2022 Winemaker Dinner featuring Yardy Eugene
We had the pleasure of hosting Chef Isiah Martinez, founder of Yardy Eugene, for a delicious evening of Afro-Caribbean cuisine paired with library wines.
Wine Country Adventure: Spring
The New Vintage Blooms As you venture out into wine country around the months of April & May, you will see the newest vintage “breaking” through. The vines are waking up, leaves begin to open and reach for the sunshine. You are getting the first visible glimpse of the upcoming […]
Wine Country Adventure: Winter
Cellar Season in Wine Country Winter in wine country is referred to “cellar season“. The grapes from the harvest are either in tanks or freshly placed in barrels to begin a key fermentation process. This very important process takes place in the cellar – hence “cellar season”. When visiting wineries […]
Meet our winemaker: Leo Gabica
Leo was the first-ever Sweet Cheeks employee, and his journey is as delightfully unconventional as his wines.
Wine Country Adventure: Autumn
Plan Your Visit Visiting wineries in the autumn can often be the most exciting time. The Willamette Valley experiences harvest between September and October, so you may catch a glimpse of tractors pulling large bins of grapes to the crush pad. Before you ask – no, we don’t physically get […]
Motiv8 Foundation 2021 Event
Ohana means Family The 2021 Motiv8 Foundation event at Sweet Cheeks Winery took place on Father’s Day. It’s an important date for the Mariota family as they always try to be together on that Sunday. The inagural event attendance was kept to a minimum, but The Motiv8 Foundation plans to […]
Summer Starter Kit
Summer Time & Chilled Wine Sunshine, blue skies, and warm breezy afternoons are here, a time when we kick off our shoes, put our feet up, and soak in all that is summer. Ahead are the months of trail hiking, coastal camping, and backyard barbecuing; when the red wine in […]
Does It Pair: Artichokes
We are doing a fun challenge “Does It Pair” is a series of blog posts about foods that are universally known to not pair with wine. We’re food and wine fanatics here at Sweet Cheeks Winery, so we decided to take these non-pairable foods and create ourselves a fun challenge […]
10 Situations Where Sweet Cheeks Wine Will Be Your Perfect Sidekick
That First Date 10. You’re nervous for your first date with that super cute person in marketing and second guessing your outfit. Pour yourself a glass of Dry Rosé, turn on your favorite “pump up” song, and feel that positive energy. You look fantastic. The Dreaded Garage Re-organization 9. You walk […]
Tricks of the Trade
When the cork is pulled on a bottle of wine, people come together. Their common bind is wine and learning some tricks of the trade will help you to look and feel like a pro when experiencing wine with friends.
