Dinners at Enoteca Nostrana featuring Unique Wines and Inspired Winemakers
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Photo: Adelsheim Ribbon Springs Vineyard by Kent Derek Studio
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Celebrating Oregon Wine Month
May marks Oregon Wine Month and we're hosting intimate wine dinners with our favorite producers and farmers, showcasing regional ingredients of the great Pacific Northwest and wines from the Willamette Valley. We'll present the same menu both nights, paired to the wines from each winemaker, respectively.
Limited seating by advance tickets only. One 7pm family-style seating for both dinners.
Pricing for each dinner is $99, inclusive of food and wine pairings. Supplemental flights of winemaker-selected rare or library wines also available for $29.
- Scott Frank of Bow & Arrow Wines
Wed, May 22 • Tickets
- Annedria + Andrew Beckham of Beckham Estate
Thu, May 23 • Tickets
See below for menu.
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Scott and Dana Frank, the husband and wife team behind Bow & Arrow, started their urban winery in northeast Portland, OR in 2010 after years of different roles in the wine and restaurant industries. The idea was to make wine form the oft-overlooked grapes that had been grown in the state for decades, many of them classic Loire Valley varieties, which had long been overshadowed by a decidedly Burgundian mindset regarding Pinot noir.
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The philosophy here is quite straightforward, and was help put in to place by none other than Didier Barouillet of Clos Roche Blanche (over the phone, that is) as well as Thierry Puzelat and Marc Ollivier. They work with farmers who are inclined to take risks planting the varieties they were looking for, and who have forward-thinking mentalities when it comes to farming organically and biodynamically, with many of them certified. Fermentations occur naturally, and fining, filtration, and sulfur additions are thoughtful, and minimal. Simply put, Bow & Arrow has been and is part of the future of Oregon winemaking.
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Andrew and Annedria Beckham arrived in the Chehalem Mountains in 2005 with the dream of purchasing land to build a studio for Andrew’s art.
In 2012 their winemaking truly found its voice with the introduction of Andrew’s handmade amphora as unique aging vessels, used in conjunction with organic farming and low-intervention practices that they believe reflect their vineyard best.
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Beckham Estate produces Pinot noir and gris, Riesling. The amphora-aged wines are particularly captivating. Andrew's style of winemaking promotes savory qualities, balanced by pure varietal fruit aromas.
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Learn more in the Beckham Estate Amphorae Project Video
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