SPIN THE BOTTLE - Guest Winemaker Suzor Wines

GUEST WINEMAKER - SUZOR WINES

We are thrilled to be hosting our next monthly guest winemaker event with Melissa and Greg from Suzor Wines. We will be pouring tastings, glasses, and flights of their wines along with our usual lineup of Love & Squalor. They will also have bottles to purchase.

Suzor Wines was born from a dream of gathering around good food, wine, and humans. Our wines are made to celebrate life’s simple pleasures around the table. They are a husband and wife duo crafting slow, vibrant, elegant wines from cool sites in the Willamette Valley.

To learn more about Suzor Wines, check them out here<

Event Details:
Saturday April 27th 2pm-6pm
PORTLAND WINE COMPANY
3201 SE 50TH AVE. Portland, Oregon 97202
plenty of street parking!

They will be pouring

• 2022 Pinot Meunier ‘Le Belle Promenade’ Chehalem Mountains

• 2022 Gamay Noir 'The Wanderer’ Yamhill-Carlton AVA

• 2022 Skin-Contact Pinot Gris ‘Wild Child’ Willamette Valley

• 2022 Pinot Noir ‘Tales of the Sun’ Yamhill-Carlton AVA

• 2021 Chardonnay ‘The Sunflower’ Van Duzer

COME SPIN THE BOTTLE

Get ready to uncork the fun with Portland Wine Company's newest monthly bash: SPIN THE BOTTLE our guest winemaker series! We're shaking things up by bringing in the most intriguing winemakers from around town to share their amazing creations with YOU.

We're talking free tastings, glass pours, fresh flights, and bottles to take home – all alongside our signature faves that keep the good vibes flowing. Whether you're a wine newbie or a seasoned sipper, there's a pour with your name on it at Portland Wine Company.

See you at the party – because wine not? 🍷✨

PINK PARTY FUNDRAISER 4/13 SATURDAY

STAND UP FOR REPRODUCTIVE
HEALTHCARE RIGHTS WITH US!
SAT 4/13 from 1 - 7pm

In 2022, following the momentous Supreme Court ruling striking down Roe vs. Wade, we kicked off this event to stand up for reproductive healthcare rights. While we are grateful Oregon has strong protections, other states do not. Both Angie and Jess have roots in Texas so it's a natural fit to help women who do not have the same protections we do.  

50% of all profits from tastings and bottle sales for the day will be donated to Planned Parenthood, America's most trusted provider of sexual and reproductive health care.

The wine lineup will be:

• 2022 Pet Matt Sparkling Rosé

• 2023 Garageland Rosé of Pinot Noir

• 2023 Garageland Rosé of Gamay Noir (on tap)

• 2022 Love & Squalor Skin Contact Pinot Gris "Walks on Gilded Splinters"

In addition to this fabulous wine flight, the final few bottles of the 2022 Love & Squalor Skin Contact Gewürztraminer "A Frayed Knot" will be available for purchase. We're nearly out of stock and gearing up for our next bottling, so snag the final few bottles at our tasting room before they're gone!

Hearth & Soul Pizza truck will be onsite, serving up delicious pizzas so come hungry and enjoy their tasty offerings available for purchase! Check 'em out on insta: @hearthandsoulpizza.

$20/person tasting fee. 50% of all profits from tastings and bottle sales go to Planned Parenthood. Wine Club savings apply!

RIESLINGFEIER MARCH 16th and MARCH SPIN THE BOTTLE

To celebrate our favorite grape, we are throwing a Riesling fest ("Feier" in German).

• When? Saturday, March 16th (1pm to 7pm)

• Where? At our tasting room. Map here.

• Cost? Priceless. Actually, not true. It's $15/person which includes a taste of the lineup of Rieslings and the Radler. Fee is refundable with $50 wine purchase.

• Why? Because you're awesome and Riesling is awesome, so we thought two awesomes make an incredible and that's what you'll experience. Checking my math. Bam. Correct!

This is the 3rd annual Rieslingfeier and we are featuring three of our Rieslings plus our collaboration with Great Notion brewing: Riesling Radler.

The Radler has proven, well, RAD!, over the past two years and Great Notion only make a small amount. Once it's gone, it's gone, so be sure to bring your growlers!

Speaking of growling, how is your tummy? Well, one cannot host a German fest without German food! We will have pairings of hand-made local Bratwurst, kraut and fixings on hand in case you get peckish. All the bratwurst is cooked in the Radler and grilled to order.

