New Tasting Room Spaces for Events Tuesday, April 2nd 2013 by
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The New Sokol Blosser Tasting Room "Crafting the world's most personalized Oregon wine country experience" With the completion of our new tasting room this July, Sokol Blosser Winery will be able to offer our guests a new level of hospitality and service in a setting that is uniquely Oregon. From the moment they arrive, to the time of their reluctant departure, our customers will be given an experience they will not soon forget. We can accommodate individuals wanting casual or a tailored tasting experience, meeting spaces for up to twenty at a single table, private rooms for small meetings or larger spaces for dinners up to forty. Need a little distraction from the day's conferences? Our winery excursions offer just what you need to recharge for the next day. The Spaces We Provide
We will offer four distinctive spaces within the building walls and three spaces that are covered outdoor areas for entertaining. With the addition of the original John Storrs Tasting Room we will offer eight unique areas that we can use to create a personalized experience for all of our guests and provide unique opportunities time after time. The Foyer Our service will start the moment guests arrive. They are greeted by our concierge and escorted to their reserved spaces or guided through the variety of tasting options we will provide. If there is a wait, chilled wine will always be ready to serve to anyone waiting for a reservation. The Main Room The wine tasting experience starts here. Filled with natural light and expansive views, it's the perfect spot to savor our wines and take in vineyard vistas year round. The Main Tasting Room is centered in the building and provides the perfect place to be introduced to Sokol Blosser. With views of the Willamette Valley to the South and the Dundee Hills to the North, it offers our guests an opportunity to take in wine country while simultaneously enjoying the fruits of it. Open daily from 10 am until 4 pm, visitors are welcome to drop in at their leisure or make a reservation. This space is dedicated to public wine tasting during business hours and in the evenings it is open for private reservations. Ideal for dinner parties for groups up to forty people or cocktail events for sixty-five, this space will provide a unique and elegant atmosphere for everyone. The Front Porch Let us serve you. On the Front Porch we will offer table service to all of our guests on the weekends. Arranged like restaurant seating, guests are able to relax and take in the view while enjoying our wines at their own pace. Orders are taken tableside and ready for pick up on their way out. The porch is furnished with five tables of four and five tables of two. The configuration can be changed for special events or reservations and will be included in any rental of The Main Room. The Main Room and Front Porch Rentals - Individual tasting fees include introductory wine flight - For private rental - Inside will accommodate up to 65 or 40 seated - With Front Porch accommodates up to 100 or 65 seated The Library We will offer seated tastings of vintage or single-block flights in the Library. Twelve people can be accommodated at a single table and we will happily cater to individuals or groups, by reservation or by walk-in. Guests are welcomed anytime a seat is available. The flight will be poured all at once and our certified sommelier will guide guests, help with purchases and answer questions. We will focus on education, rare vintages and unique flights. We will cater to connoisseurs and those who want to learn more about our wines and give them a personalized experience in which to do so. Library Rentals - Individual tasting fees include a flight vintage and single vineyard wines - For private rental - Accommodates 12 people seated - 50 inch screen with audio available The Kitchen Table Our Kitchen Table offers our guests a chance to experience Sokol Blosser wines paired with small bites of locally produced meats, cheeses and other accompaniments. A guided tasting will take visitors through the wines and talk about the locally sourced foods and the purveyors who bring them to the table. This experience takes place at a tall, butcher-block table centered in our modern kitchen. Kitchen Rentals - Individual tasting fees include a flight of six wines - Flights in the kitchen are paired with seasonal bites - For private rental - Accommodates 12 people seated, bar height table and stools The Farm Table The Farm Table is the large fixed table outside of the kitchen on the south side of the building. It will be available for rental or will work as an extension of the Kitchen Table experience. Farm Table Rentals - Accommodates 12 people seated The Cellar Lounge The Cellar Lounge is the most exclusive space and will be reserved for our best customers exclusively. We will provide luxury tastings of current or vintage wines, barrel samples pulled from the cellar and access to rare bottles. It can seat up to twenty at a single table or twenty-five if a modular table configuration is used. This will also be our VIP space for lunches, meetings, and exclusive cocktail parties. This room will be very flexible, allowing large groups to have a seated lunch, dinner or business meeting but also act as a cocktail-style lounge. With access to the Secret Garden, the Cellar Lounge can open up to the outside and provide a garden