2008 Portland Indie Wine Festival

The 2008 Portland Indie Wine Fest is just around the corner. This year, 3 of our single vineyard Pinot Noir’s were selected by a national panel of 12 judges. Our selected wines include:
- 2006 Pinot Noir – Hawks View Vineyard
- 2006 Pinot Noir – Bishop Creek Vineyard
- 2006 Pinot Noir – Coleman Vineyard

64 wineries submitted 173 wines for this year’s festival. The top 57 wines from 40 wineries made the cut. We’re excited to be selected and to participate again, and we look forward to seeing you there. Details and tickets can be found here.

The 2008 judging panel:
- Rebecca Murphy, Founder, Dallas Morning News Wine Competition
- John Paul, Winemaker, Cameron Winery
- Toby Cecchini, Journalist and Bar Owner, NY Times, GQ
- Luisa Ponzi, Winemaker, Ponzi Winery
- Randall Grahm, Winemaker, Bonny Doon Vineyard
- Tina Caputo, Journalist, Harpers UK
- Erica Landon, Sommelier, Ten 01
- Lynn Grundmeier, Wine Buyer, Whole Foods
- Dan Beekley, Retailer, Square Deal Wine
- Randy Goodman, Restaurateur, Avignon
- Kevin Ludwig, Restaurateur, Beaker and Flask
- Andrew Turner, Chef and Journalist, Northwest Bounty