We’ve enjoyed sharing wines with you in person again and are also excited to continue our quarterly tasting club sessions! There are plenty of chances to connect with us and enjoy our wines! You can find Viv behind the bar pouring our wines every other week from Thursday - Sunday at our tasting room collaboration with Gonzales Wine Company, called Community Wine Bar. Community Wine Bar is located at 614 SW Dakota Street in Southwest Portland and is open Thursdays 1-6pm, Fridays & Saturdays 3-8pm, and Sundays from 1-6pm! Our wines are available as part of 3 and 6 wine tasting flights, by the glass, and by the bottle!
If you have any questions about our events calendar - including inquiries for event partnerships! - please reach out to our winemaker Vivianne Kennedy at vivianne@ramcellars.com!
Join Aidan at Community Wine bar to taste through the RAM Cellars wines as well as the wines of Gonzales Wine Company on Friday, March 21st, from 3pm to 8pm.
Join Viv at Community Wine bar to taste through the RAM Cellars wines as well as the wines of Gonzales Wine Company on Thursday, March 20th from 3pm to 8pm AND enjoy CWB’s all-day-Thursday happy hour with $1 off glass pours and $3 off of 6-wine flights!
Join Viv as she pours our Sparkle Pony red blend at Petite Bottle Shop in Ballard (5410 22nd Ave NW, Seattle, WA) as part of Petite’s March wine club release party! The wine will be flowing from 4pm-7pm! We love Petite Bottle Shop and can’t wait to be back!
Vivianne will be behind the bar at Community Wine Bar on Sunday, March 9th from 1pm-6pm, hosting our quarterly Cellar Club ‘Forbidden Cats Social Club’ pickup weekend and is teaming up with Community Wine Bar’s neighbor, Jen’s Pastries, to offer a 6 wine ‘wine and pastries’ pairing featuring pairings of our wines and some incredible sweet and savory treats from Jen’s.
Viv will be behind the bar at Community Wine Bar on Saturday, March 8th from 1pm-8pm, hosting our quarterly Cellar Club ‘Forbidden Cats Social Club’ pickup weekend and is teaming up with Community Wine Bar’s neighbor, Jen’s Pastries, to offer a 6 wine ‘wine and pastries’ pairing featuring pairings of our wines and some incredible sweet and savory treats from Jen’s.
We can’t wait to host you and share the wines with you!
Join Viv and Beatrice at Ora Et Labora wine shop in Portland (3928 N Williams Ave, Portland, OR), Friday, March 7th, from 5pm to 8pm to taste through 4 wines and meet and chat with our winemaking team! We are so stoked for this event and hope to see you there. We’ll be pouring our 2023 dry Riesling, 2023 Orange Fraiche, 2023 Rose of Tempranillo, and 2022 Malbec.
Join Aidan at Community Wine bar to taste through the RAM Cellars wines as well as the wines of Gonzales Wine Company on Friday, March 7th from 3pm to 8pm!
Join Viv at Community Wine bar to taste through the RAM Cellars wines as well as the wines of Gonzales Wine Company on Thursday, March 6th from 3pm to 8pm!
We are SO excited to taste three wines with you, and more importantly, share space and time, even digitally, with you!
We’ll be going live on zoom to connect with you and share three wines - our 2022 Riesling, 2021 Le Belier Orange, and 2021 Malbec! In keeping with our more recent tasting clubs, the sessions will include a trivia component as well for some added fun!
We’ll be holding 2 sessions this go-round: one on Friday, March 24th from 5:30pm-7pm-ish PST and one on Saturday, April 1st from 5:30pm-7pm-ish PST.
$3 dollars from the sale of every tasting club ticket is donated to our VIV label partner organizations, split between the Transgender Legal Defense and Education Fund, in support of their Name Change Project, Portland’s Q Center, and the Trans Lifeline!
Your tasting club ticket gets you 250ml bottles of all three wines, our tasting notes, and access to one of these hour-plus Zoom tasting events! We can’t wait to share these wines with you! Tickets are available in our webstore!
Cheers!
Team RAM Cellars
On Sunday, March 26th, from 5pm to 8pm, at Hip Chicks Do Wine (4510 SE 23rd St, Portland, OR), we'll be pouring a special lineup of our wines for your tasting pleasure, including some special 2022 new release wines!
We'll be pouring the wines at each table over the course of the tasting and look forward to spending quality time with each of you at the event! Your ticket price of $25 also includes a personal charcuterie plate (vegan option available!) and a vegan cupcake to pair with the tasting! Our dear friend Rayne will also be playing music for much of the event as well!