experience simultaneously. Cellar Lounge Rentals - Individual tasting fees include a flight Special wine selections - For private rental - Accommodates 30 people or 20 people seated - 60 inch screen with sound available The Terrace An island of hospitality awaits. With limited access, The Terrace provides an exclusive outdoor area for VIP's and Club Members. It can accommodate twenty to thirty people seated or up to forty for a cocktail party. Our Terrace is situated so that it can be viewed from many places on the property but can only be accessed from one point on the North side of the building, giving it an exclusive feeling and a bird's eye view. Terrace Rentals - Accommodates up to 30 people or 20 seated The John Storrs Tasting Room, Courtyard and Deck The historic nature of Oregon's first purposefully built tasting room remains relevant in our new programing and offers a charming space for large groups during business hours. With majestic views of our vineyards and Mt. Hood, the John Storrs Tasting Room is the perfect place to wrap up a corporate weekend or large family gathering. The John Storrs Tasting Room Rentals - Accommodates 30 people or 20 seated The John Storrs Tasting Room Deck Rentals - Accommodates an additional 30 people or 20 seated Bookings and Availability - We are open seven days a week from 10 am - 4 pm for regular tastings - During normal business hours all spaces are available for private bookings with the exception of the Main Room, which is only available for private reservations after 5 pm and the Terrace, which is not available on weekends during business hours. Optional Excursions Looking for a way to wrap up your corporate retreat? Need a fun activity for the end of your family vacation? Our excursions offer unique opportunities to experience Oregon wine country. Vineyard Hikes Explore our 120-acre estate on foot while enjoying the discovery of wine caches stashed throughout the vineyard. While covering 4 miles of terrain and almost 500 feet in elevation you will learn the history of our vineyard while seeing it all first hand. Discussions include the geology of our land, vineyard management and wine tasting. You will finish the day with a beautiful wine country lunch amongst the vines. - Takes 5 hours - Seasonal availability Hill Top Tasting Our custom built all terrain vehicle can take up to 6 passengers on a vineyard exploration like no other. Taste our single-block wines in the vineyard blocks where their grapes were grown and see the entirety of our estate while cruising by with glass in hand. - 6 people maximum - Seasonal availability Cellar Tour Get a behind the scenes look at the winemaking process as you tour our facility and taste wines along the way. Starting near the vineyard you will hear the history of the Oregon wine industry and Sokol Blosser Winery. Taste Pinot Noirs in our barrel cellar, the first LEED certified building in the United States, as your tour guide explains the wines and escorts you through the production facilities. Finish the day in our tasting room with a glass of wine and snacks from our kitchen. - 10 person minimum, 50 person maximum (split in two groups) - Available year round Preferred Partners We are happy to organize your entire event needs and we have wonderful partners who will help make your event unique and memorable. A 10% service fee will be added to the invoice totals from outside vendors that are coordinated by Sokol Blosser. Catering - Art of Catering - Bluehour Restaurant - Jory, The Allison - Nick's Italian Cafe - Red Hills Market - Bon Appetit Catering Rentals We can accommodate basic needs for groups of 20 or smaller. This would include: flatware, glassware, china, linen, tables and chairs. All catering needs for larger groups, or custom choices, will be organized through West Coast Event Productions. Flowers - Sammy's Flowers - Portland, Oregon - Posey Land - McMinnville, Oregon Music and Entertainment We are happy to make contact and research any music or entertainment request. We have a diverse array of partners to fit your needs. Weddings We will be taking reservations for a limited number of weddings to be held in Summer 2014. Contact Jeff Knapp Hospitality Manager 503-565-2308 Michael Kelly Brown Director of Consumer Sales and Marketing 503-565-2318 
Click Here to ReTweet This! Tasting Room Renderings Friday, March 29th 2013 by
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Allied Works Architecture has developed some fantastic renderings of the new Tasting Room!
Click Here to ReTweet This! Design by Allied Works Architecture Takes Shape in Oregon’s Dundee Hills Monday, March 25th 2013 by
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DUNDEE, OREGON (March 25, 2013) Sokol Blosser, an Oregon wine pioneer and a leading producer of Oregon’s world class pinot noir, pinot gris and other fine wines, is preparing for a record number of visitors to its Willamette Valley estate this summer when wine and contemporary architecture take center stage. Following groundbreaking only last fall, the New Tasting Room, designed by Portland’s award-winning Allied Works Architecture, is taking shape and now visible from Oregon State Highway 99. “Foundations are set, primary walls are framed, the roof & weatherproofing are completed and the project is on schedule to meet its summer 2013 debut,” says Brad Cloepfil, Founder and Principal Architect of Allied Works Architecture  To read the rest of the article please click here.
