Dinner on a vineyard. Lots of good people, good wine and what has become for some, a great summer tradition. This is an evening at Plate & Pitchfork

Pre-dinner vineyard tour with A to Z's vineyard manager

These are the vitals:

Saturday, August 2 at Jacob-Hart Vineyard in Newberg
Chef Vito Dilullo from Ciao Vito and Chef Rich Meyer from Higgins
Wines from A to Z Wineworks, Rex Hill Vineyards and Francis Tannahill
Featuring produce from OakHill Organics.
Tickets for this evening are $125 per person.

Dinner began at 6pm. The cashmere blanket, deep mustard scarf, grey wool sweater got wrapped around my shoulders by the time the bay shrimp arrived.

Carrots were the star of the evening. Sausages were delicious too but sometimes a perfect carrot can sweep me off my feet.

Thank god for summer evenings of cool breezes, volunteers from Oregon Tilthe, a local momentum that creates endless opportunities for eating near dirt, and a trunk filled with blankets.

My love affair with Oregon is in full swing this week.

LAD’s client, Olsen Family Vineyards has launched their blog!

From Jamie Olsen, president:

We are looking at this blog as a way to connect with people and let you know what we are up to. In case you are unfamiliar with us, we are a 5th generation family owned farm here in the Willamette Valley that began making and selling wine last year. The exciting news is we are growing quickly. In fact, we have so many activities and events going on we felt that a blog would be the perfect place to connect with people and give them a peek into what Olsen Family Vineyards is all about.

This summer is an especially busy time for us. We have hired a new winemaker, have released our first rosé, are attending and sponsoring events all over the country. Our Viridian Wine Van, in partnership with Cayce Kerr who is Fuzzy Zoeller’s caddy, can be seen around the country at several PGA events throughout the summer. So look for announcements and news about events, interviews with staff, tours of our Vineyard through the year, regular updates from Cayce on tour, tasting notes, and even recipes and videos of things like tastings with Viridian wines. We may even go a little crazy and hold a contest or two.

Yet the blog is something more to us. As a newer wine brand we look forward to connecting with people that care about the same things we do, including feedback, ideas and other input. So whether you are an old friend, or someone new, take a look at our blog blog.viridianwines.com.