Wednesday, December 4th, 5-7PM: Port Tasting with Luke Knight, representing Fonseca, Croft, and Taylor Fladgate

On a cold evening in December, there’s nothing quite like Port to warm you up. On December 4th we will have Port Specialist Luke Knight on hand to taste a range of Tawny, Ruby, and Vintage Ports from the iconic Fonseca, Taylor Fladgate, and Croft houses. 

$10 tasting fee, refundable with bottle purchase

Friday, December 6th, 5-7PM: Barolo

The final word in Italian red wine, and in our hearts at L&E, the best sort of wine for holiday feasting. For our first Friday night flight of December we will taste a selection of our favorite Nebbiolos.

Saturday, December 7th, 12-4PM: Winemaker's Barrel with Andrew Reichers of Sacred Shore

Andrew Reichers’ winemaking career has taken him all over the world, to California, Burgundy, New Zealand and back to Oregon. Over the years he has worked with luminaries like Clair Naudin, Jim Prosser, and Maggie Harrison. Sacred Shore is his latest venture, a winery devoted to off-beat varieties that are still rare in the Pacific Northwest, but which have a bright future. Come on in on the 7th for a taste of Albarino, Chenin Blanc, Sangiovese, and more!

Wednesday, December 11th, 5-7PM Teutonic Tasting with Olga Tuttle featuring their Alsea Estate Pinot Noir
Teutonic is one of our favorite wineries in the valley, dedicated to making vivid, living wines made by the mantra "Old & Cold, High & Dry, Wood & Wild". The purest expression of their ethos comes from their estate vineyard in Alsea, smack in the heart of Oregon’s coast range. We will have a vertical tasting of their Alsea Pinot Noir from the 2015, 2016, and 2017 vintages, alongside some other special cuvees.

$5 tasting fee, refundable with bottle purchase

Thursday, December 12th, 5-7PM Oregon Sparkling Wine Blast off! We have four Oregon sparkling wine makers who are giving us dreams of Champagne. 
Meet the winemakers Thursday night for a menu of the latest and greatest Oregon Sparkling Wine! Our panel includes Marcus Goodfellow (Goodfellow wines), Tom Sivilli (Sivilli Wines), and Bobby Rowett of Mellen-Meyer. All of them are making traditional method sparkling wine that should have the big Champagne houses shaking in their boots!

Saturday, December 14th, 12-4PM: Newsletter Selections from France
We’re opening up seven fantastic French wines from all across the nation. No matter what your favorite region, we’ve got something to offer. 

Domaine de Couron Cotes du Rhone 2020
Jean Maurice Raffault Chinon Les Galuches 2022
Chateau Magneau Graves 2018
Plaisance Penavayre Fronton Le Rouge 2020
Vignoble Duffour Cotes de Gascogne 2022
Domaine des Cognettes Muscadet Sevre et Maine Les 2 Terres 2022
Jean Paul Versino Cuvee Le Petit Oursan Blanc NV

Friday, December 20th, 5-7PM Champagne
At this point, if we didn’t open up a few bottles of Champagne on a Friday in December there would be a riot, but don’t worry, we have no plans to change this happy tradition. Come to L&E on the 20th for a set of some of our favorite Champagnes to celebrate the holidays with. 

Saturday, December 21st, 12-4PM: Newsletter Selections from Italy, Spain, and Portugal
Today, we’ve got a set of wines not from France. These are five showstoppers perfect for any sort of winery menu.

Ferrando Canavese Rosso 2022
Gota Prunus Dao Tinto Private Selection 2021
Casa Balaguer Alicante Monastrell Tragolargo 2022
Can Sumoi Penedes Xarel-lo 2022
Cantina Furlani Bianco 2023

Saturday, December 28th, 12-4PM: sparkling wines
With days to go before New Years, stock up on sparkling wine of any sort. We will have some choice selections open to help you choose.