We'll be pouring our:
2022 Riesling
2022 Chardonnay
2022 Roussanne
2022 Orange Fraiche, our signature skin-contact fermented Riesling
2022 Sparkle Pony Pet Nat (Cinsault Rosé)
2022 VIV label 'Almost Red' a Nouveau-style field blend of equal parts Pinot Noir, Pinot Gris, and Chardonnay from Oregon's Columbia Gorge, co-fermented
And our 2021 Malbec
Please join us for a night of wine, laughter, and fun!
Tickets are available through Eventbrite at the following URL:
https://ram-cellars-spring-fling.eventbrite.com
We are SO excited to taste three wines with you, and more importantly, share space and time, even digitally, with you!
We’ll be going live on Zoom to connect with you and share three wines - our 2022 Riesling, 2021 Le Belier Orange, and our 2021 Malbec! And, as we’ve been doing more recently, the sessions will include a trivia component as well for some added fun!
We’ll be holding two sessions this go-round: one on Friday, March 24th from 5:30pm-7pm-ish PST and one on Saturday, April 1st from 5:30pm-7pm-ish PST.
$3 dollars from the sale of every tasting club ticket is donated to our VIV label partner organizations, split between the Transgender Legal Defense and Education Fund, in support of their Name Change Project, Portland’s Q Center, and the Trans Lifeline!
Your tasting club ticket gets you 250ml bottles of all three wines, our tasting notes, and access to one of these hour-plus Zoom tasting events! We can’t wait to share these wines with you! Tickets are available in our webstore!
Cheers!
Team RAM Cellars
On Saturday, March 11th from 1pm to 5pm at Cellar 503 (4407 SE Corbett, Portland, OR), we'll be pouring a special lineup of our wines for your tasting pleasure, including some special 2022 new release wines, alongside our friends at Hooray For You and Sis & Mae Wine Co!
We'll be pouring our:
2022 Roussanne
2022 Orange Fraiche, our signature skin-contact fermented Riesling
2022 VIV label 'Almost Red' a Nouveau-style field blend of equal parts Pinot Noir, Pinot Gris, and Chardonnay from Oregon's Columbia Gorge, co-fermented
2021 Malbec
Please join us for a day of wine, laughter, and good times tasting the wares of 3 wonderful Oregon wineries!
Tickets are available through Eventbrite at the following URL:
https://spring-soiree-at-cellar-503.eventbrite.com
Come see us at New Seasons Market’s Hawthorne location on Friday, March 10th, from 4pm to 7pm as we pour 4 of our current release wines!
Viv will be pouring our:
2022 Roussanne
2022 Orange Fraiche
2017 Cabernet Franc
And our 2021 Malbec!
We hope to see you there!
Join us on Friday March 3rd, 2023, from 4pm to 7pm at Helioterra Winery (2025 SE 7th Avenue Portland, Oregon 97214). Viv will be pouring 4 of our wines as part of Helioterra’s First Friday wine pourings, which feature women winemakers each month!
She’ll be pouring our:
2021 VIV label Cot Blanc (white Malbec)
2022 Orange Fraiche
2022 VIV label ‘Almost Red’
And our 2021 Malbec!
Come see us at New Seasons Market Arbor Lodge on Friday, February 17th, from 4pm to 7pm as we pour 5 of our current release wines!
Viv will be pouring our:
2022 Riesling
2022 Roussanne
2022 Orange Fraiche
2019 Pinot Noir
And our 2021 Malbec!
We hope to see you there!
Join us on Friday, December 9th as we set up shop from 5pm to 7pm and pour 4 of our current wines for your tasting pleasure, hosted by our friends at Cellar Dog in Sellwood (1620 SE Claybourne St #106-A, Portland, OR).
All tasting fees will be donated to the Pongo Fund, an Oregon pet food foodbank that supports pets and people in and around Portland, Oregon and beyond!
We’ll be pouring our:
2021 Cot Blanc (white Malbec)
2021 Le Belier Orange
2021 Rose of Malbec
and our newly released
2021 Malbec
On Sunday, December 4th, from 5pm to 8pm, at Hip Chicks Do Wine (4510 SE 23rd St, Portland, OR), we'll be pouring a special lineup of our wines for your tasting pleasure, including some special 2022 new release wines! $5 from the sale of every ticket will be donated to Portland's Q Center as part of our commitment to do good for communities we are a part of!
We'll be pouring the wines at each table over the course of the tasting and look forward to spending quality time with each of you at the event! Your ticket price of $25 also includes a personal charcuterie plate (vegan option available!) and a vegan cupcake to pair with the tasting! Our dear friend Rayne will also be playing music for much of the event as well!
