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The Buzz
Small, independent producers are the heart and soul of Oregon's world-class wine industry. The Portland Indie Wine Festival is your opportunity to meet the next generation of winemakers emerging from cellars all across the state. This relatively unknown brigade of craft wineries (those who produce less than 2,000 cases each year) represents a diversity of styles and a bent toward sustainable agriculture and production.
All wines for PIWF are selected by a panel of judges in a blind tasting competition held March 10. The top scoring wines determine the 40 wine producers and the wines to be poured at the festival. 20 different producers will be featured each day to ensure the best possible experience for wine lovers.
Come meet the winemakers and hear their stories first hand, sample great food from top Oregon chefs, and buy wines on site to take home and enjoy with friends.
The festival will take place at the Chown Garage and Urban Wineworks, on the block of NW 16th and Flanders.
Tickets for the festival and seminars can be purchased at Indie's website.
Wine Sales: Most wineries will be selling their wines from their respective tables. There will be an area reserved to check-in purchased wines until buyers are ready to leave the festival.
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Friday - May 2, 2008
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SEMINAR: Natural Winemaking in the Age of Technology
3:00 - 5:00 PM
Hotel Vintage Plaza
Grapes must be manipulated to become wine, but in an age where consumers increasingly demand the purest and least processed foods, how far is too far? Join a panel of experts including Winemaker Clark Smith, New York Times contributor and author of the provocative new book, "The Battle for Wine & Love, or How I Saved the World From Parkerization," Alice Feiring, Brick House Vineyards (Oregon) Winemaker Doug Tunnell and Domaine de la Gramiere (France) Winemaker Amy Lillard as they discuss one of the most debated issues in the wine world.
$35
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VIP CELLAR TASTING EVENT
6:00 - 9:00 PM
Ecotrust
Join our festival sponsors and Indie winemakers for our most exclusive tasting event. Attendees have the opportunity to taste rare wines from our Indie Wine Festival cellar, which contains highly rated premium wines from previous festivals.
A very limited number of tickets are available for $100.
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Saturday - May 3, 2008
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SEMINAR: Terroir 101: Can you Taste Place in Chocolate, Coffee and Wine?
10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Hotel Vintage Plaza
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Some say terroir is dead, but tell that to Aubrey Lindley, owner of Portland chocolate boutique Cacao and a cadre of local winemakers who've created thriving enterprises by paying attention to origin and place. Is terroir's alleged death just an excuse for inferior products?
$35
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GRAND TASTING EVENT
3:00 - 6:00 PM
Urban Wineworks
The Grand Tasting will include 20 wineries of the 40 selected by the PIWF jury and their selected wines, poured by the winemakers. Attendees will receive a tasting book with their entry to the festival. Small plates and appetizers are complimentary, provided by top Oregon chefs. Wine sales will continue until
7:00 PM.
$60 for a one day ticket, $100 for a two day ticket (both Saturday and Sunday)
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Sunday - May 4, 2008
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GRAND TASTING EVENT
3:00 - 6:00 PM
Urban Wineworks
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Grand Tasting will include 20 wineries and their selected wines, poured by the winemakers. Attendees will receive a tasting book with their entry to the festival. Small plates and appetizers are complimentary, provided by top Oregon chefs.
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INDIE FILM SCREENING
7:00 PM
Mission Theater, 1624 NW Glisan
Film to be announced
They say it takes a lot of good beer to make a good wine, so join us at the Mission Theater, one of the flagship McMenamins Pubs.
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Monday - May 5, 2008
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TRADE TASTING EVENT
1:00 - 3:00 PM
Location TBA
Wine buyers, retailers, restaurateurs, purveyors, distributors, as well as select members of the local and national media are invited to a trade tasting event on Monday, May 5th in the afternoon. The trade tasting is the only opportunity to taste all of the wines produced by the 41 participating wineries in the 2008 Indie Wine Festival. Winery owners and winemakers will be on hand to pour their wines and discuss them with each attendee. Space is limited, so please RSVP to attend this private event.
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