Abbey Road Farm Bed & Breakfast

http://www.abbeyroadfarm.com/

The Allison

http://www.theallison.com

Black Walnut Inn

http://www.blackwalnut-inn.com/

Brookside Inn

http://www.brooksideinn-oregon.com/

The Carlton Inn

http://www.thecarltoninn.com/

Carlton Cottages

http://www.carltoncottages.com/

Inn At Red Hills

http://www.innatredhills.com

R.R. Thompson House Bed & Breakfast

http://www.rrthompsonhouse.com/

Winery Lofts

http://www.vrbo.com/306590

Youngberg Hill Vineyards & Inn

http://www.youngberghill.com/

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First Fridays in Portland! Join us in Portland for happy-hour tastings from 5-7pm on the first Friday of every month – we’ll be featuring our new releases along with selections from our import portfolio. (Please note – Scott Paul PDX is not open for regular tasting room or retail hours.)

Seminars make a GREAT gift!

The first 3 classes are outlined here.  Reserve now by emailing or calling Kelly Karr, 503-319-5827.

Burgundy 101, January 20, 7-9 pm, $50

Champagne, February 17th, 7-9 pm, $69

Oregon-Burgundy comparison, March 16, 7-9 pm, $50

Seating is limited.  Reservations required. Reservations can be made with Kelly at 503-319-5827 or kellykarr@scottpaul.com. Prices include the seminar, wines, snack of cheeses and pâté, and printed materials. Participants also receive 15% case discounts on the featured wines.  Classes are taught by proprietor/winemaker Scott Paul Wright, whose passion for Burgundy was his inspiration for making wine in the first place, and for launching his Burgundy import company in 2005.

Seminar Descriptions:

Burgundy 101: The class is a great way to get a really solid grounding in the basics of the complex wine region that is Burgundy. We explore the history, geography, geology, appellation system, viticulture and winemaking, as well as take a look at each of the major winemaking villages up and down the Côte d’Or – while tasting six examples of wines from the region along with some nice cheeses and charcuterie. It’s a comprehensive introduction to Burgundy, and you will leave with more Burgundy knowledge than 99% of your friends!

Champagne! This fun and informal seminar is a great introduction to the world’s greatest sparkling wine region. We’ll explore the different sub-regions and terroirs of Champagne, the grapes and viticultural techniques, and delve into the labor-intensive winemaking process that makes these wines the world’s benchmark for sparkling wines.  Our in-house Burgundy & Champagne authority, Scott Wright, will give you a good overview of the region, and you’ll be tasting six great Champagnes over the course of the class.

Oregon and Burgundy – the Capitols of Pinot Noir. Oregon and Burgundy – so similar, yet so dramatically different. The two best places in the world to grow Pinot Noir have much in common, but the wines they produce are often as far apart as apples and oranges. In this class we’ll explore what makes Oregon “Oregon” and Burgundy “Burgundy”, discuss the geological, climatic, meteorological, viticultural, enological and historical factors that come in play, and taste some excellent examples from both regions – all in the name of science, of course! An array of French and Oregon cheeses and charcuterie will accompany the wines.

We’ll be featuring a full array of Alexandrine’s wines, matched with a four-course dinner from the outstanding Little Bird kitchen, along with some treats from the Scott Paul cellar as well.

Dinner is set for 7:30pm on Wednesday, March 14th. Your payment of $125 per person secures your seats – email Kelly Karr to book yours asap.

Alexandrine Roy and "Merlot"

In the vineyard with Alexandrine Roy

Here’s the word from Burghound’s Allen Meadows – “For those readers who are not familiar with the Roy wines, the style is a mix of old style classicism coupled with moderate new oak treatment that doesn’t upset the balance or transparency. The wines are absolutely worth trying should you see them and at the prices that I have seen on offer, they represent fine value as well.”

Join us at Scott Paul PDX – and meet the charming Alexandrine for a special Happy Hour Wednesday from 5-7pm for a tasting of the gorgeous 2009s – the lush and yummy Marsannay Blanc “Les Champs Perdrix”, the Gevrey-Chambertin Vieilles Vignes, the single vineyard Gevrey-Chambertin Clos Prieur (90Pts-BH), and the stunning Gevrey-Chambertin “Cuvée Alexandrine”, a micro-production bottling Alex makes only from the tiny millerandage grapes picked individually by hand (“a terrific effort! 92Pts-BH.)

Tasting fee for this special flight is $5, refundable with any 3-bottle purchase of the Roy wines.

Join us in Carlton on Saturday, March 3rd from 12n-5p for a tasting of six 2006 Burgs. Upon release the 2006s were thought to be good to very-good, with the potential to age well over the medium term, i.e. 10-15 years for most wines. At age five, these wines should be starting to show signs of developing some secondary flavors and aromas, as they start to lose their youthful fruit and baby fat.

In the cellar with Thierry Violot-Guillemard

Five Premier Crus and One Grand Cru 2006s will be open for tasting and available for sale:

Domaine Taupenot-Merme: Gevrey-Chambertin Bel-Air 1er, Nuits-St. Georges Pruliers 1er, & Charmes-Chambertin Grand Cru

Domaine Violot-Guillemard: Pommard Pezerolles 1er & Pommard Rugiens 1er

Domaine Huber-Verdereau: Pommard Bertins 1er

Tasting fee for this special flight is $20, refundable with a 3-bottle purchase of the featured wines.

We’ll be pouring our limited-production Oregon Pinot and selections from our import portfolio, with a special “Splurge” pour also available, details tba. Tasting fee is $5, refundable with any 3-bottle purchase. Kick off your weekend with us, with good cheer and great wines in NW Portland!

Importer/Champagne Junkie Scott Paul Wright will be on hand to talk about the Gobillard bubblies – which are made in miniscule quantities and have an avid cult following.

The flight will include the lush and creamy NV Brut, the bright and citrusy NV Brut Vieilles Vignes, and the simply stunning NV Brut Rosé. This flight will be available from 6-9pm and is a don’t-miss for any and all Champagne-lovers. Cheers!

We’ll be pouring a couple of great bubblies from our portfolio of Grower Champagnes – micro-production bottlings that are guaranteed to seduce you, your valentine, or all of the above! Tasting fee is $5, refundable with any 3-bottle purchase. A special “Splurge” pour will also be available, details tba…

For the first time ever, we’ll be pouring all of our La Paulée bottlings side-by-side, seven in all, starting with the 2002 (made at Domaine Drouhin Oregon, where Scott was the GM at the time) right up through the 2008, which was recently featured on the cover of Food & Wine magazine. There are only a handful of bottles in the cellar of some of the older vintages, so sadly they are not available for sale. Join us to taste the full vertical, and take home some of the 2008 before it too is gone.

“La Paulée” is the name of the ancient Burgundian tradition at the end of the grape harvest every year, where each domaine puts on a feast for all of their pickers and winery crew to celebrate the harvest. In the 1920s “La Paulée de Meursault” was born, and has become the most famous wine event and celebration world-wide, with 800 of Burgundy’s top winemakers and their guests gathering each year to share ancient and treasured bottles from their cellars. Scott is presently completing work on his book on the Paulée tradition, scheduled for release in fall 2012.

Tasting fee is $25 for this special flight, refundable with any 6-bottle purchase.