We'll be pouring our:
2021 Riesling
2021 Le Belier Orange, a skin-contact fermented blend of 60% Riesling, 25% Roussanne, and 15% Chardonnay
2022 Orange Fraiche, our signature skin-contact fermented Riesling
2021 Rosé of Malbec
2016 Cabernet Franc
2022 VIV label 'Almost Red' a Nouveau-style field blend of equal parts Pinot Noir, Pinot Gris, and Chardonnay from Oregon's Columbia Gorge, co-fermented
2022 'Forbidden Cats Red' a Nouveau-style field blend of 60% Merlot and 40% Cinsault
Please join us for a night of wine, laughter, and fun, all while supporting Portland's Q Center!
Tickets are available through Eventbrite at the following URL:
https://RAM-Cellars-Winter-Winedown.eventbrite.com
Join us the weekend after Thanksgiving for Flights & Bites with our friends at Hip Chicks Do Wine.
We have been invited to pour alongside the Hip Chicks in their tasting room at 4510 SE 23rd Avenue, Portland, Oregon, 97220. In total, there will have 8-10 wines on the flight + HCDW’s Holiday Mulled Wine.
Tickets are $30 and we strongly recommend you purchase in advance. A portion of the tasting fees will be donated to Esther’s Pantry. We encourage you to bring donations of non-perishable food items and personal hygiene items as well. As a thank you for bringing a donation we will give you $5 off of any bottle purchases.
Holiday Inspired Small Plates available for purchase. We will have Holiday Gift packs available and special discounts on wine purchases plus our Holiday Mulled Wine Kits. This is a seated tasting with socially distanced tables. Seating my be available both inside and outside depending on weather.
Event hours are:
Saturday 11/27 2pm - 8pm
Sunday 11/28 1pm -5pm
Tickets are available through HCDW’s website!
Join us the weekend after Thanksgiving for Flights & Bites with our friends at Hip Chicks Do Wine.
We have been invited to pour alongside the Hip Chicks in their tasting room at 4510 SE 23rd Avenue, Portland, Oregon, 97220. In total, there will have 8-10 wines on the flight + HCDW’s Holiday Mulled Wine.
Tickets are $30 and we strongly recommend you purchase in advance. A portion of the tasting fees will be donated to Esther’s Pantry. We encourage you to bring donations of non-perishable food items and personal hygiene items as well. As a thank you for bringing a donation we will give you $5 off of any bottle purchases.
Holiday Inspired Small Plates available for purchase. We will have Holiday Gift packs available and special discounts on wine purchases plus our Holiday Mulled Wine Kits. This is a seated tasting with socially distanced tables. Seating my be available both inside and outside depending on weather.
Event hours are:
Saturday 11/27 2pm - 8pm
Sunday 11/28 1pm -5pm
Tickets are available through HCDW’s website!
We’ll be pouring 3 of our wines at the 2022 Taste For Equity Gala, which is currently sold out!
https://www.pdxtaste.org/2022-gala
Join us on Saturday, November 12th as we head out to Astoria, Oregon to set up shop and pour 4 of our current wines for your tasting pleasure, hosted by our dear friends at WineKraft (80 10th St, Astoria, OR)!
The tasting is $15 for 4 of our wines and is waived with any bottle purchase!
We’ll be pouring our:
2021 Cot Blanc (white Malbec)
2021 Le Belier Orange
2021 Rose of Malbec
and our newly released
2021 Malbec
Join us on Saturday, July 16th, 2022 for ‘Drink Pink’ a combined event featuring 22 Oregon wineries pouring delightful rosés!
Bryn Mawr Vineyards in Salem is hosting the event from 11am to 4pm on Saturday July 16th at 5935 Bethel Heights Rd NW, Salem, OR 97304
Each winery will be pouring one of their rosés for a total of 22 rosés represented across a spectrum of styles from sparking to still rosé!
Advance tickets to Drink Pink are recommended and the early bird tickets are on sale through June 20th! Get your ticket here!
Our Summer tasting club sessions are happening on the second weekend in July with the third and final session set for Friday July 15th, 2022! This will be a special Trivia session with some trivia fun included along with the wine tasting!
We’ll be tasting through our 2021 Riesling, 2021 VIV label rose blend, Lumiere Rose, and our 2021 Counoise. We’re got some fun stories to share about the making of these wines during harvest 2021 and are excited to raise a glass with you and taste through these wines!
Each tasting club ticket includes 3 250 ml sample bottles - one of each wine - and our tasting notes as well as access to the 90+ minute tasting club session via zoom.
