and Saturday the 15th. It’s put on by Partners in Care, and the intent is a good one: Partners In Care Wine by … Continue reading
This weekend is the Sunriver Sunfest Wine Festival, the two-day event that takes place in the Village Mall at Sunriver’s central "courtyard" area (where the restaurants and shops are). It takes place Saturday and Sunday from noon until 9pm and 11am until 3pm, respectively. (Actually, it started tonight with a … Continue reading
From the Volcano Vineyards blog today comes the news that the downtown local winery is closing their tasting room, but with good reason: they plan to open a larger space. We are working on opening a winery facility here in Bend for the production of our Magmita Sangria and our … Continue reading