If you have any questions about our events calendar (including inquiries for event partnerships!) please reach out to our winemaker Vivianne Kennedy at vivianne@ramcellars.com!
Friday, February 20th, 3-6pm - Progress Ridge New Seasons Market
Viv will be out pouring Sparkle Pony Red, Petit Verdot, Tempranillo, and our 2024 Forbidden Cats label Merlot at New Seasons Market Progress Ridge location at 14805 SW Barrows Rd, Beaverton, OR.
Saturday, May 9th, 11am-2pm - Belmont Market of Choice
Viv will be pouring our Roussanne, Orange Fraiche, VIV label Almost Red and our Cabernet Franc at Market of Choice’s Belmont location in SE Portland at 1090 SE Belmont St, Portland, OR, 97214.
Saturday, May 9th, 3pm-6pm - Arbor Lodge New Seasons
Viv will be pouring our Gruner Veltliner, Orange Fraiche, Merlot, and Sparkle Pony Red at New Seasons Market’s Arbor Lodge location located at 6400 N Interstate Ave, Portland, OR, 97217
Come out to taste wine and hang out with Portland's queer and trans owned winery, RAM Cellars, for our monthly tasting room experience pop up at Mirrorball Northwest on Saturday, May 16th (from 2pm to 7pm) and Sunday, May 17th (from 12pm-5pm). We’ll have a variety of flights and wines by the glass, including all of our limited releases - like our Sparkle Pony rose, White Tempranillo, and our Petit Verdot - alongside core favorites like our Orange Fraiche and Cabernet Franc.
Additionally, our winemaker Viv will be pouring and featuring some fun May-only 3 and 6 wine flights and pouring some library and limited-edition wines including our 2023 dry Riesling and some limited back vintage bottles of our favorite chillable reds!
Come enjoy a flight or a glass or grab some bottles for you or someone you love and help us raise a glass to good times and sunny days ahead!
Come out to taste wine and hang out with Portland's queer and trans owned winery, RAM Cellars, for our monthly tasting room experience pop up at Mirrorball Northwest on Saturday, May 16th (from 2pm to 7pm) and Sunday, May 17th (from 12pm-5pm). We’ll have a variety of flights and wines by the glass, including all of our limited releases - like our Sparkle Pony rose, White Tempranillo, and our Petit Verdot - alongside core favorites like our Orange Fraiche and Cabernet Franc.
Additionally, our winemaker Viv will be pouring and featuring some fun May-only 3 and 6 wine flights and pouring some library and limited-edition wines including our 2023 dry Riesling and some limited back vintage bottles of our favorite chillable reds!
Come enjoy a flight or a glass or grab some bottles for you or someone you love and help us raise a glass to good times and sunny days ahead!
Join us on Thursday, May 28th for a magical evening of RAM Cellars wines paired with incredible food by host wine bar and bottle shop Respite!
Weave your way through stories told via thoughtful cuisine and wines made with purpose and passion and raise a glass with Madisyn & Hanley of Respite and our winemaker Vivianne!
We’ll update the event posting as soon as we have a link for tickets and hope that you’ll be able to join us!
Join us on Friday, May 29th, from 5pm to 8pm at Lucy’s Bottle Shop in Seattle’s Lower Magnolia Neighborhood as we raise a glass to our custom label Fête Orange wine in collaboration with Lucy’s BS. You’ll be able to enjoy Lucy’s new house wine alongside 4 other wines crafted by us here at RAM Cellars and we can’t wait to share all of these wines with you!
We cant wait to see you at our Fête Orange release party and RAM Cellars wine tasting at Lucy's Bottle Shop on the last Friday in May!
Wine & Wigs - a wine festival featuring queer wineries by Vinos Pinguinos, a Seattle wine club
Let's uncork some magic as a kick-off to Pride Month with some of the best Queer-owned wineries of the West Coast. This is a whimsical wine tasting of some serious wines. Producers such as RAM Cellars, Lares Wines, Augustina Cellars, Birdhorse Wines, Landmass Wines, and Footprint Wine Tap will all be on-site pouring those perfect wines for the summer.
Whether you’re a seasoned sommelier or just in for the vibes, come thirsty and leave fabulous. Shop confidently knowing your wine purchases are supporting queer-owned businesses! Vinos Pinguinos will have all bottles sampled available for sale at the event!
