Portland’s 10th Annual Beaujolais Nouveau Festival – Friday, November 18, 2011
November brings the event of the year that draws food and wine lovers from Oregon, Washington and even California: the outstanding 10th Annual Beaujolais Nouveau festival presented by the French-American Chamber of Commerce and co-organized with the Alliance Française of Portland.
This event will be at the Heathman Restaurant & Bar (the Tea Court and all the rooms on the Mezzanine level of the restaurant) on Friday, November 18, 2011, at 6:00 p.m. and features five wine-pouring stations, a wine auction, fabulous food stations by the Heathman Restaurant’s James Beard award-winning chef and Culinary Director, Philippe Boulot, and of course Beaujolais nouveau wine jetted over from France, just days before!
This celebration is part of a worldwide tradition: When midnight strikes on the third Thursday of November, bars, restaurants, bistros and pubs around the world can begin serving the new wine of the harvest. Guests at Portland’s Beaujolais Nouveau Fête will enjoy the 2011 vintage, le vin primeur, of Beaujolais nouveau wines from select French vineyards (Joseph Drouhin, Georges Duboeuf) as well as tastings from several major Oregon and Washington wineries including WillaKenzie Estate Winery, Pacific Rim Winemakers and Evening Land, while enjoying a grand buffet that will include Sylvie grass-fed beef, seafood, charcuterie, cheese and tantalizing desserts. Event Emcee Russ Lewis of KGW News Channel 8 will guide the revelers during the night’s activities.
Visit photos from previous years’ event to get a flavor for the fun in store — this event has attracted as many as 500 revelers and has been featured twice on KGW’s Live@7 segment. Watch for the KGW crew in action this year! The festival sells out well in advance each year.
Reservations: Tickets ($70 for regular guest ticket, $100 for patrons) are available for purchase online: click here. Sorry, the special ticket categories of Young Professionals and Table Sponsors are sold out. However, standard guest tickets and patron tickets are still available. Email linda.witt@comcast.net with questions. Look for additional details in the Alliance bulletins.