March 24, 2017 | Announcements, Consumer Marketing

Airbnb Seeking Wine Hosts for New Experience Feature

Airbnb recently announced a new experience feature that helps guests connect more deeply with local communities. They are looking for individuals interested [...]

March 23, 2017 | OWB Funded Research, Scientific Research, Viticulture + Enology

Recruiting Industry Research Collaborators for the OSU Statewide Crop Load Project – 2017

Dr. Patty Skinkis, viticulture extension specialist at Oregon State University, is recruiting new vineyard and winery partners in the project during 2017. If [...]

March 23, 2017 | Announcements

Support the Al MacDonald/LIVE Wine Studies Scholarship Fund

The Al MacDonald/LIVE Wine Studies Scholarship Fund has been created to assist first-generation students in pursuing an education through the Wine Studies [...]

March 23, 2017 | Announcements

Federal Immigration Enforcement Policy Update

Changes in federal immigration policy enforcement have led many in the Oregon wine community to ask what steps they can take to protect their businesses and [...]

March 23, 2017 | Announcements, Education, Viticulture + Enology

Attend the LIVE Annual Meeting

The LIVE annual meeting and 20th anniversary celebration will be held Tuesday, Apr. 18 from 9 a.m. – 3 p.m. at the Chehalem Cultural Center in Newberg. [...]

March 23, 2017 | Education, Viticulture + Enology

Attend a Discussion on Glyphosate Impacts and Alternatives

Attend a presentation by Mimi Casteel of Hope Well Wine on glyphosate, how it works, pesticide modes of action and alternative practices. This event [...]

March 23, 2017 | Consumer Marketing, Oregon Wine Month

Oregon Wine Month Sweepstakes is Open and Ready to Share

The 2017 Oregon Wine Month consumer sweepstakes went live on Mar. 15 and runs through the end of May. One lucky winner and guest will fly to Oregon for a 4-day [...]

March 21, 2017 | Consumer Marketing, Tasting Room Listings

Claim Your Tasting Room Listing and Connect with Visitors

It’s a good time to be an Oregon wine country visitor. In the last few weeks the OWB has released the 2017 Oregon Wine Touring Guide and a new web [...]

March 15, 2017 | OWB Funded Research, Scientific Research, Viticulture + Enology

Research Update: Grape Powdery Mildew Management

Walt Mahaffee, USDA, and Brent Warneke, Oregon State University, are researching how to improve the efficiency of grape production by optimizing fungicide [...]

March 14, 2017 | Calls for Wine

2017 Sunset Magazine International Wine Competition Open For Entries

Sunset Magazine has opened its 2017 International Wine Competition for entries. Below is information provided by Sunset about its competition: HERE’S WHY [...]

March 14, 2017 | Grapevine Newsletters

Grapevine Newsletter March 14 2017

View this email in your browser News for March 14, 2017 In this Edition: Letter from Tom Danowski Symposium Census Marketing Education Calls for Wine [...]

March 13, 2017 | Consumer Marketing, Oregon Wine Month, Trade Marketing

Order Oregon Wine Month Point of Sale Materials

Tasting rooms: The OWB is offering printed point of sale materials at no charge to tasting rooms upon request. The deadline to order a kit of materials for [...]

March 13, 2017 | Calls for Wine

Submit Wines for the Drinks Business Global Masters Series

The Global Masters is a series of blind tasting competitions based on varieties of wine, drawing in entries from across the world. One of the key elements to [...]

March 9, 2017 | Consumer Marketing, Oregon Wine Touring Guide

2017 Oregon Wine Touring Guides

Order a free box for your tasting room today Great news: The 2017 Oregon Wine Touring Guide is printed and shipping and beautiful. With all new features, [...]

March 8, 2017 | Consumer Marketing, Oregon Wine Month, Trade Marketing

Order Oregon Wine Month Point of Sale Materials

Deadline for requesting printed materials is Mar. 15 for tasting rooms and distributors Tasting Rooms All of the Oregon Wine Month point of sale materials are [...]