Tickets are non-transferable | 21+ only
Early Bird tickets $35 per person (limited availability)
General Admission $55 per person
The wine is just the beginning! We’re turning up the volume with:
🎧 Live DJ: Spinning upbeat anthems to keep you moving
🌯 Food Pop-Up: Delicious bites available for sale by Swine Dining
📸 Photobooth: Capture your look and strike a pose with the squad
Wear your best wig! We want to see neon bobs & towering tresses, show off your Pride with your most head-turning hair. It’s colorful, it’s camp, and it’s going to be iconic.
Find out more information and get your tickets here!
Come out to taste wine and hang out with Portland's queer and trans owned winery, RAM Cellars, for our monthly tasting room experience pop up at Mirrorball Northwest on Saturday, April 18th (from 2pm to 7pm) and Sunday, April 19th (from 12pm-5pm). We’ll have a variety of flights and wines by the glass, including all of our limited releases - like our Sparkle Pony rose, White Tempranillo, and our Petit Verdot - alongside core favorites like our Orange Fraiche and Cabernet Franc.
Additionally, our winemaker Viv will be pouring and featuring some fun April-only 3 and 6 wine flights and pouring some library and limited-edition wines including our Chardonnay, a back vintage of dry Riesling, and current and previous vintages of our Rose of Tempranillo and our VIV label Lumiere Rose blend!
Come enjoy a flight or a glass or grab some bottles for you or someone you love and help us raise a glass to the arrival of spring!
Come out to taste wine and hang out with Portland's queer and trans owned winery, RAM Cellars, for our monthly tasting room experience pop up at Mirrorball Northwest on Saturday, April 18th (from 2pm to 7pm) and Sunday, April 19th (from 12pm-5pm). We’ll have a variety of flights and wines by the glass, including all of our limited releases - like our Sparkle Pony rose, White Tempranillo, and our Petit Verdot - alongside core favorites like our Orange Fraiche and Cabernet Franc.
Additionally, our winemaker Viv will be pouring and featuring some fun April-only 3 and 6 wine flights and pouring some library and limited-edition wines including our Chardonnay, a back vintage of dry Riesling, and current and previous vintages of our Rose of Tempranillo and our VIV label Lumiere Rose blend!
Come enjoy a flight or a glass or grab some bottles for you or someone you love and help us raise a glass to the arrival of spring!
Come out to taste wine and hang out with Portland's queer and trans owned winery, RAM Cellars, for our monthly tasting room experience pop up at Mirrorball Northwest on Saturday, February 21st (from 2pm to 7pm) and Sunday, February 22nd (from 12pm-5pm). We’ll have a variety of flights and wines by the glass, including all of our limited releases - like our Sparkle Pony rose, White Tempranillo, and our Petit Verdot - alongside core favorites like our Orange Fraiche and Cabernet Franc.
Come out to taste wine and hang out with Portland's queer and trans owned winery, RAM Cellars, for our monthly tasting room experience pop up at Mirrorball Northwest on Saturday, February 21st (from 2pm to 7pm) and Sunday, February 22nd (from 12pm-5pm). We’ll have a variety of flights and wines by the glass, including all of our limited releases - like our Sparkle Pony rose, White Tempranillo, and our Petit Verdot - alongside core favorites like our Orange Fraiche and Cabernet Franc.
Come out to taste wine and hang out with Portland's queer and trans owned winery, RAM Cellars, for our monthly tasting room experience pop up at Mirrorball Northwest on Saturday, December 13th and Sunday, December 14th, from 2pm to 7pm both days. We’ll have a variety of flights and wines by the glass, including all of our limited releases - like our Sparkle Pony rose, White Tempranillo, and our Petit Verdot - alongside core favorites like our Orange Fraiche and Cabernet Franc. Come enjoy a flight or a glass or grab some bottles for your holiday gatherings!
Come out to taste wine and hang out with Portland's queer and trans owned winery, RAM Cellars, for our monthly tasting room experience pop up at Mirrorball Northwest on Saturday, December 13th and Sunday, December 14th, from 2pm to 7pm both days. We’ll have a variety of flights and wines by the glass, including all of our limited releases - like our Sparkle Pony rose, White Tempranillo, and our Petit Verdot - alongside core favorites like our Orange Fraiche and Cabernet Franc. Come enjoy a flight or a glass or grab some bottles for your holiday gatherings!
Saturday the 13th will also feature a collaboration with our dear friend Diana Schultz from Augustina Cellars!
