Friday Night Wine School - The Pacific Northwest, Contrasting Washington & Oregon

Join us for our attendance-limited, signup-only Friday night tasting!  Tastings are held on the back patio with a max of 12 people per time slot.

With Washington state located just north of Oregon along the Pacific Ocean, one might assume that these 2 wine growing regions would be similar, but in reality, Oregon and Washington State could not be more opposite! Most of Oregon’s wineries are in the west, in Willamette Valley. This rainy and cool climate encourages Oregon winemakers to specialize in cool weather, thin-skinned grapes like Pinot Noir, Chardonnay, Pinot Gris and Riesling. In Washington, instead of the majority of wines being in the west near Seattle, the wines are actually grown on the other side of the Cascade Mountain range in the hot, desert climate of the east side of the state. This immediately makes the conditions for the wine growing regions in these states polar opposites. Washington winemakers are growing thicker, bolder grapes that need a lot of hot sunlight to ripen, while Oregon is famous for the lighter, cool climate varieties - so rest assured, there will be something for everyone in this tasting!

We got inspired to do this tasting because David Sobiesk is touring wineries in the Pacific Northwest over the next 2 weeks so we'll be choosing wines from the places he is visiting.  He's anxious to share his knowledge and delicious wines with us!

Learn a little, drink a little and have some fun with us!

-All ticket sales are final.
-We will hold our tastings outside on the patio from 5:30 PM to 7:30 PM on Fridays weather permitting, if it rains we move inside to the back of the shop.
-Your $5 tasting fee is refunded when you purchase a bottle of wine from the tasting. Limit 1 refund per bottle per customer.
-Please arrive 5 minutes early for your time slot, as we may not be able to move you to another spot.
-No waiting in line for your taste of wine in a plastic cup and snippet of info. During your time slot, you will have the presenter's undivided attention as you learn about and taste the wines from Riedel glassware.
-When your tasting is over, you can browse and shop or enjoy a glass or bottle at our indoor and outdoor tables.