Click Here to ReTweet This! DESIGN BY ALLIED WORKS ARCHITECTURE TAKES SHAPE IN OREGON'S DUNDEE HILLS Monday, March 25th 2013 by
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DUNDEE, OREGON (March 25, 2013) Sokol Blosser, an Oregon wine pioneer and a leading producer of Oregon's world class pinot noir, pinot gris and other fine wines, is preparing for a record number of visitors to its Willamette Valley estate this summer when wine and contemporary architecture take center stage. Following groundbreaking only last fall, the New Tasting Room, designed by Portland's award-winning Allied Works Architecture, is taking shape and now visible from Oregon State Highway 99. "Foundations are set, primary walls are framed, the roof and weatherproofing are completed and the project is on schedule to meet its summer 2013 debut," says Brad Cloepfil, Founder and Principal Architect of Allied Works Architecture  To read the rest of the article please click here.
Click Here to ReTweet This! A Taste of Oregon Wine from Sokol Blosser Winery Tuesday, March 19th 2013 by
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A Taste of Oregon Wine from Sokol Blosser Winery Oregon might not be the first place that comes to mind when you think of great wine, but that’s changing! Just an hour outside of Portland lies Willamette Valley and nestled in the beautiful Dundee Hills lies Sokol Blosser Winery. Last week, I enjoyed a lovely dinner at Towne in downtown Los Angeles hosted by Alison Sokol Blosser, co-president and Second Generation Wine Grower. We were given four Sokol Blosser selections and were treated to appetizers, dinner and desserts specially selected to pair with the wine assortment.  Sokol Blosser Winery (Photo courtesy of Sokol Blosser Winery) The first wine we tasted was a 2011 Rosé of Pinot Noir. It was fruity with a hint of strawberries and very light and sweet. Rosé of Pinot Noir is 100 percent Pinot Noir. It is treated as if it is a white grape when it comes into the winery so they intentionally make this into a Rosé from the get go. It is made from 100 percent organic grapes as all of their grapes are certified organic. It is only sold through their tasting room, website and wine club.  As we drank the Rosé, Alison filled us in on a little history of Sokol Blosser Winery, like the fact that her parents planted their first grapes on what was once a prune orchard in 1971.“They were both teachers. They really liked wine. They thought, people had been making wine forever, it can’t be that hard. This will be kind of fun,” Alison said. “They were hippies. They came in their Volkswagen bus, my mom had the long braids and they wanted to grow something. They liked the idea of growing wine grapes.”What started as five acres has expanded to 125 acres, 85 of which are fully planted. Willamette Valley now has about 180 wineries.  Liesl Jackson and Alison Sokol Blosser With dinner we were given two wines to try, a Sokol Blosser 2011 Willamette Valley Pinot Gris and a Sokol Blosser 2010 Dundee Hills Pinot Noir. The Pinot Gris had a tart citrus flavor and a steely mineral taste. Just the right option to go with a seafood or pasta dish.  Spicy White Bean Ravioli from Towne The Pinot Noir was the third wine we tasted and one of the softest Pinot Noirs I’ve ever had. Alison explained: “Oregon Pinots are going to typically be much softer and delicate and elegant in style. We’re getting the ripeness but we have the acidity because it’s a cool climate so there’s a lot more structure in the wine. California pinots, because there is so much heat, get a jammy quality and so they’re much more concentrated and fruit driven.”  “My favorite way to think about Pinot Noir is this is not the kind of wine that’s going to hit you over the head. It’s not going to knock your socks off, it’s much more seductive. It’s going to sneak up and slip your socks off.”- Alison Sokol Blosser  "Seaweed" Brined Organic Chicken at Towne Alison also gave us a preview into the new tasting room scheduled to open early July 2013. The design will feature a series of terraces, wood floors, walls and ceilings with large windows and skylights to allow for plenty of natural light. The wine tasting experience will be tailored to each individual person or group.“Do they want to do a Library tasting in a vertical of five years? Do they want to do a food and wine pairing in the kitchen? Do you they want to just sit out on the patio with their friends and have a few wines brought to them, or do they want to stand at the bar and have that kind of social experience?,” Alison said. “So we’ll have a lot of different options for people. And you can come and do all of them.”  A rendering of the new Sokol Blossser tasting room set to open in July 2013 (Photo courtesy of Sokol Blosser Winery) We finished the dinner with a Sokol Blosser 2011 White Riesling. It was a very sweet desert wine that went well with Towne’s tasty assortment of deserts. “The White Riesling is made in the style of an ice wine,” Alison explained. “So with typical ice wine, the grapes freeze on the vine, but it’s not quite cold enough and we’re not quite crazy enough to pick the grapes in the middle of the night when they’re frozen. So we pick the grapes at the normal time. We freeze them and after harvest is done we bring in all of our frozen grapes and we let the grapes slowly defrosts. The trick is for the water part of the grape to stay frozen and the sweet nectar to slowly drip out.” They make it every other year and only sell it from the tasting room and online.  