Portland Wine

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We’ve been busy at the warehouse. It’s probably got something to do with the lack of snow on the mountain and the excitement of early spring weather in Portland.
The rooftop is covered with healthy indigenous vegetation as well as sporting a new 15 ton high efficiency two phase cooling unit. On the first floor, we captured another 4,000 sq. ft of storage space for commercial use. The space is partitioned out into several medium and large size spaces to accommodate wine importers, wholesalers, and anybody else needing a secure climate controlled space. There are many amenities here at our facility and we see it as a wine business incubator for those starting out as well as for those already established but who are running a lean enterprise.
Our wine retail program, purevinewines.com, continues to grow with new members from all over the country. While part of our job has gotten easier due to all of the new organic and biodynamic wineries, it has at the same time gotten more difficult with so many great selections to choose from; lots of tastings. We’re proud to say Oregon is way ahead of anywhere else in regards to eco conscious farming and biodynamic principles. I’d love to see more Washington wines take up this trend. The club format is a lot of fun for us and keeps us on our toes by always looking for the next wine candidate. Fortunately, the club has not outgrown the supply available to us. Many of the wines we feature are small batch productions with very limited quantities. Right now we are in that "sweet spot" where we are big enough to have the buying power but still small enough where we can provide these rare wines to all our members. We love all the feedback and wine reviews we’ve been getting on the purevinewines site. We encourage more of you to do this as it adds to the overall experience and lets us know if we’re doing a good enough job. We’ve taken special care to follow your suggestions and fulfill your requests.