Lara, the head brewer at Great Notion, and our very own Jess are entering the Riesling Radler into Shebrew, a nationwide celebration of women in the craft beer and cider industry. Shebrew, which happened, March 10th, in PDX. Come in and ask Jess how it went!

Here’s what we will be pouring:
2022 Pet Matt Sekt Sparkling Dry Riesling
2018 Love & Squalor Dry Riesling Willamette Valley
2017 Love & Squalor Dry Riesling Sunnyside Vineyard
Riesling Radler

We hope to see you at the feier!

Spin the Bottle

Every month at Portland Wine Company, our guest winemaker series! Each month, we invite esteemed winemakers from across the region to share their passion, knowledge, and of course, their exceptional wines with our community of wine enthusiasts.

On March 30, from 3pm to 6pm, we welcome LISKA WINERY. Liska is a small family winery in Willamette Valley focusing on the region's, "compelling, yet under-represented wine grape varieties," like Grüner Veltliner, Riesling, Gewürztraminer, and Gamay Noir all from Eola-Amity Hills AVA.

You'll be able to sample these wines and talk with one of their winemakers.
2022 Riesling Royer Vineyard Eola-Amity Hills
2022 Gewurztraminer Holmes Hill Vineyard Eola-Amity Hills
2022 Gamay Noir Pamar Vineyard Van Duzer Corridor
2022 Gamay Noir Bjornson Vineyard Eola-Amity Hills

PET MATT RELEASE & HOLIDAY OYSTER BASH

SATURDAY DECEMBER 9 - 1PM  to 7PM
(Oysters 3PM to 6PM)

It's the annual release of our new Pet Matt "Sekt" (German for sparkling Riesling). Bottle fermented, dry, and zingy, with teeny tickling bubbles - this wine has been patiently laid down for a whole year waiting to be popped.

Nothing pairs better with oysters, so we invited Denise from @popoysterspdx to shuck the freshest oysters from Hama Hama Oyster Farm.

If oysters aren't your thing, our regular menu will also be available.

Come celebrate this release with us! See you on the 9th!

NOVEMBER HAPPENINGS

NOVEMBER 16th - 5:30 - 8PM

Join us at Division Winemaking's Nouveau Fete 2023 at The Wine Yard!

Some good friends and fellow winemakers will be popping the cork on our versions of Beaujolais Nouveau, in our case Gamay Noir.

Participating wineries....

• Division Winemaking Co. - Tom Monroe & Kate Norris pouring

• Grochau Cellars - John Grochau pouring

• the Marigny/St Reginald’s Parish, Andy Young pouring

• Love & Squalor - Matt Berson pouring (hey, that's us!)

Food vendors...

• POP OYSTERS PDX

• LE FEMME FROMAGE

Guests get a glass and purchase tickets at check-in. We will be pouring Noveau wines from the 2023 vintage alongside the traditionally aged wine for comparison.

LET'S KEEP THE PARTY GOING...ALLEZ!

Why should Nouveau Day be only one day?

If you can't make it to the Thursday party, we will be popping fresh bottles at the tasting room all day Saturday, November 18th (1-7pm)

Enjoy our Gamay nouveau, Jackalope's nouveau, and Cutter Cascadia's Nou Nat (a Pet Nat).

We will be pouring these wines all day and will have some snacks on hand to fortify your soul.

We will be pouring Noveau wines from the 2023 vintage alongside the traditionally aged wine for comparison.

PDX URBAN WINE EVENTS HOLIDAY POP UP SHOP 2023

NOV 8TH - DEC 31ST

WED - SUN Noon - 6PM

511 SW 10th Avenue, Portland

Join us for the PDX URBAN WINERIES 2nd Annual Holiday Pop-Up Shop in Downtown Portland! This unique Holiday pop-up allows this association to bring wines from all the member urban wineries for tasting and purchase all in one location. Fifteen of the member wineries will feature one - two of their Portland-Made Wines. They will offer a rotating list of wines to taste with all wines available for purchase. Mix and match your favorite wines to get discounts on 6 and 12 bottles.

Collectively, the PDX URBAN WINERIES offer the best that Oregon makes without ever leaving the city!

This event is made possible by the folks at Downtown Clean and Safe. Watch their social media pages to see what wines we are pouring each week.

They are also collecting “Winter Wear” during the pop-up so bring donations of hats, gloves, socks (new), scarves and coats.