A delicious tray of deserts offered by Towne  Sokol Blosser 2011 White Riesling All of the wines offered by Alison and Sokol Blosser Winery were exquisite. The standouts for me were the Pinot Noir and the Rosé of Pinot Noir. They are all definitely worth taking a trip up to Oregon to try, especially in July when the new tasting room is completed. You can also order online and sign up their wine clubs at www.sokolblosser.com, or visit Towne in downtown LA to taste Sokol Blosser wines paired with some of their delicious cuisine. Happy tasting! ABOUT LIESL JACKSON: Liesl Jackson is a writer/actress/comedian/pet sitter living in the heart of Hollywood. She loves the arts, animals, volunteering, traveling, and attempting to learn the acoustic guitar. Email her at liesljackson@yahoo.com. Follow her on twitter @SillyLiesl and follow The Pacific Punch @ThePacificPunch
Click Here to ReTweet This! Allied Works Press Release for New Tasting Room Wednesday, February 13 2013 by
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PORTLAND, OREGON (February 12, 2013) Construction has begun on a new Tasting Room for Sokol Blosser Winery in the Willamette Valley wine region. Designed by Brad Cloepfil, founding principal of Allied Works Architecture, the new building will provide a range of spaces for sampling Sokol Bosser's wines and viewing their Yamhill County estate. One of the founders of Oregon's wine making industry, the Sokol Blosser family has been producing Pinot Noir, Pinot Gris and other varietals since 1978. In 2012, the winery commissioned Allied Works to develop a master plan and design a new tasting room and event space that would be the showpiece of the 100-acre estate. The project will be the first to bring internationally-recognized, contemporary architecture to the heart of the Oregon wine country. Commenting on the new building, founder Susan Sokol Blosser stated, In 1977, when we built the first tasting room in the state, we chose John Storrs, the most celebrated Oregon architect of the time. Thirty-five years later, we wanted to continue this legacy. With ties to Yamhill County and a celebrated international practice, Brad Cloepfil was the perfect fit. We're delighted that Brad and Allied Works are working with us on this small but important project. With foundations set and primary walls framed, the Tasting Room is on schedule to open in July of 2013. PROJECT DESCRIPTION The site is organized as terraces that are carved from the contours of the Dundee Hills, one of the premiere wine growing appellations in the United States. These terraces form open and walled gardens, parking areas and outdoor event space for the new Tasting Room. Within the building are three interconnected volumes with specific orientation to the surrounding landscape and spectacular views of the Yamhill Valley. A main tasting room occupies the center of the new building and includes a bar, outdoor terrace, sitting area and hearth. A library and kitchen flank the tasting room and offer a range of scales and spatial qualities for gathering and wine tasting. Below the main floor, a new cellar is embedded in the earth, providing space for private tastings and wine storage. Inside and out, the building is unified by striated wood cladding that presents a new, organic architectural form derived from the vineyard rows and vernacular wood agricultural buildings of the region. When completed this summer, the new Tasting Room will be the first of its kind in the Pacific Northwest, and will help to strengthen the bond between the winery, the land, and all those who come to visit Sokol Blosser. ARCHITECTS STATEMENT The Sokol Blosser Winery Tasting Room is rooted in my love of the Oregon landscape and my deep appreciation for the art of wine making. The project is a dialogue between the inherent beauty of the site, the cultivation of the land and the specific needs of gathering, tasting and entertaining. My family is from nearby Newberg, Oregon, and my cousin owns a farm only a mile away from the project site. It is the landscape of my youth, and a place of deep memory and significance to my work. The design begins by establishing a series of rhythmic site walls and terraces that follow the contours of the landscape and extend the order of the vineyards into a space of welcoming for the entire estate. On the upper terrace, the building rises from the earth and allows the landscape to pass through it completely. It is conceived as a dense block of wood that has been sculpted and carved away to form the spaces for occupation. Three primary volumes, a kitchen, library and tasting room, offer a range of possibilities and sensory qualities that are designed to enhance the experience of wine tasting and provide a strong sense of connection to the landscape and the valley beyond. Brad Cloepfil 
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