With the Portland Seafood & Wine Festival, Newport Seafood & Wine Festival and now SIP- the 17th annual McMinnville Wine & Food Classic- every weekend has become a wine weekend! SIP will be held at the Evergreen Space Museum in the heart of the Willamette Valley's wine country March 12-14th. It will feature superb cuisine, local artisans, chef demonstrations, live music, wine education seminars, and wine tasting from some of the best wineries and vineyards in Oregon (forget Newport, this is my kind of wine festival!). General admission is $15 and does not include wine tasting fees, which vary by vendor. Festival hours are Friday: 3-9:30 p.m., Saturday 12-9:30 p.m., and Sunday 11 a.m.- 5p.m.
Many Southern Oregon wineries including Abacela, Cliff Creek, Crater Lake Cellars, Edenvale, Girardet, Henry Estate, Hillcrest, Marshanne Landing, Melrose, Palotai, Spangler and Troon will be pouring. This will be a great opportunity to showcase premium Southern Oregon wines up north.
In fact, Southern Oregon already earned 10 medals in the festival's wine competition.
Gold Medal
EdenVale Winery, Rogue Valley, 2003 Pear House Reserve Cabernet Franc
Spangler Vineyards, Umpqua Valley, 2008 Malbec
Spangler Vineyards, Umpqua Valley, 2007 The Terraces Petite Syrah
Silver Medal
EdenVale Winery, Rogue Valley, 2005 Pinot Noir
Girardet Wine Cellars, Umpqua Valley, 2007 Frostbite Gewurztraminer
Melrose Vineyards, Umpqua Valley, 2008 Viognier
Bronze Medal
Cliff Creek Cellars, Rogue Valley, 2006 Cabernet Sauvignon
Cliff Creek Cellars, Rogue Valley, 2006 Merlot
Girardet Wine Cellars, Umpqua Valley, 2008 Baco Noir
Melrose Vineyards, Umpqua Valley, 2008 Pinot Gris
Patotai Winery, Umpqua Valley, 2006 Arany Szarvas
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