Tasting club tickets are available here!
Our Summer tasting club sessions are happening on the second weekend in July with the second session set for Saturday, July 9th, 2022!
We’ll be tasting through our 2021 Riesling, 2021 VIV label rose blend, Lumiere Rose, and our 2021 Counoise. We’re got some fun stories to share about the making of these wines during harvest 2021 and are excited to raise a glass with you and taste through these wines!
Each tasting club ticket includes 3 250 ml sample bottles - one of each wine - and our tasting notes as well as access to the 90+ minute tasting club session via zoom.
Tasting club tickets are available here!
Our Summer tasting club sessions are happening on the second weekend in July with the first session set for Friday, July 8th, 2022!
We’ll be tasting through our 2021 Riesling, 2021 VIV label rose blend, Lumiere Rose, and our 2021 Counoise. We’re got some fun stories to share about the making of these wines during harvest 2021 and are excited to raise a glass with you and taste through these wines!
Each tasting club ticket includes 3 250 ml sample bottles - one of each wine - and our tasting notes as well as access to the 90+ minute tasting club session via zoom.
Tasting club tickets are available here!
On Sunday, June 12th, from 5pm to 8pm, at Hip Chicks Do Wine (4510 SE 23rd St, Portland, OR), we'll be pouring a special lineup of 7 wines curated by Viv for your tasting pleasure, including 5 new release 2021 wines! $5 from the sale of every ticket will be donated to the TLDEF as part of our commitment to do good for communities we are a part of!
We'll be pouring the wines at each table over the course of the tasting and look forward to spending quality time with each of you at the event! Your ticket price also includes a personal charcuterie plate (vegan option available!) and a vegan cupcake to pair with the tasting!
We'll be pouring our:
2021 Riesling
2021 Chardonnay
2021 Le Belier Orange, a skin-contact fermented blend of 60% Riesling, 25% Roussanne, and 15% Chardonnay
2021 'Forbidden Cats' Rosé of Pinot Noir
2021 VIV label Lumiere Rose, a 50/50 blend of Rosés of Counoise & Cinsault
2016 Malbec
And our 2018 VIV label Petit Verdot
Please join us for a night of wine, laughter, and fun, all in support of the Transgender Legal Defense and Education Fund in support of their Name Change Project initiative!
Get your Shindig tickets here!
Cheers,
Viv, Aidan & Bex
Join us and 4 other amazing local wineries as we pour several of our favorite fun, funky wines alongside some other wonderful producers.
This event is at Erin’s Wine Cellar from 1pm to 4pm on Saturday, June 4th, 2022.
Wine list to be confirmed soon!
Come see us at New Seasons Market 7 Corners on Friday, June 3rd, from 3:00pm to 5:00pm as we pour 4 of our 2021 wines!
Viv will be pouring our:
2021 Riesling
2021 Le Belier Orange
2021 Forbidden Cats Rose of Pinot Noir
2021 VIV Label Lumiere Rose (a rose blend of Counoise & Cinsault)
We hope to see you there!
Come see us at New Seasons Market Arbor Lodge on Thursday, June 2nd, from 4pm to 7pm as we pour 4 of our 2021 wines!
Viv will be pouring our:
2021 Chardonnay
2021 Le Belier Orange
2021 Forbidden Cats Rose of Pinot Noir
2021 VIV Label Lumiere Rose (a rose blend of Counoise & Cinsault)
We hope to see you there!
We’re teaming up with our fellow Portland Urban Winery Association wineries for the first PDX Urban Wine Experience event since 2019! The PDX Urban Wine Experience will be held at Boedecker Cellars from 2pm to 5pm on Sunday, May 22nd!
Here are the event details:
”Spring is special in Oregon. We emerge from grim weather and darkness into color and light. Spring 2022 is even more poignant and we are thrilled to have an opportunity to come together with our friends and neighbors to celebrate!
This year marks the eighth annual PDX Urban Wine Event. Our goal as always is to bring the best of every AVA and grape that Oregon has (plus a few of Washington’s) to your fingertips. Join us on Sunday, May 22nd from 2-5p where thirteen local winemakers will be pouring 39 wines, showcasing 25 varietals along with a charcuterie cone from Storyboard PDX all for $75.
We are partnering with JOIN, a non-profit organization whose mission is to support the efforts of individuals and families experiencing homelessness to transition into permanent housing. We will donate $20 of every ticket and $2 of every bottle purchased to JOIN.
Let’s all come together to enjoy some wine, meet our neighbors, and help our community.
See event details and link to tickets here!
