I am writing to ask for your support of the United Sommeliers Foundation. We organized this charity when we realized there were no resources for unemployed sommeliers. What began as a GoFundMe page has evolved into a charitable foundation. We are asking for your assistance to support the people who have and will continue to [...]
A Note From the Desk of Christina DeArment: OWB's Resident Millennial Like much of the country, the OWB is working tirelessly to make the abrupt shift from hosting occasional conference calls to relying on virtual meetings to collaborate with industry members and partners. We understand that conducting business exclusively virtually is probably new to [...]
The Oregon Wine Board team returned to the TEXSOM Conference for the fourth year in a row August 18-20. Oregon continues to grow its presence at this conference. Between an OWB sponsored lunch for TEXSOM volunteers, Willamette Valley Wineries Association sponsored attendee lunch, a handful of volunteers from Oregon and several Oregon brands pouring at [...]
At a glance: 51 attendees 76% were restaurant or retail buyers/managers/sommeliers Prominent press included Ray Isle of Food & Wine and Christina Pickard of Wine Enthusiast 28 Oregon wines representing 16 varieties and 11 AVAs (6 from the Willamette Valley, 3 from Southern Oregon, The Rocks District and Columbia Gorge) were featured The [...]
In May of 2020, the Oregon Wine Board was set to host the 4th and last Oregon Wine Trail event in Seattle but was forced to postpone the event due to the COVID-19 pandemic. After a few months, it became clear that in-person events were not going to be possible before the grant [...]
On March 4, the Oregon Wine Trail San Francisco took over Terra Gallery for a day of Oregon wine tasting and learning. Read more about the Oregon Wine Trail events. The schedule for the day was: 12:30 – 2:00 pm | Trade Master Class 1:30 – 4:30 pm | Trade/Media walk-around tasting 6:00 – 8:30 [...]
On May 6, the Oregon Wine Trail New York City took over The Altman Building in the Manhattan neighborhood of Chelsea for a day of Oregon wine tasting and learning. Read more about the Oregon Wine Trail events. The schedule for the day was: 12 – 1:30pm | Trade Master Class 1 – [...]
The first Oregon Wine Trail event took place in Los Angeles on April 24. “Mastering Oregon,” a class taught by a Master of Wine and Master Sommelier, showcased eight varieties and nine AVAs to a packed room of 68 top tier trade buyers. More than 130 additional people were waitlisted for the class. [...]
The Oregon wine industry made its mark among preeminent wine influencers this year at the TEXSOM International Wine Awards (TIWA). The producers of the annual TEXSOM conference, considered by many to be the most influential wine trade education conference in the U.S., are the force behind TEXSOM IWA. At the beginning of October the OWB issued a call for wines [...]
The Oregon wine industry made its mark among preeminent wine influencers this year at the TEXSOM International Wine Awards (TIWA). The producers of the annual TEXSOM conference, considered by many to be the most influential wine trade education conference in the U.S., are the force behind TEXSOM IWA. At the beginning of November the OWB issued a call for wines [...]