Breaking News

Wine Star Dana Frank to Open Bar Norman on SE Clinton

The natural wine evangelist will open her stripped-down boîte in July.

05/24/2018 By Benjamin Tepler

Oregon Wine Month

Take Your Wine Outside with These 6 Easy-Sipping Events

From an all-gamay partay to the venerated IPNC, here's your ticket to patios, party tents, and pinot.

04/20/2018 By Christine Menges

Beans N Vines

Gorge on Chili and Wine at Southeast Wine Collective’s Franc & Beans Cook-Off

The Division Street urban winery celebrates the winter pairing you never knew you needed: spicy stew and Cabernet Franc.

01/30/2018 By Kelly Clarke

Pour

Go Beyond the Cheese Plate at These Portland Wine Bars

Oui Wine Bar and Park Avenue Fine Wines put a premium on food.

01/30/2018 By Benjamin Tepler

Breaking News

Celebrated Chef Cathy Whims to Open Enoteca Nostrana

A mod wine bar with iconic Italian eats and global vintages will rise in March, next to the venerable Nostrana on SE Morrison.

01/24/2018 By Karen Brooks

Eat Here Now

What to Eat This Week: Jan 17–23

From cart-smoked meat at Bark City BBQ to 100-layer lasagna at Park Avenue Fine Wines, these are the things you must eat this week.

01/17/2018 By Eat Beat Team

Pour

You Can Drink Rare Wine from around the World in a Northeast Portland Bunker

Hunting for your next bottle? Head underground to NE Alberta's Les Caves.

11/20/2017 By Ramona DeNies

Weekly Planner

Naomi Pomeroy Cooks at Teutonic, a Fruit Tart Festival, and More PDX Food Events

… including a Georgian dinner at Ray, Elizabeth Beekley's lemon pies, and High-Proof PDX author Karen Locke.

08/23/2017 By Benjamin Tepler

Wine

Drink Like Tyrion Lannister at This Game of Thrones Wine Tasting

... or are you more of a Jon Snow? Portland wine bar Pairings matches vino to GoT characters.

08/02/2017 By Marty Patail

Pour

Dana Frank Leads Portland's Natural Wine Revolution

The Dame sommelier walks us through the wild, sometimes weird-smelling world of natural wine.

03/20/2017 By Benjamin Tepler

Winter Relaxation: Survival Guide

13 Secrets of Winter Relaxation Every Portlander Must Know

From cheap massages to board games to cuddly kitties, here’s how to survive the season.

12/20/2016 By Eden Dawn, Fiona McCann, Rebecca Jacobson, Tuck Woodstock, Amy Martin, and Kelly Clarke

Best Restaurants 2016: Night Out

Portland’s Best New Spots for a Night Out

From a stronghold of natural wine to a bitters-fueled Bali Ha’i, here are four places to eat, drink, and be merry well after dark.

10/10/2016 By Benjamin Tepler, Kelly Clarke, and Ramona DeNies

Opening Watch

Natural Wine-Focused Restaurant Dame to Open Sept 14

We’ve got a first look at the NE Killingsworth restaurant from Ava Gene’s wine star Dana Frank.

08/30/2016 By Benjamin Tepler

News To Chew

Oso Market and Bombay Cricket Club Shutter for Good, Plus More PDX Food News

… including Koi Fusion’s upcoming waterfront digs and the Wild Hunt’s southern migration.

08/29/2016 By Michelle Porter

BREAKING NEWS

Natural Wine-Focused Restaurant Dame Announces Head Chef

An acolyte of Seattle's top talents, from Ethan Stowell to Renee Erickson, will head the NE Killingsworth kitchen with Mediterranean- and European-influenced plates.

07/12/2016 By Benjamin Tepler

EAT HERE NOW

Where to Eat This Week: July 6–13

From wine flights at Vino to Laurelhurst Market's smoked chicken lunches, these are the things you must eat and drink this week.

07/06/2016 By Eat Beat Team

THE GRAPEVINE

'Shut Up and Eat Your Vegetables' at Tesóaria

The N Williams tasting room now offers vegan wine dinners every Thursday.

06/20/2016 By Tuck Woodstock

BREAKING NEWS

Ava Gene's Alums to Open Wine-Centric Restaurant, Dame, in Former Cocotte Space

Award-winning wine director Dana Frank and her crew will serve Portland’s first all-natural wine list with seasonal, Mediterranean, and Eastern European plates on NE Killingsworth Street.

03/08/2016 By Benjamin Tepler

WINE!

The Year in Oregon Wine

Intense heat and new destinations defined the state's fast-growing vino industry in 2015. Here's Portland Monthly's coverage from the year.

12/29/2015 Edited by Zach Dundas

THE GRAPEVINE

5 Great New Portland Wine Bars

From chic downtown haunts to suburban surprises, the city is yours for the sipping.

08/24/2015 By Tamara Belgard