Our very own Jess or Angie will be pouring and educating on:

• NOV 17 Angie (12-3)

• NOV 18 JESS (12-6)

• NOV 30 Angie (12-3)

• DEC 1 JESS (12-6)

THANKSGIVING WEEKEND

NOVEMBER 24 & 25 - 1 to 7 pm

Thanksgiving Weekend Open House (with library tastings and a nice spread to nosh on)

We have fun, eclectic, and delicious wines for your Holiday table. Swing by the tasting room to sample our selections or order one of our Seasonal Fall Packs online and we'll get it to your door in plenty of time for the big holiday feasts.

Here are some examples of wines that will wow your guests and pair perfectly with your meal:

• PET MATT Sparkling Rosé of Zinfandel 2021

• LOVE & SQUALOR 'A Frayed Knot' Skin Contact Gewürztraminer 2021

• MOTHERSHUCKER white blend

• GARAGELAND Pinot Noir 2021

Of course, we have these, and a couple of other gems ready for carry-out or one-click shopping as part of our Seasonal Fall Packs. Great wine. No thinking!

US Women's National Team Soccer Watch Party

WATCH PARTY JULY 26TH AT 6PM

Join us in rooting on the US Women's National Team vs. Netherlands on July 26th at 6pm until it ends!

We are huge fans of women's soccer and we'll be cheering for Portland Thorns players Sophia Smith and Crystal Dunn, as well as the rest of this talented and exciting team.

Wine specials and small bites will be available. Wear your jerseys and team gear and LFG!

Here’s the US WNT schedule if you want to follow along.

COME HAVE A WINE DINNER TO HELP US SUPPORT LOCAL FARMS

JOIN US FOR DINNER WITH PLATE & PITCHFORK’s LAST YEAR

Our most beloved farm to table wine-dinner-in-a-field is having their last summer and we get to join! We are pairing up with with MAGNA KUSINA (Food & Wine Best new chef 2021 and Oregonian Restaurant of the Year 2021) August 5th.

Click the links below to make your reservation and use the code GRIT to save 20% today.
all dinner tickets here

Plate & Pitchfork dinners reinforces the connection between the farm and the food on your plate. Each adventurous evening begins with a wine tasting and appetizers before guests take a tour of the host farm. Once the tour is complete guests are seated at beautifully dressed tables for a four-course dinner prepared and served in the middle of a field by some of our region's finest chefs, each course is paired with wine from the evening’s featured winemaker. 

Throughout the evening diners hear from the farmer, chefs, winemaker and often times other producers who have contributed to the meal. Dinners are served family style creating a boisterous and celebratory energy. 

In honor of the 20th Anniversary Plate & Pitchfork is launching a new non-profit organization to extend the support they provide to Oregon’s food system. The Plate & Pitchfork Producer Fund is a 501c3 organization that will provide financial support to family-owned farmers, ranchers and food producers in Oregon.

Over the last 20 years, farm dinners have become abundant, but farms have not.  In fact, we continue to lose farmland at an alarming rate. The average age of farmers in Oregon is just shy of 60 years old - the highest in the country. As these farmers retire, 10 million acres of land - more than 64% of the state’s farmland - may pass to larger corporate entities or cease to be used for farming entirely. Land has become increasingly expensive and out of reach for many of the next generation of farmers and the inputs needed to grow food - from seed to labor to fuel - are also increasingly expensive.

Plate & Pitchfork is committed to not only feeding our guests, we are committed to providing our food system with the support it needs to thrive. The return on our investment is access to healthy, nutritious foods, thriving rural economies, increased employment, valuable wildlife habitat, replenished groundwater and beautiful open spaces.

Summer 2023 Schedule

July 15 Chef Marco Shaw of Red Beard Restaurants in Atlanta (formerly of Fife Restaurant in Portland), Scott Dolich and Suzanne Olvey of Stone Soup, with Audeant Wines at Smith Berry Barn in Hillsboro

July 16 Chef Han Ly Hwang of Kim Jong Grillin’, Chef TJ Cruz from SunRice, Louis & Dave Cho of Cho Wines at Smith Berry Barn in Hillsboro

July 23 Chef Katy Millard of Coquine with Arron Bell of Domaine Drouhin Oregon at Domaine Drouhin.  [SOLD OUT]

July 29 Chef Aaron Barnett of St Jack/La Moule and Chef Will Preisch of Abbey Road Farm and Chris Berg of Roots Wine Co. at Diggin' Roots Farm in Molalla.

