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Cider Rite of Spring
2018-03-10 | Leftbank Annex, 101 N Weidler, Portland, OR, 97227, United States
The Northwest Cider Association Presents Cider Rite Of Spring, Held At NEW, Bigger Location: Leftbank Annex. Portland, Oregon On March 10th, 2018-Named The Best NW Cider Festival By SIP Northwest Magazine.

A celebration of the blossoming Northwest cider industry, the 5th annual Cider Rite of Spring will take place on Saturday, March 10, from 1pm to 6pm at the Left Bank Annex, located at 101 N Weidler St. The event features more than 100 ciders served by 35 different cidermakers and cidery representatives from the Pacific Northwest.
“Much like the cider industry itself, this event has grown exponentially over the past five years,” explained Emily Ritchie, executive director of the Northwest Cider Assn. “We are excited to be moving to a much larger venue this year, with two levels and a VIP Lounge; this will allow attendees to enjoy their ciders with a bit of elbow room!”
Cider Rite of Spring showcases ciders that are either made for the event, aren’t available locally, or are limited run. The event provides attendees the chance to taste ciders they wouldn’t normally be able to access. This year’s participating cidermakers include 12 Bridge Ciderworks, 1859 Cider Co., 2 Towns Ciderhouse, 7Bev Corp., Alter Ego Cider, Bad Granny, Bandon Rain, Bauman’s Cider, Dragon’s Head Cider, Finnriver Farm & Cidery, Locust Cider, McMenamins Edgefield, Moulton Falls Winery, New West Cider, Oregon Mead & Cider Co., Pear UP, Portland Cider Co., Red Tank Cider Co., Reveille Ciderworks, Runcible Cider Co., Seattle Cider Co., Spire Mountain Ciders/Fish Brewing, Square Mile Cider, Steelhead Cider, Stone Circle Cider, Tumalo CIder Co., Whole Foods Market, and Woodbox Cider. Each cidermaker brings two to three ciders apiece.
General admission tickets purchased now through Feb. 28 cost $25, which includes a commemorative tasting glass and eight drink tickets; beginning March 1, GA ticket prices go up to $30. VIP tickets cost $50 and include a commemorative tasting glass, 12 drink tickets, one hour early admission (12pm to 1pm), specialty VIP only ciders, snacks, and access to the exclusive VIP Lounge presented by Square Mile Cider; VIP tickets are limited and must be purchased in advance. Tickets are available now at MercTickets.com (http://www.merctickets.com/events/50888130/cider-rite-of-spring-2018).
Most ciders cost one ticket per three-ounce taste, although some may cost more. Additional tasting tickets are available onsite for $1 apiece. Two food carts will be selling food, and a pop-up retail store will allow attendees to buy bottles and cans of their favorite ciders to take home. The event is for ages 21 and up.
Cider Rite of Spring 2018 is presented by the Northwest Cider Assn., and also serves as a fundraiser for the organization, which aims to bring cideries and cider lovers together to share knowledge, experience, and live the Northwest cider culture. The event is sponsored by Square Mile Cider. For more information, visit NWCider.com and follow @ciderriteofspring on social media, using hashtag #ciderriteofspring.

Sip! McMinnville Wine & Food Classic
2018-03-09 - 2018-03-11 | Evergreen Space Museum, 500 NE Captain Michael King Smith Way, McMinnville, WA, 97128, United States
Join us for the 25th Annual Sip McMinnville Wine and Food Classic where you can taste over 70 Oregon wineries, nosh on NW delicacies, delight in the crafts of local artists and enjoy live music to support the McMinnville Community and St. James School.
Enjoy the culinary variety and relaxed atmosphere. Watch some of the area’s best Chefs in the Northwest demonstrate their skills. Talk with winemakers and vintners and learn the intricacies of their trade. Purchase by the taste, glass, bottle or case. Visit with the artisans and view their work which is available for purchase. First 1000 Attendees will receive a free wine glass on Friday. See you at the Evergreen Space Museum!
OPEN AND CLOSING TIMES FOR THE MCMINNVILLE WINE & FOOD CLASSIC
Friday, March 9th — 3pm to 9pm
Saturday, March 10th — 11am to 8pm
Sunday, March 11th — 12pm to 5pm
TICKET PRICES FOR EVENT ADMISSION TO THE EVERGREEN SPACE MUSEUM
General Admission: $20.00
Senior Admission (65): $17.00
3-Day Pass: $36.00
Designated Driver: $17.00
Parking Per Car: $7.00
Children, Age 9 & Under: Free

