Portland Indie Wine Hotel Package - Uncorked!
Hotel Vintage Plaza Package Gives Guests Access to Rare 'Indie' Wine Experience
Portland, OR (April 3, 2009) - Portland's premier wine hotel, Kimpton's newly renovated Hotel Vintage Plaza, is celebrating Oregon's boutique wine industry by partnering with the annual Portland Indie Wine Festival to offer the ultimate taste of Oregon - the Portland Indie Wine Package. The overnight indie wine immersion package is designed to give guests the opportunity to discover some of the state's best small, local producers - all while enjoying the downtown Portland experience.
The package is anchored around the Portland Indie Wine Festival's "Grand Tasting" event, which features 40 of Oregon's top craft wineries, all selected by an expert tasting panel, and is available now through May 31, 2009. The "Grand Tasting" takes place on May 2, 2009 at the Portland Wine Project - a new urban winery in Portland's Northwest industrial neighborhood.
"Our wine-focused boutique hotel offers the urban alternative to a traditional Oregon wine country vacation," said Jeri Riggs, general manager of the Hotel Vintage Plaza. "Partnering with the Portland Indie Wine Festival gives guests a rare opportunity to discover hard-to-find, small, local labels, while also accessing the city's vibrant culinary scene. It blends two top-notch Oregon experiences into one."
The Portland Indie Wine experience begins as soon as guests check into their room for two. Greeted by a bottle of private label Oregon Pinot Noir and two of Riedel's new Oregon Pinot Noir glasses, guests can taste within the comfort of their suite and begin recording tasting notes in a wine journal provided by the hotel. To experience the aromas and subtleties that distinguish some of the state's best small producers, guests receive certificates to Pazzo Ristorante for the "ABC's of Oregon Pinot" indie wine flight, featuring Apolloni '08 Pinot Ros�, Boedecker '05 Athena Pinot Noir, and Capitello '07 Pinot Gris.
Perfect for wine enthusiasts who crave a cosmopolitan wine getaway or weekend travelers who want to taste a few of Oregon's best small producers, the Portland Indie Wine package includes:
- Room for two for one evening
- Bottle of Hotel Vintage Plaza Private Label Oregon Pinot Noir
- Two Riedel Oregon Pinot Noir glasses
- Wine journal for tasting notes
- Overnight valet parking
- Pazzo's Favorite Wine Stops pocket pamphlet
- Two "ABC's of Oregon Pinot" indie wine flight certificates redeemable at Pazzo Ristorante, featuring:
- Apolloni '08 Pinot Ros�
- Boedecker '05 Athena Pinot Noir
- Capitello '07 Pinot Gris
Package prices starting at $229.
Located in the heart of downtown, the award-winning Hotel Vintage Plaza recently unveiled a multi-million dollar renovation, with a design theme that echos their commitment to Oregon's wine industry. The hotel tells the Oregon wine story through a range of wine-centric offerings, such as guest rooms named after local wineries and programs organized by the hotel's on-site Wine Concierge Cindi Marconi. Wine services include a complimentary wine tasting in the lobby each day, as well as personalized wine tour itinerary assistance.
The Hotel Vintage Plaza is located at 422 SW Broadway, Portland, OR 97205. To book the Portland Indie Wine Package, visit www.vintageplaza.com, or call 503-228-1212. To learn more about, or buy tickets to, the Portland Indie Wine Festival, visit www.indiewinefestival.com, or call (503) 595-0891.
About Hotel Vintage Plaza
Located in the heart of downtown Portland, the Hotel Vintage Plaza was opened in 1991 by the award-winning San Francisco-based Kimpton Hotels & Restaurants. Named for their close proximity to Oregon's famed wine regions, the Hotel Vintage Plaza is a charming European-style boutique hotel in a turn-of-the-century brick building, blending Old World hospitality with New World luxury for a distinctive taste of local terroir. The Hotel Vintage Plaza is an environmentally-friendly hotel following Kimpton EarthCare standards, and was also awarded the prestigious 'Recycle at Work' award from the City of Portland. The hotel was recently selected for Travel + Leisure's 2009 list of "500 World's Best Hotels." In 2008 and 2009, Travel + Leisure honored the hotel as one of the 'Top Hotels in the Continental U.S. and Canada' and as a 'Top 10 Hotel for $250 or Less' - the only Portland hotel named in both categories. Hotel Vintage Plaza received the AAA Four Diamond Award in 2009 for the 9th consecutive year.
About Kimpton
San Francisco-based Kimpton Hotels & Restaurants, a collection of boutique hotels and chef-driven restaurants in the US and Canada, is an acknowledged industry pioneer and was the first to bring the boutique hotel concept to America. Founded in 1981 by Bill Kimpton, the company is well-known for making travelers feel welcomed and comfortable while away from home through intuitive and unscripted customer care, stylish ambience and having a certain playfulness in its approach to programs and amenities. Each hotel provides a range of exciting culinary experiences through locally-loved, top-rated, destination, chef-driven restaurants. Kimpton leads the hospitality industry in ecological practices through its innovative EarthCare programs that span all hotels and restaurants. Privately held Kimpton has consistently earned the highest ranking customer satisfaction scores by the Market Metrix Hospitality Index, exceeding other hotel companies including those in luxury and upscale segments. Among the company's newest properties are Lorien Hotel & Spa and restaurants BRABO by Robert Wiedmaier and BRABO Tasting Room in Alexandria, VA, which opened in February 2009. Currently, projects are underway in New York City, Philadelphia, Atlanta, Baltimore and Chicago. For more information, please visit www.KimptonHotels.com or call 1-800-KIMPTON.
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