July 30 Chef Patrick McKee of Dame and Chef Tony Ferraro of Compantico, with Chosen Family Wines at Diggin' Roots Farm in Molalla

August 5 Chef Carlo Lamagna of Magna Kusina and Chef Roberto Almodovar from WEPA with Matt Berson from Portland Wine Company at Gather and Feast Farm in La Center, Washington.
reserve now

August 6 Chef Rick Gencarelli of Lardo & Grassa, Chef Heather Kintler of Normandie, Chef Liz Serrone of Gabbiano's and Chef Katherine Benvenuti formerly of FILS with John Grochau of GC Wines at Gather & Feast Farm in La Center, Washington.

August 19 Chef Benjamin Bettinger of Laurelhurst Market & Big's Chicken and Chef Cameron Lee Dunlap of Morchella with Cory Schuster from Jackalope Wines at 6 Ranch in Enterprise, Oregon.

PINK PARTY FUNDRAISER FOR REPRODUCTION RIGHTS

Stand up for REPRODUCTIVE healthcare rights with us on Saturday, June 3rd, from 1 - 7pm. 

We kicked off this event last year in the tasting room after Roe vs. Wade was struck down. While we are grateful Oregon has strong protections, other states do not. Both Angie and Jess have roots in Texas so it's a natural fit to help women who do not have the same protections we do. 

This year we will donate 50% of all profits for the day to the Lilith Fund, which offers direct financial assistance for reproductive healthcare, and provides direct financial and emotional support to Texans forced to travel to access abortions, contraceptives, counseling and gender-affirming care.

We'll be pouring our pink wines and the new Skin Contact Pinot Gris paired with food from the amazing team at The Minnow (you really need to check them out). A few of the plates they are planning are a seared PNW wild-caught albacore loin, coriander & nigella spice blend, spring herb potato salad and a Spring vegetable couscous salad with snap peas, asparagus and pickled carrot magyar pepper dressing.

The Minnow delivers meals, prepped and ready to cook, to families in Portland, OR. Our ingredients are primarily sourced from local farms and product makers.

The wine lineup will be:

• 2022 “A Frayed Knot” Skin Contact Gewurztraminer

• 2022 Garageland Rose of Pinot Noir

• 2022 "Walking on Gilded Splinters" Skin Contact Pinot Gris

• 2021 Pet Matt Pét Nat Sparkling Rosé of Zinfandel

$15/person tasting fee. Food charged separately. 50% of all profits from tastings and bottle sales go to Lilith Fund. Wine Club savings apply!

MEMORIAL DAY EVENT

Jess at Pierce Wines

MEMORIAL DAY MONDAY MAY 29th PAELLA PARTY

We are having an EPIC winery event on Memorial Day. May 29th Monday 1-7pm come celebrate the unofficial start of summer this weekend at Portland Wine Company with wines, sunshines and vinyl.

We will be pouring all our Spring Releases and some library Pinot Noirs alongside some of our friends, Jess Pierce (Pierce Wines) and Saul Mutchnick (Championship Bottle).

Jess has even promised paella for the fest!

Come celebrate the unofficial start of summer this weekend at PDX Wine Co with wines, sunshine, and vinyl.

Cost is $15/ person for the whole tasting party!

Check out all the details below, and don't forget about our women’s healthcare & reproductive rights fundraiser, The Pink Party, on June 3rd (info to come).

Saul Mutchnick from Championship Bottle

MAY EVENTS

Did you know it is OREGON WINE MONTH? To celebrate we have a ton of things going on.

Here’s the rundown

ALL MONTH: Urban Wine Pack with our good friends at Helioterra and Teutonic Wines we’ve selected three of our favorite wines to offer at a very friendly price. All for $75. You can get it here

May 13th Saturday is our Wine Club pick-up party and open house (see post below for more deets) 1-7pm

May 18th Thursday (Tasting Room is closed to the public for a private event). Did you know you can rent our place for a private function? For information contact angie@loveandsqualorwine.com

May 21st Sunday (Tasting Room regular hours) Portland Urban Wine Experience is happening at Easton Broad located at 237 NE Broadway Portland OR 97232 from 2-5p. 17+ wineries participating in a huge tasting and Corey will be pouring 3 of our wines there. You can buy tickets here BUT MATT will be celebrating his birthday ;-)

MAY 26th Friday Matt will be pouring Love & Squalor Wines atPortland Bottle Shop Sellwood 5:30-7:30

May 29th Monday MEMORIAL DAY We will be having a party at the winery from 1-7pm. Jess Pierce from Pierce Riesling and Saul Mutchnick from Championship Bottle will join us in pouring latest releases. One price for all tastings! We might even be able to talk Jess Pierce into bringing a paella. Another announcement about this to come.