Women in Beer
2018-03-08 08:00 - 17:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Pike Brewing Company, 1415 1st Avenue, Seattle, WA, United States
A Seattle Beer Week event at Pike Brewing Company celebrating women in the Northwest craft beer industry along with women owned and led restaurants, distilleries, chocolatiers and more. Now in its 7th year, Women In Beer proudly benefits Planned Parenthood of The Great Northwest and Hawaiian Islands.
Event attendees will be treated to tastes and bites from over 35 notable Seattle names as well as newcomers to our food and drink industry. Participating businesses will be updated shortly.
Pike Morning After Pale is the official beer of Women In Beer. This women-brewed beer also benefits Planned Parenthood of the Great Northwest and the Hawaiian Islands.

Homebrew Con
2018-03-08 08:00 - 17:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | WA
WHAT: Homebrewers from across the country will come together in Rose City for Homebrew Con, also known as the National Homebrewers Conference. Hosted by the American Homebrewers Association (AHA), the three-day event—which celebrates its 40th anniversary this year—is the ultimate experience for anyone interested in homebrewing and understanding beer, mead and cider. Homebrew Con features interactive sessions, workshops and demonstrations that cater to beer enthusiasts and amateur brewers of every level.
The conference culminates with the National Homebrew Competition, the world’s largest beer competition, which recognizes the most outstanding homebrewed beer, mead and cider produced by amateur brewers worldwide.
WHO: An estimated 3,000 attendees will have the opportunity hear from over 90 presenters, including keynote speaker Charlie Papazian, who founded the AHA 40 years ago and is widely regarded as the “godfather of homebrewing.” Presenters include other pioneering and veteran homebrewers, beer industry professionals, mead makers and more.
WHEN: Thursday, June 28 – Saturday, June 30 Times vary. For a full schedule of events, visit the conference schedule.
WHERE: Oregon Convention Center
777 NE Martin Luther King Jr Blvd
Portland, OR 97232
WHY: The American Homebrewers Association has worked on behalf of the homebrewing community since 1978 and celebrates a membership of 46,000 homebrewers and beer enthusiasts. This fun, educational gathering pays tribute to the craft of homebrewing and unites all levels of homebrewing aficionados to expand their brewing skills and knowledge, while embracing the community’s camaraderie and spirit.

UnWined in Astoria
2018-03-03 17:30 - 20:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Liberty Theatre in downtown Astoria, Oregon, 1203 Commercial Street, Astorai, OR, 97103, United States
Sip & savor award-winning wine during this tasting event which occurs immediately following the official wine competition for the 2018 Astoria Warrenton Crab, Seafood & Wine Festival. Visit Astoria, Oregon and spend an evening previewing the Festival’s selection of Oregon wines at this small wine tasting event.
WHEN: Saturday, March 3, 5:30 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.
WHERE: The Liberty Theatre, Astoria, Oregon
WHO: Anyone 21+ is welcome to purchase tickets and attend.
Tickets are $40 each and include 10 tasting tokens, a souvenir glass, appetizers, live music and more.

