Bishop Creek Cellars

04/11/2012

FLIGHT OF THE WEEK

Sonoma-Napa Smackdown!

Are you tired of hearing the old arguments about which California Valley produces better wine? We are, so we're settling it once and for all: 6 wines, 3 heads-up matches, winner take all. Chardonnay vs. Chardonnay. Cab vs. Cab. May the best cage fighter, er, wine region, win!


Flight of six wines and cheese plate for only $15.
1315 NE Fremont Pdx, Or. 97212
503-493-1366

03/07/2012

Eins, Zwie, Dry...and not so Dry!

As we prepare for the advent of warmer weather, It's important to find some crisp, clean quaffable beverages. The grape growing regions of Alsace, Germany and Austria provide some lovely options and they're not at all what Grandmother Hattie back in Wisconsin drank; they're nicely balanced and great with Asian food. The reds are just as approachable, but have unusual names. What do you expect for some unusually good wines?

Join us for a flight of 5 wines and cheese plate for just $15!

1315 NE Fremont PRD 97212 503-493-1366

02/21/2012

Blends: Get Clear About Claret!

Not every blend is a claret, but every claret is a blend. Dating back to the days of Eleanor of Aquitane in the 12th century, the term claret used to refer to a dark rose' wine, produced by the winemakers of Bordeaux for the English market. Nowdays, the European Union protects the term as it refers to a red Bordeaux wine, usually containing at least cabernet sauvignon, merlot and cabernet franc.

Over here in the colonies, or at least the US, it can indicate of a blend of most any varieties, but usually contains the big three. In Oregon, in order for the term claret to be used, the wine must contain at least two of the following: Cabernet Franc, Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon, Petit Verdot, Carmenere or Malbec. This week we'll help clarify what this blend business is all about.

•Revelry Vintners Reveler Red 2009 - Glass $6/Bottle $14.95 •Chateau du Courlat Lussac St. Emillion 2009 - Glass $8/Bottle $23.95 •Ash Hollow Four Horsemen Legends 2007 - Glass $8/Bottle $20.45 •Domaine Eden 2008 - Glass $9/Bottle $27.95 •Helix Pomatia 2007 - Glass $7/Bottle $15.95

02/07/2012

Urban Wine Works' Sweethearts: Wines with a Feminine touch!

With a nod to Valentine's Day, this week we feature wines made by women winemakers. From France to Italy, Argentina and to Oregon's own Patty Green, we've found that women make wines from varieties as diverse as Sauvignon Blanc,Nebbiolo, Malbec, Grenache, and Pinot Noir, and do so with sufficient panache that it could well steal your palate, if not your heart. Flight of 5 Wines and small cheese plate - $15.

02/01/2012

What can the Southern Hemisphere show the North?
Quite a lot, it turns out.
Stellenbosch wine from South Africa; the oldest Marsanne from Australia;
Carmenere from Chile; Bonarda/Syrah from Argentina:
It's no wonder they can figure out how to hold on
to the earth when they are upside down!

Flights start Wed, Feb 1st through Sat, Feb 4th - Five wines & small cheese plate - $15

01/25/2012

Rhone, Rhone Rhone Your Blend !

We're going overboard in featuring wines from the Southern Rhone. From Chateauneuf du Pape to Vacqueras, we're streaming some beverages that can be real lifesavers if you're looking for mouth filling, complex, wines of breeding and structure. Don't keel over, but a Flight of 5 wines with Cheese Plate is only $15.

01/18/2012

We weren't the first to sin, er, zin, but we do have a delicious line up of 5 zinfandels to taste this week.

01/04/2012

We're back! Urban Wine Works has re-opened in Portland on NE Fremont to provide a new tasting room for Bishop Creek cellars. Join us Wed-Sat Noon-7pm for flights oif Bishop Creek wines as well as a rotating weekly flight of wines produced from others from all over. 1315 NE Fremont Portland. www.urbanwineworks.com

07/23/2010

Today and tomorrow our are last two days before the doors are closed for good - come by between 1 & 7 p.m. and get 45% off all wines!! Out of state? We ship!

07/09/2010

Liquidation Sale this weekend!! Friday & Saturday 1-7, Sunday noon-5. All wines are discounted, all fixtures and barrels on sale!! Come see us and get a great deal on wine :)

07/02/2010

07/02/2010

Join us tonight for First Friday Artwalk from 5-9pm. We have Kim Hamblin, mixed media paper assemblage artist here tonight