June 3rd Saturday (OOPS! EDITED 3/21/23 we originally said here June 2nd friday, it is actually happening on SAT 1-7) We are planning a "pink party" to raise money for women's health where we will officially release our first ever skin contact pinot gris (and serve pink wines). (more info on this to come)

CLUB OPEN HOUSE + WINE CLUB PICK UP

OPEN HOUSE AND WINE CLUB PICK UP MAY 13

Swing by Portland Wine Co. on May 13 1-7PM to enjoy a complimentary tasting, small bites, and to grab your spring allocation. Want to bring some friends? The tasting fee is only $15/person.

We'll be pouring new releases and a club-exclusive Pinot Noir.
 

NEW SCORES - WINES AVAILABLE NOW

You may be interested to know that we have recently received some amazing scores from Wine Enthusiast:

• 92 points - 2018 DRY RIESLING WILLAMETTE VALLEY

• 92 points - 2021 GAMAY NOIR WILLAMETTE VALLEY

• 92 points - 2019 PINOT NOIR WILLAMETTE VALLEY

• 91 points - 2018 PINOT NOIR RESERVE (WINE CLUB ONLY FOR PRE-RELEASE)

WINE CLUB MEMBERS get 20% off on these until May 15th

OPEN HOUSE DETAILS

• Saturday, May 13, from 1pm-7pm

• Complimentary tasting for club members, $15/tasting for friends (bring as many as you like!)

• Small bites available all day

• 3201 SE 50th Ave. Portland, OR 97206

• (503) 320-9956

Harvest Party 2022

Come celebrate Harvest 2022 with us on Friday, October 14 from 4pm to 9pm at the winery and tasting room.

We are a "working winery". What does that mean? Well you get to enjoy watching us do our thing. We'll have lots and lots of grapes coming in, forklifts will be whirring around, and the ethereal aroma of fermentation will permeate the air. It's an awesome sight to witness and you can ask all the questions you want of our team (well, wine-related questions).

We'll be pouring the new release Pet Matt Rosé of Zinfandel along with wine samples straight from the barrel. Tasty bites will also be available for purchase.

Plus, you'll receive 10% off your purchase of three bottles or more!

Mark your calendar, call your friends, and hang out with us this Friday!

RIESLINGFEIER (party)

RIESLINGFEIER

To celebrate the arrival of Spring and our favorite grape, we are throwing a Riesling Fest ("Feier" in German pronounced FIRE!) for all of you. The Feier is Saturday April 2nd from 1pm-7pm. We will be featuring flights and glasses including our beer collaboration with Great Notion Brewing - the Riesling Radler, our 2020 Pet Matt Sekt Sparkling Dry Riesling and the latest release of the our most renowned wine - 2017 Dry Riesling Willamette Valley. We will have some pairings of hand-made local sausages, kraut and fixings on hand to help you celebrate in high style.

PICKUP PARTY

Save The Date - 'Friends With Benefits' members, Friday, May 13 4-7pm is the wine club pickup party at the winery. We've missed seeing you, and while we are all remaining cautious, we look forward to welcoming you at the tasting room for a super special sip and a snack. Bring a friend and if they join we'll toss in an extra bottle in your box. See you there! Oh, and don’t forget, adding extra bottles to your club box gets you that sweet 20% discount during pick-up.

We want to assure you that there is zero supply-chain disruption of fine wines for your table here at Love & Squalor HQ. However we are down to the last case of the most delicious 2016 Pinot Noir Reserve. It seems like we just released this, but it went FAST because it is amazing, of course! Jump online and grab the last of it.

email with any questions at hey you!

@portlandwinecompany | #portlandwinecompany Home of @loveandsqualorwine

SPRING UP MARKET SAT 4/17 12-5pm

We’re having a little market in our parking lot to celebrate Spring. Saturday, APRIL 17th from 12-5pm. 

It’s gonna be great weather, ya’ll! We’ve set up some tables and umbrellas for sipping on glasses of wine and invited neighbors and friends to join us. We’ll be selling wines by the glass, as well as bottles to go or to enjoy at the tables. We will also have two new releases (Garageland 2020 Rosé of Pinot Noir and Love & Squalor Gamay Noir 2019) and case discounts!

We’ll have beautifully curated gifts by Heidi West Designs, Sunbreak Handmade Goods and Rooted Remedies just in time for Mother’s Day, plants from Birds & Bees Nursery baked goods to snack on from A.Dood Baked Goods, cider from Alter Ego Cider and of course, no party would be complete without the Jackalope Wine Truck 

OREGON VINE PERKS

We Can’t Thank You Enough. But Here’s A Start. 

