A snapshot of “The Book of Tea,” Ornette Coleman's The Original Quartet & Primetime, “A constellation of rare, beguiling Spanish Wines.” If you want to get a taste for what E&R Wine Shop is all about, just take a scroll through their Instagram feed. It’s nostalgic, entertaining, emotional, and comforting in a way that’s difficult to pinpoint. If you want more, go to … [Read more...] about E&R Wine Shop: 20 Years Of Beautiful Wine In Portland
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Inside Ardor Natural Wines, A Portland Bottle Shop Tearing Down Walls
There’s a door open at the back of Shop Boswell, the stylish clothing and accessory shop owned by milliner Brookes Boswell. To access the door in question requires a detour around Boswell’s shag rug-like dog, Bao, and entering it takes you to the home of Ardor Natural Wines, a square room the size of a generous walk-in closet. The room is lined floor to ceiling with sleek, … [Read more...] about Inside Ardor Natural Wines, A Portland Bottle Shop Tearing Down Walls
Wine Food (And Food Wine) Is Taking Over Portland’s Bar Norman
There’s a new cookbook about to hit the shelves and it is all about pairing beautifully fresh, colorful dishes with natural wine. Coming out Tuesday, September 11th, Wine Food (from Ten Speed Press) is the joint effort between Dana Frank of Portland’s Bar Norman and cookbook author and stylist Andrea Slonecker, whose previous work includes contributions to books like Pok Pok as … [Read more...] about Wine Food (And Food Wine) Is Taking Over Portland’s Bar Norman
Portland: Put The Pet In Pét-Nat At Pét Paths & The Road Not Taken
What pairs best with pét-nats? Why, pets naturally! If you’re a fan of word-play-based events, particularly ones involving effervescent natural wine and furry/feathered/scaly friends, then have we got the event for you. Taking place Friday, September 7th at E&R Wine Shop in Portland, Pét Paths and the Road Not Taken is a tasting of some of the best natural wine producers in … [Read more...] about Portland: Put The Pet In Pét-Nat At Pét Paths & The Road Not Taken
Help Kickstart Bar Norman, Portland’s Newest Natural Wine Bar
Portland, there’s a new natural wine bar coming your way in the next few months. Bar Norman is the Southeast’s newest splash out spot, brought to you by the one and only Dana Frank, former somm at such establishments as Ava Gene’s, Grüner, Dame, and with Holdfast Dining; creator of the Natty by Nature pop-up series; and soon-to-be published author. And Frank and company need … [Read more...] about Help Kickstart Bar Norman, Portland’s Newest Natural Wine Bar