Rockin' Sips
2018-03-03 17:00 - 20:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | EFESTĒ Woodinville, 19730 144th Ave NE, Woodinville, WA, 98072, United States
OUR ANNUAL BENEFIT FOR THE LEUKEMIA & LYMPHOMA SOCIETY IS RIGHT AROUND THE CORNER.
SATURDAY, MARCH 3RD, 2018 5-8PM
ROCKIN’ SIPS, OUR WILDLY POPULAR WINE AND MUSIC EVENT, IS A FUNDRAISER FOR THE LEUKEMIA AND LYMPHOMA SOCIETY (LLS).
WHILE ROCKING OUT, GUESTS WILL BE ABLE TO ENJOY SIPS OF SOME OF OUR MOST POPULAR EFESTĒ WINES AS WELL AS EXCITING SELECTIONS FROM LOCAL WASHINGTON WINERIES AND BREWERIES.

ENTER TO WIN SOME ENTICING PRIZES INCLUDING LARGE FORMAT BOTTLES, LIBRARY WINES, AND MUCH MORE! EVEN IF YOU DON’T WIN, NOBODY GOES HOME EMPTY HANDED! GUESTS RECEIVE A SOUVENIR GLASS COMMEMORATING THE EVENING.
21 AND OVER ONLY. ALL SALES FINAL. TICKET HOLDERS CHECK IN AT THE EVENT – PHYSICAL TICKETS ARE NOT ISSUED.

Walla Walla Wine @ Portland
2018-02-26 17:30 - 20:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Leftbank Annex, 101 N Weidler, Portland, OR, 97227, United States
Mingle with principals and winemakers while enjoying wines from around 40 Walla Walla Valley wineries.
February 26, 2018
General Admission: 5:30-8:00
Your $50 (plus taxes and fees) ticket price include entry into the event, unlimited wine samplings (within legal consumption limits) and light hors d’oeuvres.
Must be at least 21 years of age to attend. Proof of age required at check-in.
Tickets are non-refundable.

The Cuvée Weekend
2018-02-23 17:00 - 2018-02-24 17:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | The Allison Inn & Spa, 2525 Allison Lane, Newberg, OR, 97132, United States
The Cuvée Weekend begins on Friday, February 23 with an exclusive tasting event, the Cuvée Stroll, from 5:00pm – 7:30pm, which will be held at The Allison Inn & Spa. Guests will taste their way through 15 wineries with 14 artisan food and beverage purveyors in a luxuriously relaxing atmosphere. Tickets for the exclusive Cuvée Stroll are $50 and includes a commemorative crystal tasting glass. For reservations and tickets, visit: http://bit.ly/2Ef0r2A
Coinciding with the Cuvée Weekend, on Saturday, February 24, the 7th annual Oregon Chardonnay Celebration offers oenophiles an educational seminar and wine sampling from over 50 premier Oregon producers. The seminar, “The Style Council” features Wine & Spirits Magazine’s Patrick Comiskey as moderator with six esteemed winemaker panelists. The seminar will be held from 1:00pm – 2:30pm, followed by the Grand Tasting from 3:00pm – 5:00pm. Seminar and tasting tickets are $170, Grand Tasting only tickets are $85. For reservations, visit: oregonchardonnaycelebration.org.

Botanist x Odette Culinary Collaboration in Vancouver, BC
2018-02-22 18:00 - 2018-02-23 23:30 (America/Vancouver) | Botanist, 1038 Canada Place, Vancouver, British Columbia, info@botanistrestaurant.com, Canada
On February 22 and 23, Botanist Executive Chef Hector Laguna will welcome internationally acclaimed Chef-Owner Julien Royer of Odette, a two Michelin star rated restaurant in Singapore for an exclusive culinary collaboration which will mark Chef Royer’s Canadian cooking debut.
For two nights only, these culinary masters will join forces to design a seven-course tasting menu that fuses the Modern French cuisine of Odette and Pacific Northwest flavours of Botanist. Chef Royer and his team will serve and profile three of his creations from the kitchen of Odette, while Chef Laguna will design three original dishes that reflect the botany of the region.
Award-winning chef Julien Royer’s menus at Odette pay homage to Royer’s grandmother – one of his greatest influences in life and in the kitchen. The renowned restaurant serves Modern French food that is guided by Royer’s lifelong respect for seasonality, terroir and artisanal produce. Termed Essential Cuisine, Royer’s dishes are honest and refined in their simplicity, showcasing the best produce from around the world.
In 2017, Royer led Odette to its historic debut on the Asia’s 50 Best Restaurants 2017 list at 9th place –the highest new entry in the history of the list – and the World’s 50 Best Restaurants 2017 Long List at 86th place. The restaurant was also inducted into the prestigious Le Grande Tables Du Monde in the same year. “It’s an honour to welcome Chef Julien Royer to the Botanist kitchen,” says Hector Laguna, executive chef. “Our philosophies are similar in that cooking with honesty and sourcing the best ingredients available in season will showcase their purest version, which will be illustrated in each course of our menu.”
The tasting menu will be available for dinner service only on February 22 and 23 for $188.00 CDN per person plus applicable taxes and gratuity (additional $90 for optional wine pairing). With limited seating available, advance reservations are required and tickets can be purchased by contacting info@botanistrestaurant.com or 604-695-5557.

