The 2024 Portland Wine Week (website, facebook, instagram) is taking place June 10 – 16 at various locations across the city. There are 50+ events and weeklong offerings on the calendar—be sure to check out the events in the Women in Wine track which are marked with an icon in the schedule at the bottom of this article.
Listed here are some of the highlights, see below or visit the Portland Wine Week site to see the full list of events.
- A Women Winemakers Luncheon – a 4-course meal with each course paired with wines produced by women winemakers.
- 14 wine dinners, lunches and brunches at Portland restaurants
- A 5-course, 10-sommelier wine dinner that challenges pairs of sommeliers to some friendly competition on who comes up with the best pairing for each dish on the menu.
- 12 Wine Wise wine sails in Casco Bay including ones featuring chef Paola Laboa from Solo Italiano and chef Mimi Weissenborn from Sur Lie.
- 14 weeklong offerings that feature special glass pours or wine and dish pairings, including a rare namazake sake at Izakaya Minato
- Sommelier Susannah Gleason and florist Morgan Wagner-Holz flower arranging class and wine tasting at Via Vecchia
- A release party for the 2021 vintage of Brut Nature Rose from Cellardoor
- A wine and oyster social with Glidden Point at Twelve
- A 4-course lunch at Central Provisions featuring the wines from Occhipinti
- Numerous other events and weeklong wine pour and food specials at restaurants around Portland.