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News and Events
Postponed to May 2025
Wildcat Wine Wednesday
This event has been rescheduled to May 2025. Date coming soon.
Celebrate "Come Over October" with Grace Evenstad, investor of The Center for Wine Education and founder and owner of Domain Serene, at the 2024 inaugural 'Wildcat Wine Wednesday'. Hosted by Maria Ponzi, this fireside chat will illuminate the story behind Grace's remarkable journey in wine, the importance of wine education and the possibilities in wine business, and her insights on the current state of the industry. Don't miss this inspiring conversation and wine tasting!
Read the latest issue
Wildcat Wine Newsletter
August, 2024
Oregon Wine Press
Fermenting the Future
Maria Ponzi has ambitious plans for the Linfield University Center for wine Education.
Season 7, Episode 4
Wine Crush Podcast
Maria Ponzi, Director of the LU Center for Wine, and Paul Johnson, Manager of Linfield’s Acorn to Oak Tasting Experience, join Linfield alum and Wine Crush Podcast host Heidi Moore for an interview.
June 2024
Wine Business News
Celebrating the Future of Wine
Toasting Their 7th Graduating Wine Studies Class with Oregon Bubbles in the Heart of the Willamette Valley.
Linfield Center for Wine Education
Recent news
International Pinot Noir Celebration (IPNC)
For 38 years, Linfield's McMinnville campus has been the home of IPNC, a world-renowned celebration of Pinot Noir and a showcase for the Northwest’s famed farm-to-table cuisine. Regarded as one of the finest wine events globally, IPNC draws top producers, wine industry professionals, and passionate wine enthusiasts from every corner of the world to taste pinot noirs and dance together under the stars.
Other Regional Events
Oregon Wine Symposium
The annual event is held at the Oregon Convention Center and provides a gathering place for the wine industry to come together as a community, to learn and celebrate its achievements.
Salud! Auction
For more than 25 years, ¡Salud! has been dedicated to providing health care services and outreach to Oregon vineyard workers and their families.