Fun & Fresh Wineries Challenging The Status Quo

By: Sarah Murdoch

A story written in 2018 by Michael Russell, “How Portland became the most exciting place in America to drink wine,” was published in The Oregonian. This statement rang true with the openings of Canard, Enoteca Nostrana, OK Omens, Arden, Les Caves, Bar Norman, Sardine Head and others. In the article, Monique Siu of Castagna and OK Omens observed she was seeing more millennials drinking wine. “But they don’t want the stuffy, the old-fashioned approach where you care about Parker points, nor ratings or exclusivity. It’s just about wines that you actually drink.”