Come out to taste wine and hang out with Portland's queer and trans owned winery, RAM Cellars, for our monthly tasting room experience pop up at Mirrorball Northwest on Saturday, November 15th and Sunday, November 16th, from 2pm to 7pm both days. We’ll have a variety of flights and wines by the glass, including all of our limited releases - like our Sparkle Pony rose, White Tempranillo, and our Petit Verdot - alongside core favorites like our Orange Fraiche and Cabernet Franc. Come enjoy a flight or a glass or grab some bottles for your holiday gatherings!
Come out to taste wine and hang out with Portland's queer and trans owned winery, RAM Cellars, for our monthly tasting room experience pop up at Mirrorball Northwest on Saturday, November 15th and Sunday, November 16th, from 2pm to 7pm both days. We’ll have a variety of flights and wines by the glass, including all of our limited releases - like our Sparkle Pony rose, White Tempranillo, and our Petit Verdot - alongside core favorites like our Orange Fraiche and Cabernet Franc. Come enjoy a flight or a glass or grab some bottles for your holiday gatherings!
Viv will be pouring 4 of our wines at 45th Parallel in St. John’s on Tuesday, August 5th, 2025. Join us from 5-8 at one of our favorite places to share - and enjoy - wine as we pour our Gruner Veltliner, Orange Fraiche, Almost Red, and Cabernet Franc for you!
Viv will be pouring 4 of our wines for the first time at Wines on Second in the Dalles on Friday, August 1st, 2025. Join us from 5-8 at this Columbia gorge sister shop to 45th Parallel in St. John’s as we share our Gruner Veltliner, Orange Fraiche, Almost Red, and Cabernet Franc!
Join Viv at Living Room Wines on Wednesday, July 30th, as she pours our Gruner Veltliner, Orange Fraiche, ‘Almost Red’ chilled red blend, and our Sparkle Pony Red! The wine will be flowing from 5pm-7pm+! We’re so stoked to team up with Living Room Wines to feature these wines at their lovely St. John’s establishment!
Join Aidan at Community Wine bar to taste through the RAM Cellars wines as well as the wines of Gonzales Wine Company on Friday, March 21st, from 3pm to 8pm.
Vivianne will be behind the bar at Community Wine Bar on Sunday, March 9th from 1pm-6pm, hosting our quarterly Cellar Club ‘Forbidden Cats Social Club’ pickup weekend and is teaming up with Community Wine Bar’s neighbor, Jen’s Pastries, to offer a 6 wine ‘wine and pastries’ pairing featuring pairings of our wines and some incredible sweet and savory treats from Jen’s.
Viv will be behind the bar at Community Wine Bar on Saturday, March 8th from 1pm-8pm, hosting our quarterly Cellar Club ‘Forbidden Cats Social Club’ pickup weekend and is teaming up with Community Wine Bar’s neighbor, Jen’s Pastries, to offer a 6 wine ‘wine and pastries’ pairing featuring pairings of our wines and some incredible sweet and savory treats from Jen’s.
We can’t wait to host you and share the wines with you!
Join Viv and Beatrice at Ora Et Labora wine shop in Portland (3928 N Williams Ave, Portland, OR), Friday, March 7th, from 5pm to 8pm to taste through 4 wines and meet and chat with our winemaking team! We are so stoked for this event and hope to see you there. We’ll be pouring our 2023 dry Riesling, 2023 Orange Fraiche, 2023 Rose of Tempranillo, and 2022 Malbec.
Join Aidan at Community Wine bar to taste through the RAM Cellars wines as well as the wines of Gonzales Wine Company on Friday, March 7th from 3pm to 8pm!
Join Viv at Community Wine bar to taste through the RAM Cellars wines as well as the wines of Gonzales Wine Company on Thursday, March 6th from 3pm to 8pm!
We are SO excited to taste three wines with you, and more importantly, share space and time, even digitally, with you!
We’ll be going live on zoom to connect with you and share three wines - our 2022 Riesling, 2021 Le Belier Orange, and 2021 Malbec! In keeping with our more recent tasting clubs, the sessions will include a trivia component as well for some added fun!
We’ll be holding 2 sessions this go-round: one on Friday, March 24th from 5:30pm-7pm-ish PST and one on Saturday, April 1st from 5:30pm-7pm-ish PST.
$3 dollars from the sale of every tasting club ticket is donated to our VIV label partner organizations, split between the Transgender Legal Defense and Education Fund, in support of their Name Change Project, Portland’s Q Center, and the Trans Lifeline!