Thank you, lovers of Oregon Wine, for lending critical support to the wineries and small family farms of our state.  We have a little something to show our gratitude. Portland Wine Company is participating in Oregon Vine Perks — a program to get you out to see us all here in Oregon.

Purchase $250 or more in Oregon wine from any place you choose (including Portland Wine Company) and you instantly qualify for Oregon Vine Perks. As Oregon’s tasting rooms open back up, 100+ wineries across the state will welcome Oregon Vine Perks members with 2-for-1 tastings, special events and vine time in some of the world’s most gorgeous countryside.  Learn more at Oregonvineperks.org.

Take advantage of our current promotional offerings to gain access to Oregon Vine Perks!

Portland Wine Company is offering:

• 2 for 1 tastings to an OVP pass holder with corresponding ID

• If OVP pass holder signs up for our Wine Club you get your club box right away with all club membership perks (more about our wine club here) which includes 20% off club box to-go and 20% off additional wines

• 10% off with a purchase of $50 or more

SPRING 2020 WINE NEWS

2019 was one for the books. It sure was fun.

Front of our Building on SE 50th Ave

It has been our longtime family dream to move our winery to Portland, and 2019 is the year that we made that dream a reality. After years of touring warehouses and vacant lots, we secured our sweet spot on the corner of 50th and Kelly and started putting pen to blueprint. It took some patience, and a few tantrums, but we finally got our remodel approved and then we got to break ground.

First Crush photo by Josh Chang

Grand Opening party photo by Cheryl Juetten

Our building used to be the local neighborhood grocery, built sometime in the ‘20s. We had to take it down to the studs, rebuild the entire storefront, erect seismic sheer walls and pour a new concrete floor. Not to mention installing an entirely new roof.

The back section of our building was erected in the ‘50s, when the street became a bit more light-industrial. It’s the perfect shell for winery production. Lots of roll-up doors and strong floors. All we had to do was put in trench drains, electricity, water, lighting, gas heat, ventilation, a couple of extra doors . . . that’s all.

We finished up construction and got approved for occupancy in the beginning of September (just in the nick of time), moved in our truckloads of equipment and wine in barrels in a big hurry, and then saw our first grapes come through the doors on September 5th. Most of the equipment worked, and the fermentation was smooth (always an unknown in a new space). The drains worked. Phew.

We have never had a tasting room before, but now was the time to open one. Many of you were at our opening party or have been by since to check it out – thanks. We are trying to make it a cool and welcoming place to hang out and enjoy our wines. It’s a pretty room with a full view of the barrel cave. We look forward to putting some tables out on the sidewalk come Springtime so neighbors can bring their dogs. We have started booking some private events – so think of us for your next party or work function. We have also been planning some public events, starting with a special menu we had last Friday for Valentine’s Day.

We got a few mentions you can read more about: EATER PDX and a longer list on our site, here

HERE’S A RECAP OF 2019

Here’s a few things Love & Squalor got up to in 2019

• We got to sponsor Shuck Portland with our Mothershucker White for their inaugural year,

• Matt was added to the Oregon Wine Archive with this interview

• Because we used to buy fruit from Vista Hills Vineyard Francis Ford Coppola invited us to a dinner at their new tasting room

• The Mom & Pop shop invited us to pour our wines at very fun tasting,

• Jacobsen Salt had us (and our A Frayed Knot Rosé) at their Rosé event,

• We had a fun party for our Spring Wine Club Pick-Up Party,

• As always, we participated in The Gamay Fest because we LOVE GAMAY

• We were the invited Riesling Heads on A River Cruise down the Mosel from NW Travel (Ask us about it!),

• We were one of the proud producers at the West Coast Riesling event(s) in San Francisco,

• In July, We were asked to co-host an amazing dinner at Adelshaim as IPNC was kicking off,

• We were an International Pinot Noir Celebration featured winery AND Matt was the President of for the 2019 IPNC,

• We showcased some Pinot at the Cellar 503 Pour Oregon Event

• We celebrated Sun Gold Farm in Forrest Grove with the famous Plate & Pitchfork dinner

• We had the most fun booth at the FEAST festival in September,

• We were in two different places for the Portland Gamay Nouveau Celebrations (St Jack’s party and SE WINE COLLECTIVE tasting),

• We participate in the Classic Wine Auction at a wine maker dinner every year. This year we were at Trifecta — My goddesses Chef Chris Diminno is brilliant! Follow him!

