About Our Tastings:

Saturday Afternoon Free Tastings, 12 - 4pm

Every Saturday we open up some featured newsletter wines for a complimentary tasting. Come on in to taste and chat; we hope you’ll find your next favorite wine! 

Read more about our current Newsletter Wines here.

Friday Evening Tastings, 5 - 7pm

The first and third Friday evening of every month, we cook up something a little special with themed flights. The themes will vary along with the price, but we’ll always aim to make it interesting.

 Special Sit-Down Tastings, 6 - 8pm

When the opportunity arises to do a deep dive on a particular region, style, or producer, we will host a special guest speaker for a formal sit-down educational tasting. These are ticketed tastings and will be announced as they are planned. 

Upcoming Tastings

Friday, June 5th, 5-7PM: Rose From Around the World
We’re celebrating the arrival of summer with a set of our favorite rosé! From the crackling bright pink wines of Spanish Basque country to the elegant and surprisingly complex wines of Provence, and a little bit of everything in between. Some of them will even sparkle. 

Saturday, June 6th, 12-4PM: Spicy Wines of the Newsletter, plus Max Lopez of Oi! The Sausage
Our first set of Newsletter wines for the month are the ones defined by some sort of spice. Whether we’re talking pepper, anise, or cinnamon, or else, some sort of spice is the headline note on the nose and in the glass. 

They will also pair nicely with a plate of hand-made sausages provided by Max Lopez of Oi! The Sausage Pop-Up, who will be on hand all afternoon. Place your order with Max and come taste some wines while you wait.

Wines to be sampled
Tenuta di Tavignano Verdicchio dei Castelli di Jesi "Villa Torre" 2024
Stift Göttweig Kremstal Grüner Veltliner "Furth" 2023
Pala Cannonau di Sardegna "Centosere" 2023
Renzo Castella Dolcetto di Diano d’Alba "Sori della Rivolia" 2024 

Saturday, June 13th, 12-4PM: Redolent Wines at the Winemaker’s Barrel with Jon Larson and Boyd Pearson
Back in 2015, Jon and Boyd had just fallen into the business of making wine quite by accident, and they followed up with the curious idea to make Nebbiolo in the Columbia Gorge. While they’ve by now proven that this is indeed possible in the Columbia Gorge, they discovered along the way that it’s useful to make money while making wine, so they added a few other varieties to their cellar, grapes that take a little less explanation: Pinot Noir and Chardonnay. Come to L&E for a taste of their latest releases, and to hear stories from the cellar.

Wines to be sampled
Redolent Rose of Nebbiolo 2025    $19
Redolent Chardonnay "This Must Be The Place" 2022    $25
Redolent Pinot Noir "This Must Be The Place" 2024     $31
Redolent "Brother From Another Mother" 2024    $25

Friday, June 19th, 5-7PM: Wine for Father’s Day
Before you come down to L&E, make sure the grill is ready for all the steaks, brats, burgers and portabello mushrooms on the Father’s Day menu. We will do our part with an evening tasting of the very best wines to fill the cupboard up with Dad Day favorites. Some of the wines will even be white.

Saturday, June 20th, 12-4PM: Earthy Wines of the Newsletter
This Saturday is chosen to celebrate the earthy side of the Newsletter, with wines that wear their soil on their sleeves. Whether it’s clay, loam, limestone, or stony minerality, each of these four wines is very clearly grown in the ground.

Wines to be Sampled
Domaine de l'Idylle Vin de Savoie Cruet 2024
Lungarotti Torgiano Bianco Torre di Giano "62" 2024
Domaine de la Graveirette Cotes du Rhone 2023
Isenhower Cellars Yakima Valley Cabernet Franc 2022

Saturday, June 27th, 12-4PM: The Fruity Wines of the Newsletter, Plus, Kneighborhood Knives is Back and Sharper than Ever
Our final set of newsletter wines are fresh, fruity, and want to be your friend! Each one of these wines is here to remind us that wine is made of grapes. Whether we taste cherries, strawberries, peaches or pears, this day will be a fruit day at L&E—whatever the Biodynamic calendar says.

Plus!!! We welcome back Genevieve St. Charles of Kneiborhood Knives, a miracle worker who can revive even the dullest edge, iron out the chips, and bring out the best in your favorite knives. Bring your set and drop them off with her at the cart out front, and come on in to L&E to taste some wines and watch some footy while you wait. 

Wines to be sampled
Mesa Willamette Valley Pinot Gris 2024
Christina Weinland Rose 2025
Castaldi Vino Rosso "Pianazzi" 2024
Goodfellow Cellars Willamette Valley Pinot Noir 2023