Your tasting club ticket gets you 250ml bottles of all three wines, our tasting notes, and access to one of these hour-plus Zoom tasting events! We can’t wait to share these wines with you! Tickets are available in our webstore!
Cheers!
Team RAM Cellars
On Sunday, March 26th, from 5pm to 8pm, at Hip Chicks Do Wine (4510 SE 23rd St, Portland, OR), we'll be pouring a special lineup of our wines for your tasting pleasure, including some special 2022 new release wines!
We'll be pouring the wines at each table over the course of the tasting and look forward to spending quality time with each of you at the event! Your ticket price of $25 also includes a personal charcuterie plate (vegan option available!) and a vegan cupcake to pair with the tasting! Our dear friend Rayne will also be playing music for much of the event as well!
We'll be pouring our:
2022 Riesling
2022 Chardonnay
2022 Roussanne
2022 Orange Fraiche, our signature skin-contact fermented Riesling
2022 Sparkle Pony Pet Nat (Cinsault Rosé)
2022 VIV label 'Almost Red' a Nouveau-style field blend of equal parts Pinot Noir, Pinot Gris, and Chardonnay from Oregon's Columbia Gorge, co-fermented
And our 2021 Malbec
Please join us for a night of wine, laughter, and fun!
Tickets are available through Eventbrite at the following URL:
https://ram-cellars-spring-fling.eventbrite.com
We are SO excited to taste three wines with you, and more importantly, share space and time, even digitally, with you!
We’ll be going live on Zoom to connect with you and share three wines - our 2022 Riesling, 2021 Le Belier Orange, and our 2021 Malbec! And, as we’ve been doing more recently, the sessions will include a trivia component as well for some added fun!
We’ll be holding two sessions this go-round: one on Friday, March 24th from 5:30pm-7pm-ish PST and one on Saturday, April 1st from 5:30pm-7pm-ish PST.
$3 dollars from the sale of every tasting club ticket is donated to our VIV label partner organizations, split between the Transgender Legal Defense and Education Fund, in support of their Name Change Project, Portland’s Q Center, and the Trans Lifeline!
Your tasting club ticket gets you 250ml bottles of all three wines, our tasting notes, and access to one of these hour-plus Zoom tasting events! We can’t wait to share these wines with you! Tickets are available in our webstore!
Cheers!
Team RAM Cellars
On Saturday, March 11th from 1pm to 5pm at Cellar 503 (4407 SE Corbett, Portland, OR), we'll be pouring a special lineup of our wines for your tasting pleasure, including some special 2022 new release wines, alongside our friends at Hooray For You and Sis & Mae Wine Co!
We'll be pouring our:
2022 Roussanne
2022 Orange Fraiche, our signature skin-contact fermented Riesling
2022 VIV label 'Almost Red' a Nouveau-style field blend of equal parts Pinot Noir, Pinot Gris, and Chardonnay from Oregon's Columbia Gorge, co-fermented
2021 Malbec
Please join us for a day of wine, laughter, and good times tasting the wares of 3 wonderful Oregon wineries!
Tickets are available through Eventbrite at the following URL:
https://spring-soiree-at-cellar-503.eventbrite.com
Come see us at New Seasons Market’s Hawthorne location on Friday, March 10th, from 4pm to 7pm as we pour 4 of our current release wines!
Viv will be pouring our:
2022 Roussanne
2022 Orange Fraiche
2017 Cabernet Franc
And our 2021 Malbec!
We hope to see you there!
Join us on Friday March 3rd, 2023, from 4pm to 7pm at Helioterra Winery (2025 SE 7th Avenue Portland, Oregon 97214). Viv will be pouring 4 of our wines as part of Helioterra’s First Friday wine pourings, which feature women winemakers each month!
She’ll be pouring our:
2021 VIV label Cot Blanc (white Malbec)
2022 Orange Fraiche
2022 VIV label ‘Almost Red’
And our 2021 Malbec!
Come see us at New Seasons Market Arbor Lodge on Friday, February 17th, from 4pm to 7pm as we pour 5 of our current release wines!
Viv will be pouring our:
2022 Riesling
2022 Roussanne
2022 Orange Fraiche
2019 Pinot Noir
And our 2021 Malbec!
We hope to see you there!
Join us on Friday, December 9th as we set up shop from 5pm to 7pm and pour 4 of our current wines for your tasting pleasure, hosted by our friends at Cellar Dog in Sellwood (1620 SE Claybourne St #106-A, Portland, OR).