• We had our first ever Harvest 2019 in our new building

• Our Grand Opening party was a hit (somewhere around 300+ guests came)

• We hosted a Holiday/Post Harvest party with a couple of other wineries to celebrate our amazing crews

• Our Fall Wine Club Pick up Party was a blast in our new space

UPCOMING IN 2020

Check back with us, but we have many more events and specials coming up in 2020. In the meantime, you can find Angie or Matt (and sometimes Corey of Jackalope Cellars behind the barrel bar 5 days a week.

Hours: M, TH, F 4pm-7pm; SAT/SUN 1-5pm

Looking forward to popping some corks for you.

WINE CLUB

Our next shipments and pick up party will be in the first week of May. Don't know what to get the wine lover in your life? Buy them a membership to our "Friends With Benefits" wine club. Twice yearly shipments catered to your tastes at club discount prices. We can get your first shipment out in time for summer feasts if you order soon. For more info click here or eMail us at info@loveandsqualorwine.com

Beaujolais Nouveau Festival to CELEBRATE GAMAY NOIR

Do you love all the food, drinks, and parties?!? Well, so do we. THURSDAY NOV. 21st, is Beaujolais Nouveau day in France and to celebrate the fantastic grape that it is made of — GAMAY NOIR — we will be all over town pouring our beloved GAMAY. We have a special bottling of Love & Squalor Nouveau Gamay, we’ll be pouring and selling!

SO! Party like the French with Matt, who will be pouring at the party at St. Jacks (more on this below) and Angie will be at the party at SE WINE COLLECTIVE. Our tasting room will also be open 4-7pm as usual and Gamay will be flowing there, too.

What is Beaujolais Nouveau you say? Well read more here ––>

Here’s the deets:

ST. JACK’s RESTAURANT:

November 21st 6 - 10 pm at St. Jack (1610 NW 23rd Ave, Portland, OR 97210 link), is hosting our annual Beaujolais Nouveau Festival!
Tickets on sale at stjackpdx.com (link) and all proceeds go to @stjude
#thefrenchest .

It will be a celebratory street festival of excellent wine and food! Featured Restaurants Include: OK Omens, Gado Gado, Coopers Hall, XLB, Beetroot, Oui @ SE Wine Collective, Nostrana/Enoteca, Pip's Original Doughnuts, St. Jack

 With Winemakers: Loop de Loop, Division Winemaking Co., Holden Wine Co., St. Reginald Parish, Terroirs Originels, Hooray For You Wine Co., Sadness & Gamay, Dupeuble Beaujolais Nouveau, Love & Squalor, Day Wines, Coopers Hall

AND Beverages by Aria Gin, Rosenstadt Brewery, Bull Run Distillery, St. Germain

Tickets are limited.  Please note that we will not send you a physical ticket to this event - if you purchase a ticket, you will be on the list at check-in. Each ticket includes 5 food tickets and 3 drink tickets.

SOUTHEAST WINE COLLECTIVE

November 21st 5 - 7 pm at SOUTHEAST WINE COLLECTIVE (2425 SE 35th Pl, Portland, OR 97214 link)

To celebrate like our friends in the Beaujolais in France, and all over the world, our Nouveau party returns to the Collective featuring Nouveau wines from friends near and far. The Fete de Nouveau tasting at Southeast Wine Collective is our way to revel in the completion of the recent harvest by sipping away and catching up with our friends. The Nouveau tasting is complimentary, but we will only have a limited supply of each wine, so this is a first come, first serve event! We will be selling the wines you taste here!

Participating wineries: Chemeketa Wine Studies, Division, Fausse Piste, Grape Ink Wines, Underwood, St. Reginald, Scenic Valley, AND Love and Squalor

The Portland Wine Company

tasting room will also be open 4pm - 7pm as usual to sell bottles to go, or enjoy a glass or bottle to stay! We also have SNACKS NOW.

3201 SE 50th Ave. Portland, OR 97206 (link)

NEW TASTING ROOM is open

Portland Wine Co. is Portland's newest urban winery. Meet the husband and wife team behind the new winery and tasting room. portlandwinecompany.com #TonightwithCassi

We were on TV last night talking about our new tasting room.
We are now open!

Thurs 4-7
Fri 4-7
Sat 1-5
Sun 1-5
Mon 4-7

Spring Squalor (& Love of course!)

