Portland’s Wine Industry Hosts Raffle to Raise Money for a Local Winemaker’s Brain Tumor Treatment
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The Portland Wine Community Raises Money for Drew Herman, Facing a Brain Tumor Diagnosis
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. Herman and Hansen are well-known within Portland’s wine community, so local wine industry workers including Dana Frank of Bar Norman and Thomas Monroe of Division Winemaking started a raffle to raise money for the family; local wineries, wine shops, restaurants, and wine distributors have provided product to be included as a part of the raffle, including (but not limited to) places like Prufrock Wines, Anne Amie Vineyards, Canard, and Division Winemaking. 100 percent of the money in this raffl
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Fizzy wine has undergone a transformation of late. It’s becoming more popular and being made in new ways. Plus, such bottles are more often popped outside the confines of the “celebrations” that traditionally call for sparkling wine (specifically Champagne).
And while we would never write off proper French Champagne (in fact, one of us aged spirits correspondents celebrated a milestone birthday last week with a bottle of Moussé Fils Blanc de Noirs, which has taste and refinement a person can only ever hope to have), another sparkling wine we’ve loved lately was not so formal: a bubbly rosé from Lieb Cellars. Barely blush in color, tasting of stone fruit and mushrooms, it couldn’t have been more different than Champagne. Unexpected, crisp, subtle, and truly special, it would’ve been just as welcome at a celebration dinner as it was to day-drink on a pleasant afternoon.
Wine gift ideas guaranteed to surprise and delight
Updated Dec 15, 2020;
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By Michael Alberty | For The Oregonian/OregonLIve
Fans of the grape aren’t exactly known for resisting instant gratification. They have a reputation for snapping up coveted wines on sight. This list is designed to help you find bottles and adventures that will please even the most experienced wine fanatic in your life.
Real Good Food
Real Good Food’s website has a wonderfully geeky collection of wines to peruse for gift ideas.
My favorite conversation-starting wine from Real Good Food is the “La Santa” from Bici Winery in Baja, Mexico. It’s a red wine made with obscure Rosa del Peru grapes grown on century-old vines. I call it “Bad Santa” because of its risqué label, so be sure your gift recipient will appreciate the artwork. It sells for $30.