Winemaker Dinners presented by Classic Wines Auction
2018-02-20 18:30 - 2018-03-01 18:30 (America/Los_Angeles) | Multiple venues
The hottest restaurants in Portland pair with premier winemakers for two weeks of culinary excellence. From February 20 through March 1, Classic Wines Auction’s Winemaker Dinners (and one brunch!) feature more than 50 esteemed Portland chefs and winemakers from the Pacific Northwest. It’s all for a good cause – proceeds support children and families served through through five nonprofit organizations.

The Oregon Wine Symposium
2018-02-20 - 2018-02-21 | WA
Learn, connect and grow at the Oregon Wine Symposium, the premier educational event and trade show for the Northwest wine community. The Symposium is comprised of two full days of panel discussions and presentations covering the most relevant topics in viticulture, enology and wine business. Presented by leading wine industry experts, the Symposium is a must-attend event for winery and vineyard owners, vineyard managers, winemakers, marketing and sales managers and winery staff. Registration includes access to the Northwest’s biggest wine industry trade show, featuring more than 180 exhibitors.

McMenamins Anderson School Winter Beer Fest
2018-02-17 12:00 - 22:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | McMenamins Anderson School, 18607 Bothell Way NE, Bothell, WA, 98011, United States
School’s back! Don’t worry, it’s the fun kind…with beer. Join us February 2018 for the Inaugural Anderson School Winter Beer Festival. We had so much fun at the summer school brew fest, we couldn’t wait until July to roam the halls again with a beer in hand.
Guests will be able to sample more than 50 handcrafted beers and ciders from McMenamins and guest breweries across the PacNW, and the party doesn’t stop there. Musical acts from The Industrials, The Rusty Neils Duo and Falcon Hart start at 1 p.m. and jam until about 10 p.m.
Details
What: Inaugural Anderson Summer School Brewfest
When: Saturday, February 17 from noon – 10 p.m.
Where: McMenamins Anderson School
18607 Bothell Way NE, Bothell, WA 98011
Price: TBD
Breweries: We’ll send the full list of breweries once they’re announced.
All ages welcome | 21+ to drinkMcMenamins Anderson School Winter Beer Fest

