2015 Oregon Wine A-List Awards – Winners Revealed

The Oregon Wine Board, in association with Oregon Wine Press, has revealed the 2015 Oregon Wine A-List Award-winning restaurants. The Oregon Wine A-List Awards pay tribute to restaurants that display a superior commitment to presenting and promoting the diverse wines of Oregon.

“The Oregon Wine A-List Awards guide consumers to restaurants, both in-state and outside of Oregon, that promote and feature Oregon wines in concert with their menus and cuisines,” said Ellen Brittan, Oregon Wine Board chairwoman. “We’re very proud of each A-List Award winner’s commitment to Oregon wines.”

The 2015 Oregon Wine A-List, organized into seven geographic regions, can be found in the Oregon Wine Almanac, an annual publication of the Oregon Wine Press, online at oregonwinealist.com, and listed below.

“We received a great many nominations for restaurants that go out of their way to feature Oregon wines,” said Hilary Berg, Oregon Wine Press editor. “It’s heartening to realize how many fine dining establishments appreciate the food affinity of Oregon wines.”

Each A-List restaurant is also eligible to win a prestigious Oregon Wine A-List Regional Star Award as 2015’s most outstanding restaurant supporter of Oregon wine within its region. From among the Regional Stars, a single restaurant will be named the Oregon Wine A-List Restaurant of the Year.

The Regional Star Award winners and the Restaurant of the Year will be announced at the Oregon Wine Industry Awards Dinner at the Oregon Wine Symposium in Portland on Feb. 24, 2015. The Oregon Wine A-List Sommelier of the Year will also be announced at that time. The dinner and awards presentation will be emceed by Doug Frost, MS, MW. Tickets for the Awards Dinner may be purchased by visiting symposium.oregonwine.org.

All nominated restaurants were carefully reviewed by a select committee of Oregon wine industry professionals. Nominees were evaluated, and winners chosen, on a variety of criteria including, but not limited to, the proportion of Oregon wines on their list, diverse representation of Oregon wine varieties and geographic regions, graphic prominence of Oregon wines on the list, and the restaurant’s commitment to events and promotions that feature Oregon wines.

Oregon Wine A-List Award Winners
(in alphabetical order within region)

Portland Metro
Allium
Bluehour
The Bent
Davis Street Tavern
The Farm Café
Five Spice
Five 0 Three
The Heathman
Higgins
Imperial
Jake’s Crawfish
Meriwether’s
OBA
Paley’s Place
Park Kitchen
Portland City Grill
Roots
Salty’s on the Columbia
Urban Farmer
Veritable Quandary

Willamette Valley
1910 Main Bistro
Bentley’s Grill
Bistro Maison
The Blue Goat
Dundee Bistro
Joel Palmer House
JORY at the Allison
La Rambla
Marché
Nick’s Italian Café
Orupa
Painted Lady
Recipe
Red Hills Provincial Dining
Silver Grill
Subterra
Sybaris
Thistle
Tina’s

Columbia Gorge
Celilo
Nora’s Table
Riverside
Simon’s at the Columbia Gorge Hotel
Timberline Lodge

Coast and Central Oregon
Ariana
The Bay House
Bridgewater Bistro
The Gallery at Bandon Dunes
Greg’s Grill
Kayo’s
Redfish
Restaurant Beck
Stephanie Inn
Sunriver
Zydeco Kitchen
Southern Oregon
Alchemy
Bella Union
Jacksonville Inn
Kaleidoscope Pizza
Larks
Peerless
Pomodori Bistro International
Prospect Hotel
Rogue Regency Grill
Steamboat Inn

National
Artist Point (Orlando, FL)
Bern’s Steakhouse (Tampa, FL)
Bilbo Baggins (Alexandria, VA)
The Herbfarm (Woodinville, WA)
Twisted Cork (Omaha, NE)

International
Oregon Bar & Grill (Tokyo, Japan)
Norda Bar & Grill (Göteborg, Sweden)

**Press release provided by Cole Danehower on behalf of the Oregon Wine Board