Boedecker Cellars — an urban winery and bottle shop in NW Portland where customers can enjoy tastings and purchase wines created by the husband-wife team of Stewart Boedecker and Athena Pappas.
Boedecker owners are available for interviews now and the press is invited to see the new configuration before or after reopening. Please contact us to schedule a time.
WHAT:
Redesigned tasting room experience will debut June 19
Boedecker Cellars has completely reimagined the layout and experience at its spacious tasting room to protect guests and workers:
- Tastings will occur at tables only. Each two-ounce pour in the five-wine tasting flight will be served in its own, small bottle on a slate board. Guests can taste at their own pace while perusing printed materials with details about each wine.
- Tables are spaced six feet apart — indoors and outdoors.
- Guests are encouraged to schedule online reservations via the Boedecker website or Open Table.
- Employees will wear masks.
- Contactless payment methods are available via mobile devices.
- Separate entry and exit doors will keep foot traffic flowing in one direction.
- Large, garage door to tasting room will remain open during all business hours to enhance natural air circulation.
- Free, contactless delivery of wine in the Portland metro area. Orders may be placed on the website.
Boedecker Cellars is debuting a new wine just for the reopening: Still Life Brut Rosé. Crafted from a blend of pinot noir and chardonnay grapes, Still Life is lightly frizzante, evoking flavors of ripe strawberries, watermelon and citrus.
The current Boedecker tasting menu (five wines for $15) includes:
- Still Life Brut Rosé
- 2016 Chardonnay, Finnigan Hill Vineyards Chehalem Mountains
- 2016 Stewart Willamette Valley Pinot Noir
- 2016 Athena Willamette Valley Pinot Noir
- 2015 Cherry Grove Vineyard, Willamette Valley Pinot Noir
WHEN:
New days and hours start on June 19:
Wednesday through Sunday
2:00 pm through 7:00 pm
WHERE:
Boedecker Cellars
2621 NW 30th Avenue
Portland, Oregon 97210
503-224-5778
PRESS PHOTOS:
See below. All may be downloaded.
BACKGROUND:
Boedecker Cellars has been making internationally recognized wines from the Willamette Valley AVA since 2003. Athena Pappas and her husband, Stewart Boedecker, are winemakers and partners in the business.
They began by crafting wines at the Carlton Winemakers Studio — the first shared-use winery in Oregon. In 2008, they built their own sustainable urban winery in a refurbished warehouse in the heart of Northwest Portland. This large, open space features multiple places for guests to enjoy wine while socially distancing from other guests and workers. Outdoor tables are surrounded by lush, green foliage, allowing guests to relax in an oasis within urban Portland.
Boedecker Cellars is currently selling several vintages of pinot noir as well as rosé, pinot gris, pinot blanc, and a blend of gewürztraminer and pinot gris. These are available at the winery, via an online store, and at retail stores such as Market of Choice, New Seasons and Fred Meyer.