Festival of the Dark Arts
2018-02-17 12:00 - 22:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Fort George Block, 1483 Duane Street, Astoria, OR, 97103, United States
There is no darker place than Fort George Brewery during February Stout Month. Every year the faucets flow in a rich tapestry of pitch-black colors, with specialty stouts and bottles releases all month. And it’s all anchored by the largest single-day stout & art celebration in the world – the Festival of Dark Arts.
Prepare Yourself
Limited tickets to the 2018 Festival of Darks Arts go on sale starting Wednesday, November 29th, and this year they are more limited and coveted than ever. Bearers will be granted entrance on Saturday, February 17th into a magical menagerie of dark art and macabre entertainment, all the while surrounded by the most awe-inspiring collection of stouts ever assembled in one place. You’ll be entranced by the iron, glass, ice, and chainsaw craft. Live music, dark art galleries, and roaming practitioners of the fanciful arts will delight you. All told, over 60 rare and unique stouts will be tapped, tempting all of your darkest senses.
New to the Fest
Stretch out into expanded festival areas on 14th Street and onto the new upper deck of the Fort George Building where new surprises await you. Arrive at your leisure starting at noon and come and go as you please. You can look forward to rare stouts tapping throughout the day and night, with all-new live entertainment until festival end.
And then, save stout room for the boldest Fort George barrel aged bottle release ever, starting Sunday, February 18th at noon. Five unique variations of Matryoshka will be available in wax-dipped bottles, plus very limited quantities of cellared 2017 Matryoshka and Matryoshka variations to construct your vertical tasting. It is indeed a Sweet Virginia bottle release worthy of Stout Month.
The Details
For more information and a link to tickets go to www.festivalofdarkarts.com. Entertainment and stouts will be added as they are confirmed. Tickets are $55 each. All tickets this year allow festival access starting at noon. Every ticket holder will receive a Festival of Dark Arts Grimoire, a 2018 festival glass, and twelve drink tokens with additional tokens for sale at the festival. You must be 21+ and have a ticket to attend.
Festival of Dark Arts
Date: Saturday, February 17th, 2018
Time: Noon to 10pm
Place: Fort George Block – 1483 Duane Street, Astoria, OR
Details: All tickets are $55. 21+ only & IDs required for entry.
Buy your tickets and book your hotel rooms early, then prepare to paint your palate black with the awe-inspiring essence of Stout Month.
Legal Disclaimers
Be forewarned: stout will stain your clothes. Dress appropriately. Tickets are transferable but not refundable. Voted by the Willamette Week Oregon Beer Awards in 2016 & 2017 as the best beer festival in Oregon. 2018 will only get darker….

Red Wine, Cider & Chocolate Tour
2018-02-17 11:00 - 2018-02-18 17:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | WA
The Olympic Peninsula Wineries will pair new wine and cider releases with sweet and savory chocolate treats, live music and fun on the upcoming annual Red Wine, Cider & Chocolate Tour, February 10-11 and 17-19 (President’s Day Weekend), from 11am – 5pm. Culinary favorites such as Camaraderie Cellars’ Cocoa Spiced Pulled Pork and FairWinds Winery’s decadent chocolate fountain will be back by popular demand, and locally-made treats from We Do Fudge, Elevated Candies, Port Townsend Chocolates, Yvonne’s Chocolates and Crust Pies will inspire new favorite flavor combinations as tour-goers travel from one unique venue to the next.
Tour tickets are $40.00 online and include wine, cider and chocolate tastings at all nine venues, plus a commemorative wine glass. Tickets purchased at the door of participating venues are $45.00. Independently, each winery/cidery charges a $10.00 per person tasting fee. For additional information, visit www.olympicpeninsulawineries.org.

Red Wine & Chocolate - Lake Chelan
2018-02-17 - 2018-02-18 | WA
ABOUT RED WINE & CHOCOLATE

Dates: February 10-11 and February 17-18, 2018
All 32 wineries in Lake Chelan Wine Valley region participate by either offering different specials or activities, including:

Tastings of wonderfully crafted red wines complete with chocolate fountains, fruit, and decadent handmade chocolates and truffles.
Romantic dinners, featuring Valentine’s Day-inspired desserts and live music.
Depending on the winery, some activities and tastings are free.

Red Wine & Chocolate - Whidbey
2018-02-17 - 2018-02-18 | WA
Explore Winter on Whidbey with a glass of red wine in hand. Five venues around the island, including Holmes Harbor Cellars, Blooms Winery, Comforts of Whidbey Winery, Whidbey Island Distillery and Spoiled Dog Winery, present samples of reds and seasonally-inspired, hand-crafted spirits paired with chocolate creations. Tickets are $25 in advance or $30 the day of the event. www.whidbeyislandvintners.org
