It’s wine harvest season but luckily you don’t have to travel far to celebrate. Lake Oswego’s 10^th Wine Walk is set for Saturday, October 5 where up to 40 downtown Lake Oswego businesses will be bringing the wine to you!

Here’s a good game plan to make the most of the event.

1. Buy your tickets early. Follow this link and make sure you’re in for this year’s popular event. Tickets are $60/person and entitle you to twelve one-ounce pours. By signing up early, you’ll be sure to receive an email confirmation once the wine list has been curated so you can start strategizing your game day timeline. AND you guarantee you’ll snag a ticket as the event has SOLD OUT the last two years.
2. Make a day of it. Start the day off at the Lake Oswego Farmers’ Market – October 5 is its last day! Grab lunch at one of our downtown spots before the first pour at 1:00. Then be sure and make dinner reservations for afterwards. They’re expecting over 800 visitors so you’ll want to plan ahead.
3. Check-in early. Check-in opens at 12:00 noon with tastings beginning at 1:00 p.m. An early check-in gives you time to grab lunch in the interim and plan your tasting route accordingly. Put your favorites at the top of your list just in case supplies run out towards the end of the afternoon.
4. Check the weather and dress appropriately. Past events have run the gamut from sunny and warm to wet and windy so be sure you’re prepared for whatever Mother Nature has in store. And bring a tote bag to hold any purchases you may pick up along the way.
5. Make sure to factor in some water stops along the way since as good as wine is, it does dehydrate you. You’ll thank yourself the next day for making sure you’re sipping water as well as wine on your walk.
6. Be adventurous. This is the perfect excuse to try new things—from wines you may have never tasted to businesses you have never visited. The lineup is still being put together but already it’s a quite a list of Who’s Who in the downtown chamber membership roster including: Grapevine, Lakeshore Inn, Lawrence Gallery, Lions Capital Mortgage, Lola’s Café & Bar, Lucky Me Gift Boutique, R. Bloom’s of Lake Oswego, Skin Spirit, Revive Athletics, Stretch Lab, beso bar & bottle, Cascade Hasson Sotheby’s International Realty and The House of Rose. There will be close to 40 pouring locations, featuring a total of 80 domestic and international wines.
7. Take pictures. What better way to commemorate the event and also to remember the wines you really liked! That way next time you’re at the store, you can just open up your photo library and know what you want to purchase.

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Kevin Costello kevin.costello@cascadehassonsir.com 503.939.9801

Riley Costello riley.costello@cascadehassonsir.com 971.322.6205

Photo credit: Béla Balogh