Openings

The Team Behind Big Salt Just Opened Two New Wine Bars

Bar Nina and Big Salt Bar land somewhere between Ovum Wines tasting rooms and wine bars, serving rare Iberian glass pours and tiny Spanish sausages.

08/28/2024 By Brooke Jackson-Glidden

PDX X NOLA

Division Winemaking Company’s Summer Bacchanalia

The legendary New Orleans wine bar Bacchanal comes to town for a weekend-long pop-up at Division’s Inner Southeast wine yard.

06/26/2024 By Matthew Trueherz

Wine

Can You Moonlight as a Winemaker?

While holding down a day job, Tyler Magyar vinified 20,000 pounds of grapes last year.

08/02/2022 By Matthew Trueherz

Wine

10 Unmissable Portland Urban Wineries and Tasting Rooms

From garage chic to airy warehouses, Nordic notes to wacky earth-mother vibes, here are our favorites.

09/09/2021 Edited by Fiona McCann With Gabriel Granillo, Katherine Chew Hamilton, Marty Patail, Conner Reed, Margaret Seiler, and Julia Silverman

Breaking News

Say Hello to NE Alberta's Brand New Wine Patio, Le Clos

Underground wine bar Les Caves reopens Friday, with a brand new sister patio bar in tow.

08/10/2021 By Katherine Chew Hamilton

Wine Country 2020

These Wine Trips Are Perfect for Fall

Replace those canceled airline flights with wine flights just a short drive from Portland, or even right in town.

10/05/2020 By Jordan Michelman and Margaret Seiler

Vine of the Times

How a Fresh Crop of Winemakers Is Upending Oregon Tradition

From white cab francs to fruity gamays, pinot noir is no longer the only grape in town.

09/13/2017 By Chad Walsh

BREAKING NEWS

PDX Urban Winemakers to Launch Alter Ego Cider Company

Anne Hubatch of Helioterra Wines, Whoa Nelly Wines, and Guild Winemakers will team up with Nate and Kris Wall to produce small-batch ciders at Coopers Hall.

06/16/2014 By Allison Jones

THE GRAPEVINE

10 Reasons to Love Urban Wineries

Our readers pitch in with compelling arguments for the necessity of vibrant in-city winemakers to Oregon's wine industry.

06/13/2014 By Allison Jones

THE GRAPEVINE

Win Tickets to the PDX Urban Wine Experience

Want to taste your way through Portland’s top urban wine producers? We’re giving away a four-pack of tickets to the action.

05/29/2014 By Peter Holmstrom

FIRST IMPRESSIONS

Wine on Tap at Coopers Hall

An early look at Chefstable’s gargantuan new urban winery: stay for the drinks, skip the food (for now).

05/28/2014 By Benjamin Tepler

THE GRAPEVINE

Bottling Day at Southeast Wine Collective

Member wineries at SE Division's bustling urban vino hub gather to get dirty, celebrate spring, and raise a glass to the 2013 vintage.

04/02/2014 By Danielle Klenak

FEATURE

Meet Portland's Top Urban Winemakers

Oregon's new wine country looks a little different: gritty industrial spaces, uncommon grape varieties, and not a vine in sight. Best of all? It's right down the street.

10/01/2013 By Cole Danehower

THE GRAPEVINE

Urban Winery Harvest Events

Portland's urban wineries open their doors—and a few bottles—for the 2013 harvest season

09/24/2013 By Roxanne Davis

PORTLAND WINE

An Interactive Guide to Portland's Urban Wineries

Oregon’s new wine country looks a little different: gritty industrial spaces, uncommon grape varieties, and not a vine in sight. Best of all? It’s right down the street. Here's where to find them all.

09/13/2013 Illustrations by Julie Reposa By Cole Danehower

TROPHY CASE

Trophy Case: August's Best Local Stuff

August's best handmade stuff, from photos of women on hogs to picnic-ready sangria in a bag

08/01/2013

THE GRAPEVINE

A Bag of 'Portland Sangria' for Summer Parties

ENSO urban winery simplifies sangria with a two-bottle bag that's ready for picnics, camping, or backyard barbecue.

06/14/2013 By Allison Jones

THE GRAPEVINE

New Willamette Valley Tasting Rooms and Events

Oregon's buzziest wine news, fresh off the press

05/16/2013 By Allison Jones

INTRODUCING

Introducing: Cyril's at Clay Pigeon Winery

A new urban winery and bistro curates an artisan cheese selection as diverse as its bottle list.

05/01/2013 By Benjamin Tepler

WINE NEWS

Pick Up a Passport to PDX Urban Wine

The rapidly-expanding Portland urban winery scene just got a bit easier to manage, thanks to a $20 passport delivering free tastings and tour notes to local wine lovers.

03/07/2013 By Allison Jones