All tasting fees will be donated to the Pongo Fund, an Oregon pet food foodbank that supports pets and people in and around Portland, Oregon and beyond!
We’ll be pouring our:
2021 Cot Blanc (white Malbec)
2021 Le Belier Orange
2021 Rose of Malbec
and our newly released
2021 Malbec
On Sunday, December 4th, from 5pm to 8pm, at Hip Chicks Do Wine (4510 SE 23rd St, Portland, OR), we'll be pouring a special lineup of our wines for your tasting pleasure, including some special 2022 new release wines! $5 from the sale of every ticket will be donated to Portland's Q Center as part of our commitment to do good for communities we are a part of!
We'll be pouring the wines at each table over the course of the tasting and look forward to spending quality time with each of you at the event! Your ticket price of $25 also includes a personal charcuterie plate (vegan option available!) and a vegan cupcake to pair with the tasting! Our dear friend Rayne will also be playing music for much of the event as well!
We'll be pouring our:
2021 Riesling
2021 Le Belier Orange, a skin-contact fermented blend of 60% Riesling, 25% Roussanne, and 15% Chardonnay
2022 Orange Fraiche, our signature skin-contact fermented Riesling
2021 Rosé of Malbec
2016 Cabernet Franc
2022 VIV label 'Almost Red' a Nouveau-style field blend of equal parts Pinot Noir, Pinot Gris, and Chardonnay from Oregon's Columbia Gorge, co-fermented
2022 'Forbidden Cats Red' a Nouveau-style field blend of 60% Merlot and 40% Cinsault
Please join us for a night of wine, laughter, and fun, all while supporting Portland's Q Center!
Tickets are available through Eventbrite at the following URL:
https://RAM-Cellars-Winter-Winedown.eventbrite.com
Join us the weekend after Thanksgiving for Flights & Bites with our friends at Hip Chicks Do Wine.
We have been invited to pour alongside the Hip Chicks in their tasting room at 4510 SE 23rd Avenue, Portland, Oregon, 97220. In total, there will have 8-10 wines on the flight + HCDW’s Holiday Mulled Wine.
Tickets are $30 and we strongly recommend you purchase in advance. A portion of the tasting fees will be donated to Esther’s Pantry. We encourage you to bring donations of non-perishable food items and personal hygiene items as well. As a thank you for bringing a donation we will give you $5 off of any bottle purchases.
Holiday Inspired Small Plates available for purchase. We will have Holiday Gift packs available and special discounts on wine purchases plus our Holiday Mulled Wine Kits. This is a seated tasting with socially distanced tables. Seating my be available both inside and outside depending on weather.
Event hours are:
Saturday 11/27 2pm - 8pm
Sunday 11/28 1pm -5pm
Tickets are available through HCDW’s website!
Join us the weekend after Thanksgiving for Flights & Bites with our friends at Hip Chicks Do Wine.
We have been invited to pour alongside the Hip Chicks in their tasting room at 4510 SE 23rd Avenue, Portland, Oregon, 97220. In total, there will have 8-10 wines on the flight + HCDW’s Holiday Mulled Wine.
Tickets are $30 and we strongly recommend you purchase in advance. A portion of the tasting fees will be donated to Esther’s Pantry. We encourage you to bring donations of non-perishable food items and personal hygiene items as well. As a thank you for bringing a donation we will give you $5 off of any bottle purchases.
Holiday Inspired Small Plates available for purchase. We will have Holiday Gift packs available and special discounts on wine purchases plus our Holiday Mulled Wine Kits. This is a seated tasting with socially distanced tables. Seating my be available both inside and outside depending on weather.
Event hours are:
Saturday 11/27 2pm - 8pm
Sunday 11/28 1pm -5pm
Tickets are available through HCDW’s website!
We’ll be pouring 3 of our wines at the 2022 Taste For Equity Gala, which is currently sold out!
https://www.pdxtaste.org/2022-gala
Join us on Saturday, November 12th as we head out to Astoria, Oregon to set up shop and pour 4 of our current wines for your tasting pleasure, hosted by our dear friends at WineKraft (80 10th St, Astoria, OR)!
The tasting is $15 for 4 of our wines and is waived with any bottle purchase!
We’ll be pouring our:
2021 Cot Blanc (white Malbec)
2021 Le Belier Orange
2021 Rose of Malbec
and our newly released
2021 Malbec
