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Erath Vineyards

In business since 1972, Erath Vineyards, set high in the Red Hills of Dundee, was founded by Dick Erath, one of the pioneers of modern Oregon winemaking. A wide variety of wines is produced here and you can usually sample 10 or more during your visit to the tasting room. There's a pretty little public park, just right for a picnic, at the foot of the winery's driveway.

Dick Erath is one of the original wine pioneers of Oregon. Today, Erath farms 118 acres, purchases grapes from another 130 acres in Oregon and produces around 65,000 cases of wine per year.

Almost two thirds of their wine is Pinot Noir, with three distinct styles produced. The largest volume, most affordable and first to be bottled and released each year is the 'Oregon'. It tends to be light in color and body, straight forwardly fruity, and is low in tannins for early drinking and enjoyment.

'Estate Selection' is blended from their more high-end barrels, showing plenty of stuffing while still presenting great finesse, balance and complexity.

At the top of the list, is there single vineyard wines – Prince Hill, Leland, and Juliard. These cellar quality wines, produced in extremely limited quantities of 100 to 500 cases each, rank with some of the finest Pinot Noirs in the world. They are only bottled when they display the hallmarks of their pedigree and "terroir."

Erath is just one of the spectacular vineyards we regularly travel to, here is a list of the others, including some trip details.

Glass Art Society 38th Annual Conference: Forming Frontiers

The Glass Art Society is an international non-profit organization founded in 1971 whose purpose is to encourage excellence, to advance education, to promote the appreciation and development of the glass arts, and to support the worldwide community of artists who work with glass.

And this year, they are holding their annual conference in Portland!

This conference, “forming frontiers”, comes at a time when many issues need to be addressed for us and this is the place and time to re-focus. through the lectures, panel discussions, conversations and networking we can continue the dialogue on carbon footprints, technical issues regarding efficiency and escalating costs, the changing and shifting markets, aesthetics, and creativity... (pdf brochure)

Here's a video profiling some of the prominent Portland-based artists that will be featured at the conference:

Run for Congo

Three years ago, Lisa Shannon saw an Oprah exclusive detailing the continued horrors taking place in the Congo. She was shocked to learn that so little was being reported on the killings, rapes, and tortures being committed in unimaginable numbers. 

She tried rallying her friends to join her to organize a run for the Congolese Woman. After a disappointing response from friends, Lisa decided to run the 30-mile trek alone.

As she turned the corner of the final leg, she was astonished to see a large crowd cheering her home.

Since that first solo run, the event has spread to seven cities across the country, with many being organized. Lisa’s work has been featured in The Oregonian, World Runner, NW Women’s Journal, Oprah Magazine, and many others.

The Portland Run is scheduled for September 14, 2008. So mark your calendars and join us!