Fifty/Fifty
By Sophia McDonald
In 2021, two of the Willamette Valley’s original wineries Adelsheim Vineyard in Newberg and Sokol Blosser Winery in Dayton are commemorating their golden anniversaries. Their influential leaders share some reflections on their past, talk about what they’re doing in the present and provide a glimpse into the future and, if the Oregon industry is so fortunate, the next 50.
David Adelsheim was in the Army during the Vietnam War; however, he was stationed 2000 miles away in Korea. There received his first serious introduction to the genteel subject of wine. “I had a captain who was from Puerto Rico who really knew wine,” he said. “We didn’t taste wine a lot, but from time to time, he would find a bottle, and he would talk about it in a much more serious way than I was used to hearing about wine.”
Newberg pub loses liquor license for defying COVID rules February 27 2021
Old Town Pub & Grill continues to operate following sanctions by the county health department and the OLCC.
A Newberg business has found itself on the wrong side of state and county government after refusing to adhere to health and safety standards issued to fight the pandemic.
For the past several months Old Town Bar & Grill on First and Blaine streets has operated as a members association and allowed its patrons to imbibe, socialize and enjoy live music in tight quarters with little or no social distancing. The business s continued operation caught the attention of state agencies after complaints were lodged that it remained open while other restaurants and drinking establishments were shuttered after Gov. Kate Brown s Stay Home, Save Lives order was issued in November in reaction to a dramatic uptick in cases and deaths from the COVID-19 coronavirus in the state.
Lane County has been in the extreme risk category since Dec. 2, when Gov. Kate Brown s risk categories first became active. The extreme category only allows for outdoor, distanced dining and takeout no indoor dining. Brown announced this week that Lane County will be able to move into the high risk category, which does allow for indoor dining, effective Friday, Feb. 26.
The licensees of record for the bar and restaurant are James Butt, managing member, and Shawn Werner, who is a member of Route JGB Enterprises, LLC, according to OLCC.
In December, the licensee of Twisted River contacted OLCC to say they would be reopening for indoor dining against state rules, the release stated. OLCC advised against this.
OLCC suspends liquor license of Springfield saloon for allowing indoor dining
PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) The Oregon Liquor Control Commission issued an Order of Immediate License Suspension this week to the licensee of Twisted River Saloon in Springfield for violating public health social distancing requirements, by allowing indoor on-premises consumption of food and drink.
The business, which holds a Full On-Premises sales license is not allowed to sell or serve any alcoholic beverages, the agency said Wednesday. The order was issued Tuesday.
Last December, the licensee of the bar and restaurant contacted the OLCC to inform the agency that the Twisted River Saloon would be reopening; at the time, Lane County was in the “Extreme Risk” category, during which indoor dining is not allowed.