OFF-FAIR EVENTS

The Wild Bunch week includes dinners, tastings, and parties all over Portland featuring participating winemakers and importers. Can’t make the fair? Want to hang with your favorite wine folks up close? Check out these off-fair events.

Please note: these events are not put on by The Wild Bunch so please contact the individual venues
for more details, reservations, tickets, etc.

FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 2026

The Wild Bunch Preview Party
Mac Market, McMinnville 5-8pm
Kick off The Wild Bunch week with a special preview party in McMinnville. 10 wine and cider makers, food from Tournant, Alea, Kopitos, and Honey Pie Pizza, drinks from Day by Day, wine shop by Wellspent Market, music by DJ Stay Soft. Mac Market will be open to the public all evening and minors and non-drinkers are more than welcome to attend.
$25 tickets in advance and at the door.

TUESDAY, MARCH 3, 2026

Meet the Maker: Jean-Michel Dupré Beaujolais tasting
Liner & Elsen, 5-7pm
Pop by Liner & Elsen for a casual drop-in tasting with Beaujolais master Jean-Michel Dupré. His approach is rooted in an impressive collection of old vines in Morgon, Régnié, and other, less celebrated corners of Beaujolais.
Complimentary tasting, glass pours available for purchase.

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 4, 2026

Jean-Michel Dupré Beaujolais tasting
Ora et Labora, 5-8pm
Join French winegrower Jean-Michel Dupré for a deep dive into his beautiful gamays from the various crus of Beaujolais. A fantastic opportunity to meet the winemaker and taste at your leisure.
$10 tickets in advance and at the door.

Two and a Half Men tasting
Bar Loon, 5-9pm
Pop into Bar Loon for tasting shenanigans with with Oregon winemakers and friends Bow & Arrow, Monument, and Vincent Wine Company. Grab some dinner, drink some delicious wine, delight in the hilarity and joy of our beautiful winemaking community.
No tickets, just drop in.

Canary Islands dinner with Bodega Piedra Fluida
Street Disco, 6-9pm
Farming some of the highest-elevation vineyards in Europe (over 5,000 feet!), Bodega Piedra Fluida champions Tenerife’s indigenous varieties, making incredible natural wines at the edge of possibility in the Canary Islands. Winemaker Sofia Monshouwer will be on hand pouring her wines alongside Tenerife-inspired dishes from the Street Disco team.
Reservations recommended.

El Hato y El Garabato Spanish wine tasting
Idle Beer & Wine, 6-8pm
Liliana Pérez and Jose Manuel López of El Hato y El Garabato farm in the tiny wine making region of Arribes in western Spain, near the Portuguese border. They chose to set up shop in Arribes del Duero specifically because the technological wine industry had chosen to ignore it completely. Although there clearly were incredible vineyards showing true terroir, people had been leaving the region for years. What better place to set up an agrarian paradise?! Stop by to meet Liliana and see why their wines are so special.
No tickets, just drop in.

THURSDAY, MARCH 5, 2026

Official Wild Bunch kick-off party
Natty’s Wine Bar at The Wine Yard, 6-10pm
Kick off Wild Bunch week with Natty’s Wine Bar, Portland’s most fun wine pop-up. Featuring 8 Wild Bunch wineries, food, and music, plus the perfect party vibes heading into Wild Bunch weekend.
$12 tickets, pre-purchase highly recommended.

Austrian winemaker dinner with Judith Beck
Kachka, 6pm
Join acclaimed Austrian winemaker Judith Beck at Kachka for an intimate, one-night-only wine dinner. The evening will feature a beautiful multi-course menu inspired by the Burgenland winegrowing region and inflected with Central European flavors, all served Kachka-style. An intimate and exciting opportunity to meet and dine with the winemaker!
$125 tickets include dinner and wine. SEATING IS LIMITED!

Bistro Night with Jeffrey Alpert Selections
Xiao Ye, 5-9pm
For one night only, Xiao Ye turns into an (almost) classic french bistro, welcoming French wine importer Chloe Alpert-Lowy from Jeffrey Alpert Selections. Special bottles from France featured by the glass, alongside some classic & almost classic French dishes on an la carte menu!
Reservations strongly encouraged.

Black Lamb glass pour takeover
Daydream, 5-11pm
Stop by Daydream for a special glass pour list and flight of central and eastern European wines from importer Black Lamb, featuring wines from Slovenia, Slovakia, Georgia and Czechia. Hi-fi music by Free starts at 7pm.
No tickets, just drop in.