February 28, 2017 | Consumer Marketing, Oregon Wine Touring Guide

Order the 2017 Official Oregon Wine Touring Guide Now

The 2017 Oregon Wine Touring Guide was printed in mid-February. Now is your chance to order a box of this comprehensive 88-page magazine for your tasting [...]

February 28, 2017 | Education, Viticulture + Enology

PSU Climate Adaptation Series: Climate, Grapes and Wine

Join the doctoral students from Portland State University’s National Science Foundation IGERT program to see experts from across the country present on a [...]

February 28, 2017 | Education

Linfield College Wine Lecture Series: The Current State of International Wine Marketing with Alex Gambal

After graduating from UNC Chapel Hill in 1979, Alex Gambal quickly began a career in real estate in Washington D.C. With a passion for Burgundy, he left the [...]

February 28, 2017 | Announcements, Calls for Wine

Apply Now for Feast Portland 2017

Winery applications are being accepted for the 2017 Grand Tasting on Sept. 15-16 at Pioneer Courthouse Square. The Grand Tasting provides a terrific showcase [...]

February 28, 2017 | Grapevine Newsletters

Grapevine Newsletter February 28 2017

View this email in your browser News for February 28, 2017 In this Edition: Video Letter from Michelle Kaufmann Symposium Census Marketing Education Research [...]

February 27, 2017 | Consumer Marketing, Oregon Wine Month, Trade Marketing

It’s Time to Start Planning for Oregon Wine Month 2017

Enroll in the Mar. 2 webinar, explore the marketing and sales toolkit, and order materials for your tasting room or distributor.   Check Out the Oregon [...]

February 16, 2017 | OWB Funded Research, Scientific Research, Viticulture + Enology

Research Update: Integrative studies of vector-related field epidemiology for grapevine red blotch-associated virus

Grapevine virus diseases are of serious concern for vineyard managers and winemakers in all Western production regions. Grapevine red blotch-associated virus [...]

February 16, 2017 | Oregon Wine Symposium

Last Chance to Register for the 2017 Oregon Wine Symposium

The 2017 Oregon Wine Symposium takes place next week at the Oregon Convention Center in Portland. You won’t want to miss two full days of industry [...]

February 16, 2017 | Oregon Wine Symposium

Event Logistics for the Oregon Wine Symposium

The Oregon Wine Symposium is next week! Here is some information you will need before you arrive. Symposium Location Oregon Convention Center Exhibit Halls B [...]

February 14, 2017 | Announcements

Attend the 6th Annual PDX Urban Wineries Industry Tasting

The PDX Urban Wineries Association invites all members of the Oregon wine industry to join them for the 6th annual industry wine tasting on Feb. 22 from 4:30 [...]

February 14, 2017 | Announcements

Join the Oregon Malbec Association 

A group of Malbec producers are forming the Oregon Malbec Association. The goal of the association is to promote Oregon Malbec in all aspects, from advancing [...]

February 14, 2017 | Announcements, Calls for Wine

Participate in Minnesota Monthly’s Food and Wine Experience

Join Minnesota Monthly’s 23rd Annual Food and Wine Experience in Minneapolis, MN. Taking place Mar. 4 – 5, this two-day upscale culinary sampling event [...]

February 14, 2017 | Education, Viticulture + Enology

Attend the Climate Extremes Research Symposium

In the Pacific Northwest, recent warmer spring and summer temperatures have led to: Earlier harvests Early fall frosts before vines are fully dormant Generally [...]

February 14, 2017 | Education, Viticulture + Enology

Registration Now Open for the Third Annual Southern Oregon Grape Symposium

The third annual Southern Oregon Grape Symposium is scheduled for Mar. 14. The program will be held at Southern Oregon Research and Extension Center in [...]

February 14, 2017 | Announcements, Education, Viticulture + Enology

Attend an Upcoming Agricultural Labor Laws Forum

The State of Oregon’s WorkSource Yamhill is hosting an agricultural labor laws training forum for growers, farm labor contractors, agricultural supervisors [...]