Building Wine Culture in a Beer Town Remember when Portland was more of a beer town than a wine town? Not anymore! Read More Celebrations, SeasonalCynthia SutterAugust 5, 2019Lisa Elbert, Wine Culture, Beer vs Wine, Rising Star Sommelier Brent Braun, Castagna, Oregon, Caryn Benke, sommelier at Ava Gene’s, Sommelier Emily Salko of Olympia Provisions Southeast, Katie Sombat, sommelier at Tusk, Rising Star Sommelier Ksandek Podbielski of CoquineComment