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7 Oregon wineries promote diversity, one barrel at a time
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By Michael Alberty | For The Oregonian/OregonLive
Can seven barrels of wine change the Oregon wine industry? Seven local wineries hope their One Barrel Challenge starts a conversation about accessibility and inclusivity to answer that question.
The One Barrel Challenge is seven wineries, each selling a barrel’s worth of wine for an important cause: diversity. The wineries plan on using the money to make their industry more accessible to people of all colors, races and creeds. Their efforts could generate over $100,000, with 100% of the proceeds going to the Maurice Lucas Foundation.
Oregon wineries launch ‘One Barrel Challenge’ for more accessible, inclusive industry
NEWBERG, Ore. (KTVZ) Seven like-minded wineries have joined forces to launch the One Barrel Challenge, a collective dream of making Oregon’s wine industry more accessible and inclusive, regardless of color, class or creed.
Rooted in unity, collaboration and empowerment, each participant in the One Barrel Challenge has donated the equivalent of one barrel of win (25 cases) to the cause, with 100 percent of proceeds devoted to access and education in breaking down barriers in the wine industry.
“Like much of the country, there are extreme racial disparities in the wine industry,” said Channing Frye, former NBA star, creator of Chosen Family Wines and a member of the One Barrel Challenge founding class. “As we together commemorate Oregon Wine Month this May, my partners in the One Barrel Challenge and I seek to leverage this moment - and this movement - to incite change and increas
PORTLAND, Ore. (March 31, 2021) – Kate Norris and Thomas Monroe, owners of SE Wine Collective and Division Winemaking Company, along with their team, will host the final three weeks of tastings at their current Portland, Oregon urban winery and tasting room between April 1st through 17th. It’s your last chance - for a little while - to book your own Private Tasting Experience and bid a fond farewell to the groundbreaking urban winery’s original location. Come summer, the winery and crew will move into a temporary home in southeast Portland, where they’re laying plans for tastings and wine club features hosted on their new patio overlooking downtown, as well as special events at their home base vineyard in the Willamette Valley.
Maryland Winery Seeks Assistance for Fellow Winemakers in Oregon
Share Article MOUNT AIRY, Md. (PRWEB) March 04, 2021 Linganore Winecellars has joined in a raffle to help raise money for a fellow winemaking family out in Oregon who needs assistance.
Drew Herman, a former assistant winemaker at Division Winemaking, and Johan Vineyards’ Elise Hansen are expecting their first baby in the spring. But recently, the couple received devastating news: Herman has a brain tumor. Drew recently had emergency surgery to remove the tumor and this raffle is raising money for his treatment. We’ve donated our wines to the cause. If you’re able to, please consider purchasing a ticket to the raffle to help this family in need.