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Legislature
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New wine bar to showcase local vineyards |
Crush Wine Lounge and Bistro set for Aug. 3 opening
in former
home of Chamber |
By David
Sale, Newberg
Graphic reporter
E-mail David at
dsale@eaglenewspapers.com
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Local wine lovers will soon get a side
order of Pearl District sophistication without the drive to Portland
with the scheduled Aug. 3 opening of the Crush Wine Lounge & Bistro.
Located in the former office of the Chehalem Valley Chamber of
Commerce, a Victorian home on Washington and Hancock streets, the
bistro will offer a range of appetizers and wine by the glass, said
owner Jessica More.
“There’s so many boutique winemakers in the area, we decided to
open a bar that would showcase their product,” she said. “It’ll all
be Oregon wines; most of it will have been made within about 15
miles of this spot.”
Consulting with Natalie’s Estate owner Boyd Teagarden, More is
developing a list of Newberg- and Dundee-area labels that include
vintages from Owen Roe, Arborbrook and Domaine Meriwether — with
more to come.
“The list will change and evolve depending on what’s available,”
More said. “We’d also like to feature wineries where we offer an
expanded selection for a week or a month.”
But fine wine will not be the only thing on display at the bistro,
as More, with the aid of designer Richard Whitehurst, are working to
remodel the former office into a swanky night spot.
“It’ll be kind of posh — lots of overstuffed chairs, kind of a
mismatched-but-on-purpose style,” she said. “We’ll have a red room,
a purple room and a private dining area behind a big velvet
curtain.”
“Newberg’s definitely ready for a place like this and I hope that a
lot of the winemakers we work with will come here to talk about
their craft,” she added.
More and her husband, Trent, began planning the bistro after
deciding to renovate the house, which they purchased after the
Chamber moved out and which formerly housed Trent More’s real estate
business, United Land Investments.
“Our hope is that it will be the ‘before and after’ place, where
people will stop by after work or before a movie, have a glass of
wine and some dessert,” she said. “We’ll have beer too, but only
from Oregon brewers, in keeping with the theme.”. |
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From
June 18,
2007, Newberg Graphic
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