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I will be standing up and pouring liquids once more at the Cedar Hills New Seasons from 1-4pm tomorrow (Saturday 7/16). Come prop me up with your support.

I will be pouring the whole lineup at the Happy Valley New Seasons store tomorrow from 4-7pm. We always have a fun time ’cause they know how to party in the happy valley – and that’s probably part of the reason that the valley is happy in the first place, right?

We’ve just been told by a reliable source that a certain Hollywood/New York actress was seen enjoying more than one glass of Behemoth with her foie gras profiteroles at a certain chic Eastside boite. Is she in Portland for the roller derby or just to ride in cars with boys? Maybe she’s scouting wines for her next party . . . .

Come taste the wines for free – no cost to you – at the Orenco Station New Seasons store this coming Friday(6/3) from 4pm-7pm. We’ll be pouring some Brooks wines as well just to sweeten the pot. See y’all there.

The humble demon rated a nice mention by Katherine Cole in the Oregonian Spring Wine Guide. “It’s a no-brainer for pairing with burgers, steaks and charred portobellos,” writes Ms. Cole. Making you hungry? Read the whole piece here

If you are planning a trip to The Valley this Memorial Day Weekend, you will have a chance to taste Behemoth in Dundee, Oregon.

I will be pouring The Demon and Love & Squalor wines (including the new 2009 Pinot noir) alongside a handful of other micro producers. Meet the winemakers! Eat some food! Buy some wine! Details follow:

Memorial Day Weekend
Press Wine Bar | Dundee, OR |
Saturday, May 28th + Sunday, May 29th | 11-4pm |
$20 tasting fee includes heavy snacks and 5 wineries
Directions here

Hope to see you there.

The Behemoth wine label is designed by Angela Reat of Imprint. The illustration is based on an 1863 drawing by L. Breton that first appeared along with a series of other demon drawings in Colin de Plancy’s famous Dictionnaire Infernal.

Angela presented the idea of the Behemoth wine label to the Pacific Northwest College of Art Advanced Illustration Studio taught by Kristin Rogers Brown. They used it as an assignment. The results were very exciting and outside of the norm for wine labels. I have posted a few below.

Here are some of the artist’s links:

Josh Ramp

Cassi

Morgaine Faye

I sent off the first boxes of Behemoth this morning to expectant wine lovers in Northern California, Southern California, Georgia and New York. I can already hear corks a’poppin’ across the country. You can get yours delivered to your doorstep as well. Go to the ‘buy wine’ page for more details, or just drop me a line and let me know what you need.  Cheers!

Bruce Bauer, owner of Vino wine shop, blogger, gourmand and bon vivant, is now writing for Portland Food and Wine. His first piece about slurpable summer reds includes some very nice words about Behemoth. You can check out the article here and then stop by his shop on SE 28th and pick up some of his recommendations.