Terroir expression with Beaujolais vigneron Jean-Michel Dupré
Providore, 4-6pm
A relaxed, casual introduction to the Crus of Beaujolais featuring Jean-Michel Dupré’s organic wines from the Crus of Régnié and Morgon. Enjoy a side-by-side look at how gamay expresses itself across different terroirs, from the bright, lifted elegance of Régnié to the deeper, more structured character of Morgon.
Complimentary tasting.

Middle Brow x Pizza
No Saint, 5-7pm
Swing by No Saint for some pizza and pizza wine with winemaker Pete Ternes of Middle Brow in Chicago. Working with hybrid varieties from Michigan and crafting beautiful natural wines, beers, breads, and pizza doughs, Middle Brow is a real midwest force of good people and good times.
Reservations recommended.

Friday, March 6, 2026

Vom Boden German wine tasting
Ora et Labora, 5-8pm
In the world of German wine, New York-based importer Vom Boden has changed the game, and represent some of the best winemakers across Germany. Ora et Labora has been championing German wines for most of their existence, and they’re thrilled to be hosting Vom Boden’s John Ritchie for a pre-Wild Bunch tasting. Heavy on the riesling, and rumors that some Keller corks may be pulled.
$20 tickets in advance and at the door.

Austrian wine takeover with Judith Beck
Yours Truly, 5-9pm
Winegrower Judith Beck is a legend in Austria’s Burgenland, where her biodynamic wines reflect generations of good work in the vines along the shores of Lake Neusiedl. Stop by Yours Truly, Sellwood’s perfect all-day café, to taste with Judith and enjoy small plates from Little X Little.
No tickets, just drop in.

California natural wines with Iruai and En Cavale
The Fates, 5-9pm
Spend the evening at The Fates with friends and California winemakers Chad Hinds of Iruai and Wolfgang Weber of En Cavale. The Fates owner Chanelle Sinclair will be cheffing up small plates to nibble alongside Chad and Wolfgang’s wines.
No tickets, just drop in.

Pét Project sparkling wine tasting
Prince Coffee (Northwest), 5-7pm
Washington winemaker Jay Anderson started his sparkling wine label, Pét Project, after years of making wine for his family winery, Foundry Vineyards, in Walla Walla. Local coffee shop and wine bar, Prince, will be hosting Jay for an evening tasting featuring a line up of his organic pét nats.
No tickets, just drop in.

Monument x Cmnsl tasting
Commensal, 6-8pm
Friends of The Wild Bunch, Commensal, will be hosting Oregon winemaker Tyler Magyar of Monument for an epic glass pour take over and tasting of 5 wines. Food by Ancestro, one of Portland’s most exciting Mexican food pop-up residencies. And, hey, bring your non-wine drinking friends who can enjoy pints of Commensal’s delicious beers!
No tickets, just drop in.

Hella Chenin with Haarmeyer Wine Cellars
OK Omens, 5-9pm
Improbable as it seems, Craig Haarmeyer crafts incredible wines in the Sacramento Valley, where his chenin blancs (and other grape varieties) have made their mark amongst the very best on the west coast. Grab dinner at OK Omens, meet Craig, and drink a glass or two of his lovely wines.
Reservations recommended.

Canary Island wines with Bodega Piedra Fluida
Les Caves, 5-9pm
Farming some of the highest-elevation vineyards in Europe (over 5,000 feet!), Bodega Piedra Fluida champions Tenerife’s indigenous varieties, making incredible natural wines at the edge of possibility in the Canary Islands. Join winemaker Sofia Monshouwer who will be on hand for a casual tasting of her wines from Tenerife.
No tickets, just drop in.

Friday night tasting: Beaujolais
The Portland Bottle Shop, 5:30-7:30pm
A lively end-of-week tasting of winegrower Jean-Michel Dupré’s Cru Régnié and Morgon alongside his more off-the-beaten-path wines, including skin-contact Chardonnay and pét-nat. Meet the winemaker!
Complimentary tasting, glasses and bottles available for purchase.

Middle Brow, Rubato, and Division Winemaking glass pour takeover
Daydream, 6-9pm
Chicago’s Middle Brow sets up at Daydream to talk and taste Michigan wine along side hometown heroes Division Winemaking and Rubato for an exciting three-way winemaker tasting. I Hate Mondays will be popping up with wontons all evening.
No tickets, just drop in.