IN THE PRESS
"Liner and Elsen: A Portland
Wine Lover's Paradise"-
Market
Watch feature article (Dec. 2014)
 "Sipping
in the Rain: A Portland Wine Tour" by Lettie
Teague
"One of the best wine shops I've visited
in a while. I wish Liner & Elsen were my neighborhood
wine shop." -
Wall
St. Journal (April
2014)
BON APPETIT MAGAZINE
- "Liner & Elsen is considered the city's
most comprehensive wine shop by hard-core oenophiles."
 Oregon
Wine Press feature interview, March 2015:
"Ask A Retailer"
Wine Press NW:
"Wine Lover's Guide to Portland"
"The shop's staff, owner Bob Scherb and three
others with years of experience, are "food-type"
wine people. They enjoy answering questions and
making recommendations about which wines to serve
with a particular meal, picking out key ingredients."
PDX Magazine:
"Where to Find
Some of the Best Vintages in Town"
"It’s all about quality
at Liner & Elsen Wine Merchants, where no
bottle hits the shelves without being tasted and
approved by the erudite staff."
NW Palate Magazine: "Rare
Wines at L&E"
"Libraries and bookstores have 'rare books'
rooms. Liner & Elsen has its own rare-wine
room."
The Oregonian:"Drink
It Now? On Cellaring Wine"
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We're a wine store located in
Portland, Oregon featuring an expert selection
of fine wines, friendly and knowledgeable customer
service, and exclusive offerings such as in-store
tastings, wine dinners
and classes, wine futures,
and our widely-read monthly newsletter.
Liner & Elsen has been serving both local
and visiting wine lovers since 1990. We've also
been nationally recognized for our expert selection,
friendly customer service, and extensive inventory
of the best wines of the Pacific Northwest and
the world.
WALL ST JOURNAL, Lettie
Teague, WSJ wine columnist:
"One of the best wine shops I've visited
in a while. I wish Liner & Elsen were my neighborhood
wine shop."
GAYOT GUIDE - Rated
one of the best wine shops in Portland: “You
can purchase wine without worries.”
BON APPETIT - "Liner &
Elsen is considered the city's most comprehensive
wine shop by hard-core oenophiles."
GOURMET - "Portland's
premier wine shop"
PDX MAGAZINE - "No bottle
hits the shelves without being tasted and approved
by the erudite staff."
MIX - "One of Portland's
-- and the country's -- best wine shops, Liner
& Elsen prides itself on staggering diversity
and generous bulk pricing. Regular in-store events
feature high-profile producers eager to pour both
current and library releases, and their monthly
newsletters offer fantastic deals on wines both
familiar and esoteric."
NORTHWEST PALATE - Readers' Choice
Award "Oregon's Best Wine Shop"
WINE PRESS NORTHWEST - "The
Northwest's classiest, most comprehensive wine
retailer."
OREGON WINE PRESS - "Deep
and focused selections from all over the world…
This is a serious wine shop."
WILLAMETTE
WEEK - "The enormous, wide-ranging
stock includes just as many amazing deals as it
does luxury bottles."
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MEET
OUR STAFF
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 BOB
SCHERB
For Bob, finding a true expression
of terroir in the bottle makes selling
wine a labor of love. At a time when selection,
experience, and connoisseurship are more
important than ever, he’s made L&E
the best thing he can imagine: the kind
of wine shop he would like to
visit.
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 KEVIN
GELLER
Kevin brings high energy to the store, and
his passion is contagious. His knack for
pairing wines to cuisine -- and to special
occasions -- will guarantee that you'll
leave with a superb selection that may very
well become your new favorite.
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 SAM
WELCH
Sam, our resident expert on all things geographical,
says he works in a wine shop because it’s
the best way he knows to share the wines
he loves. Whether you’re looking to
try something new or searching for an old
standby, every sale is a conversation and
a chance to find a wine you’ll love
as well.
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