• HOT TICKET
Best of the West at Bar Lola wine dinner
THIS IS DEFINITELY a great week for sampling West Coast wines. Bar Lola’s April wine dinner will feature selections from Washington’s Walla Walla region and the Columbia Valley; the Rogue and Willamette Valleys in Oregon; and the Russian River, Napa and Paso Robles in California.
WHEN: 6:30 p.m. Tuesday
WHERE: Bar Lola, 100 Congress St., Portland
HOW MUCH: $70; includes five-course dinner, wine pairings, tax and gratuity
INFO: 775-5652
• CHEAP THRILL
A little free advice on Oregon vino
IF YOU CAN’T afford a wine dinner, try some West Coast wines at a tasting brought to you by a former Mainer who now lives in the other Portland but is coming back to share his discoveries from small, family-owned Oregon wineries.
WHEN: 3:30 to 7 p.m. Saturday
WHERE: Freeport Cheese and Wine, 178 Lower Main St.
HOW MUCH: Free
INFO: orwawine.com
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