Mt. Hood Art Wine and Music Festival in Welches Oregon
Thursday, November 4, 2010
Keep the date open for the weekend of November 13 from 10 AM - 8 PM and Sunday, November 14 from 10 AM - 5 PM. It's the 21st Annual Holiday Art, Wine & Music Festival at the Resort at the Mountain.
Here are some of the wineries and artisans that will be there over the weekend. A passport for the wine tasting is $15.00 and the event benefits the Oregon Humane Society.
- Hip Chicks Do Wine
www.hipchicksdowine.com
Hip Chicks do WINE is an urban boutique winery in Portland, Oregon. Opened in 2001 -- any winery who boasts both a Wine Goddess and Wine Maven simply HAS to capture your attention! It is their hope to rescue the fun-at-heart beverage from the stranglehold of vocabulary-obsessed neophytes who mistake wine as a free pass into so-called maturity. Come taste how they do it! - Bodhichitta Winery
www.bodhichittawinery.com
Bodhichitta is Oregon's first not-for-profit winery, located in the heart of the Willamette Valley in Salem, Oregon. Their products represent our connection and respect for nature, the environment and one another. They donate to charities at the local, regional, national and international level. Bodhichitta Winery strives to live up to its name's Sanskrit roots and motto: Passion for wine, compassion for others. Stop by their table and 'connect' with them! - Oak Knoll Winery
www.oakknollwinery.com
Located eighteen miles west of downtown Portland, Oregon in the beautiful countryside near Hillsboro, Oak Knoll Winery offers visitors a 'retreat from the fast lane.' No doubt Festival guests will enjoy an Oak Knoll retreat right here! - Lujon Wine Cellars, Inc.
www.lujonwinecellars.com
Lujon Wine Cellars was conceived in 2005 by father and son team Lewis and John Derthick, hence the name Lujon. The wines they create are small production hand crafted wines. Their motto? In vino veritas! - Noble Estate Vineyard and Winery
www.nobleestatevineyard.com
Noble Estate Vineyard and Winery is a small family-owned business established in 1999 dedicated to producing quality Oregon wines. Located in Eugene, Oregon in a small wine growing region of the southern Willamette Valley, this area has been blessed with a climate similar to that in France and the volcanic soils of Oregon also contribute a delicacy that enhances their wine flavors. Taste for yourself! - Methven Family Vineyards
www.methvenfamilyvineyards.com
Methven Family Wines is famous for boutique wines including Riesling, Pinot Gris and Pinot Noir. Their 2007 Pinot Gris was a Double Gold Winner at the 2009 Oregon Wine Awards. You may be able to taste a future award-winner during the Festival! - Vitis Ridge Wines
www.vitisridge.com
Making wines since 1995, this group of five partners operates a small boutique winery producing approximately 2500 cases of wine per year. Talk about boutique!
And take a peek at just some of the confirmed artisans you'll enjoy too. If you have time -- study up on their websites before you come! You'll enjoy their beautiful work more than ever!
- Burbecks Jewelry(handpainted ceramic jewelry)
- Ron Sheldon Watercolors (watercolors and copper works)
www.r-b-sheldon.com - Panepento Jewelry
www.panepentojewelrydesigns.com - Terry and Sue Powers (recycled metal art)
- Brush Strokes (paintings)
- Essence of Fire(Raku ceramic wall art, sculpture and jewelry)
- Sophisticated Beads, LLC (handcrafted jewelry)
www.sophisticatedbeads.com - Gary Clay Photography (matted and framed photography)
www.garyclayphotos.com - Classy Glass (fussed and slumped glass)
- A Gathering of Spirits Fine Art Gallery (sculpture, jewelry, lathe-turned vessels and prints) www.agatheringofspirits.com
- Dave Bartholet (wildlife art)
www.davebartholet.com - White Rabbit Studioz (photo booth)
www.whiterabbitstudioz.com