There were a lot of reminders from the main stage, so we took notes for you. Join the Oregon Winegrowers Association to support advocacy, access benefits and be a part of June's "Crush on Oregon" consumer tasting in Portland Complete the 2018 Oregon Vineyard and Winery Survey Update your tasting room details with OWB [...]
Decanter has issued a call for entries into its 2019 Decanter World Wine Awards. Below is information provided by Decanter. Who: International and authoritative, Decanter is the world’s finest wine media brand renowned for its independence and depth of knowledge. Since 1975 Decanter has featured some of the most influential wine writers from across the [...]
OWB's education manager, Bree Stock MW, attended the 2019 DTC Wine Symposium in Concord, California on Jan. 23-24. Below is her summary of the event and key takeaways for Oregon wine producers. About the conference The annual DTC Wine Symposium was held Jan. 23-24, 2019 in Concord, California. This conference is presented by and a [...]
Oregon Business for Climate is a nonpartisan, nonprofit statewide organization focused on mobilizing industry support and business leadership to advance climate policy and institute a price on carbon emissions while strengthening Oregon’s economy. Oregon Business for Climate believes that, because of federal inaction, Oregon must demonstrate timely policy leadership at the state level. Because of strong [...]
The following is a note from a small group of Oregon Riesling producers who are exploring collaborative efforts to drive momentum behind Oregon Riesling in the markeplace: Dear Fellow Oregon Riesling Producers- Riesling has a long and important history in Oregon and, to many of us, it is a great source of passion and pride to make [...]
View this email in your browser HERE'S YOUR HOMEWORK ASSIGNMENT Study up to get the most out of Symposium Get more out of your Symposium experience by spending a little time brushing up on this year's panel topics. By reading a few short reports or watching recordings of past presentations, you'll be ready to absorb [...]
Oregon's wine community was stunned on Nov. 5 when friend and winemaker Jesus Guillen passed away unexpectedly after losing a battle with cancer, leaving behind his wife, Yuliana, and 10-year-old son, Adrian. On Nov. 24, Winter's Hill Estate will host a one-day wine tasting and sale of Guillen Family Wines, at which all tasting fees [...]
We are gauging preliminary interest in participating in tasting trials for the 2019 Oregon Wine Symposium. This year, the format for these tastings consists of three trial tastings served on the second day of the Symposium only. These trials will be examples selected by a committee for what might best fit one topic for each [...]
Make your plans for Japan, London, ProWein and Toronto OWB's international marketing team has opened registration for the 2019 slate of events around the globe. Tasting events will be held in Osaka, Tokyo, London and Toronto, and we'll be returning to ProWein in Düsseldorf as well. If you export to these markets or are interested [...]
Registration is open for the 2019 Oregon Wine Symposium, happening Feb. 12-13, 2019 at the Oregon Convention Center in Portland. Your All-Access Ticket includes so much more than world-class educational content: Full access to two full days of seminars, lectures and panel discussions - more than 25 sessions in all to choose from covering pressing [...]