APRIL SALE

We are offering a 15% discount on all Pinot orders in the month of April. Join our NEWSLETTER for the discount code. WINE CLUB MEMBERS get 20% (contact us for this discount) click here for more —>

SAIL DOWN THE MOSEL WITH US

Did you hear we are hosting a chartered cruise down the Rhine and Mosel Rivers and you can join us?! We were given a special discount to share with fans of Love & Squalor wine. It is a significant discount, but there are only 12 cabins left, so if you are on the fence give our Travel Service a call right away. Mention the winery and this newsletter when you call or write to get the $1000 discount. Call Brad at Northwest Travel Service (425) 375-2676 or visit www.nwtravel.com
You can see more about our itinerary here —> UNIWORLD MOSEL in MAY

NEW RELEASES
(Wine Club Members get first dibs!)

GAMAY NOIR 2017
Only 100 cases of this gem produced. Great dark juicy fruit with uplifting aromatics and mouthwatering acidity.

SAUVIGNON BLANC 2018
This wine has been quietly building a grassroots fan base over the years. Aperitif style SB with rich fruit and good zing. A splash for the pot and two for the chef.

ROSÉ OF GEWÜRZTRAMINER "A Frayed Knot" 2018
What started out as a weird experiment has now become a perennial 'go-to'. Different enough to stand out from the rosé crowd. 120 cases made.

NEW WINERY AND TASTING ROOM

As you may have gathered (and as our local wine club members have had the pleasure of seeing in person) we are under construction for our new winery space and tasting room. We’re hoping to be open this summer. Keep up with the progress on our Instagram (@loveandsqualorwine) or Facebook
SUMMER 2019. There will be parties!

WINE CLUB

Our next shipments and pick up party will be in the first week of May. Don't know what to get the wine lover in your life? Buy them a membership to our "Friends With Benefits" wine club. Twice yearly shipments catered to your tastes at club discount prices. We can get your first shipment out in time for summer feasts if you order soon. For more info click here or eMail us at info@loveandsqualorwine.com

UPCOMING EVENTS

We’ll be at POUR OREGON a Cellar 503 wine festival, on Sunday, April 28. This is the biggest collection of Oregon craft producers all pouring in one place. Join us in downtown Portland to experience wines from small, boutique producers from throughout the state as we kick-off Oregon Wine Month. And, raise a glass for a great cause: $10 from each ticket benefits Make-A-Wish Oregon. more here—>

#ILOVEGAMAY event — We were at the first two, were you? Join us for the 3rd annual Gamay Tasting Salon at The Nightwood featuring over 25 wineries pouring their latest Gamay Noir wines. Trail blazing Oregon wine producers have largely led the domestic growth of Gamay Noir and this year there will be some friends from California, Canada and France to celebrate I Love Gamay with us! more here —>
The Nightwood Society | Sunday May 5th, 2019 | 4pm - 7pm $35

Bay Area L&S fans, keep your eyes peeled. Matt will be headed down at the end of May for the First Ever WEST COAST RIESLING SOCIETY EVENT. West Coast Riesling Society will showcase of Riesling producers from California, Oregon and Washington with seminars, a grand tasting and dinners throughout SF 5/27-5/31 watch our social media for more info.

INTERNATIONAL PINOT NOIR CELEBRATION: Matt has participated in IPNC as a Maitre d'Hotel since 2001, and has served on the board of directors for 6 years. This year he’s honored to be the board president and additionally Love & Squalor will be a featured winery. We look forward to seeing all of your familiar faces at the party, and if you've never had the opportunity to attend, well we can't recommend it enough. Feel free to reach out and we will tell you why you simply must experience the IPNC at least once.

You can find out more about the International Pinot Noir Celebration and how to join us here —>

FREE SHIPPING FOR OREGON WINE MONTH

May is Oregon Wine Month.

Now, while we celebrate Oregon Wine all year long, we do like to give our fans a little present from time to time. For this month only, we are giving you FREE SHIPPING on case orders of all our Love & Squalor Pinot Noir (*excluding Garageland)

Just use the code OREGONWINEMONTH during check out and you are all set. 

Here are some of the events we will be participating in for Oregon Wine Month:

May 1st, 2018: We will be pouring some of our wines at New Season's Hawthorne

May 4th, 2018: We will be pouring with some friends at the Blackbird Wine Shop

May 20-23rd: We will be participating in I.LOVE.GAMAY events all over Portland. You can find out more here ---> I.LOVE.GAMAY

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You can read more about Oregon Wine Month here —> https://www.oregonwine.org/oregon-wine-month/