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For Immediate Release
February 12, 2010
CONTACT: Steve Woolard
503-238-3770 or stevwoolard@aol.com
Celebrate Artisan Food and Drink at
Portland’s Spring Beer & Wine Fest April 2-3
PORTLAND, Ore. – February 10,
2010 – One of Portland’s original beer festivals, the 16th annual Spring
Beer & Wine Fest returns to the Oregon Convention Center for another year of
exceptional artisan food and drink.
New this year, the festival will partner with the Portland chapter of the
Muscular Dystrophy Association (MDA) to send kids, who are battling
neuromuscular diseases, to summer camp. Multiple local craft breweries and
wineries will generously donate one-of-a-kind specialty beers and wines that
will only be available at the MDA booth. Festival attendees can help send a
kid to camp by making a $5.00 donation in exchange for a 14 oz beer or 5 oz
glass of wine. All fundraising proceeds will help local MDA families.
Festival-goers will enjoy samples of more than 80 craft beers, 30 regional
wineries and many local artisan spirits, plus delectable tastes of specialty
cheese and handcrafted chocolate, all while mingling with brewers, winemakers
and other craftspeople. In addition, the festival will also offer a global
shopping marketplace, cooking demonstrations and educational seminars on the
Chef’s Stage, and live music featuring Northwest bands including Keegan
Smith & the Fam.
“As the Spring Beer & Wine Fest continues to evolve each year, we are able
to bring even more of the best artisan food and drink under one roof for
everyone to enjoy,” says festival founder and director Steve Woolard. “Plus,
while eating, drinking and being merry, we are also strengthening our
commitment to the community, with a generous portion of proceeds benefiting
local charities such as MDA and American Heart Association (AHA).”
The Spring Beer & Wine Fest will be open Friday – Saturday, April 2-3, 2010,
from Noon – 11 p.m. both days at the Oregon Convention Center (777 NE MLK
Jr. Blvd., Portland, Ore.).
Admission is free the first two hours each day, or $5 after 2 p.m. Tasting
packages are available for $20, which includes admission, a wine glass or
plastic beer mug and 10 tokens. Purchased individually, sampling tokens are
$1 and may be used for beer, wine, spirits and food. A mug or glass is
required for beer tasting. The festival features Rastal glasses.
Minors accompanied by an adult are permitted until 7 p.m. each day; children
ages 12 and younger are free.
For more information about specific vendors and a detailed event schedule,
visit the Spring Beer & Wine Fest website: http://www.springbeerfest.com.
The Spring Beer & Wine Fest,
Inc is a not-for-profit organization with proceeds going to help local
charities. More information:
www.springbeerfest.com
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For Immediate Release
March 14, 2008
CONTACT: Steve Woolard
503-238-3770 or
stevwoolard@aol.com
Maryhill Proprietor's Reserve Zinfindel Wins Best
of Show
PORTLAND, OR -- Goldendale, Wash.-based Maryhill Winery has won Best of Show
at the Spring Beer & Wine Fest competition.
The winning wine, a 2005 Proprietor's Reserve Zinfindel, was the only wine
among 70 in the annual competition that also was awarded two gold medals in
the judging.
Additionally, nine other wines were awarded gold medals. See attached sheet
for a complete list of the other winning wines.
Judging for the wineries is conducted before the Spring Beer & Wine Fest so
that winning wineries can display their awards. This year, the Spring Beer &
Wine Fest will be held March 21 & 22 at the Oregon Convention Center.
The Spring Beer & Wine Fest, in its 14th year, is the nation's largest
springtime food-and-drink sampling celebration. In addition to featuring
wines from 20 local and regional wineries, more than 40 artisan breweries
also pour their liquid treasures. Judging for the breweries is held the
Saturday of the festival.
The fest runs both days noon to 11 p.m. Admission is free until 2 p.m. both
days.
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