Exhibitor Directory
Take a look at who came to First Taste so far! And check back soon, new vendors are always being added.
Darque Wines believes that great wines inspire friendship and should be embraced with open arms; wine is meant to be fun after all! Led by first generation winegrower Steve Dark, we focus on hand-crafting small lots of expressive Oregon wines that stylistically emphasize depth, mouthfeel, balance, and approachability.
Sinister Distilling Company and Deluxe Brewing Company are part of Albany Steamworks, LLC, the dream of Eric “Howie” and Jamie Howard. The couple decided long ago that a brewstillery was exactly what they needed to start. After several years of research and the help of family, friends and the community, the Howards are realizing their dream.
Denison Cellars is a micro-producer of Pinot Noir, Rose, and Chardonnay located in Salem. Launched with the 2009 vintage, Denison Cellars focuses on single-vineyard wines sourced from sustainably farmed vineyards in the Willamette Valley; we look forward to sharing our highly acclaimed wines with you at First Taste Oregon.
At Dilley Rae, we believe good Pacific Bourbon and Whiskey starts the moment it leaves the still.
We age our products in single batch new oak barrels and do not bottle any barrel until it meets our standards for smoothness and breadth of character.
We use quality ingredients and traditional methods. We believe that by creating a product we love, you will love it too
Independence, OR 97351
In the heart of the Willamette Valley, amidst wineries, craft breweries, and orchards our small craft Divine Distillers was born. Here we make each bottle of our spirits with a goal to preserve and highlight the flavor of our local fruit. We seek to adapt tradition with innovation to create spirits that capture the essence of the Willamette Valley. All ingredients except our Agave are sourced in Oregon, most from within 25 miles of our distillery.
Our distillery was conceived from our son’s namesake Dante Alighieri author of the Divine Comedy. Our spirits will take you on a journey from inferno to paradise. Our fruit eau-de-vie and silver rum are in our “Inferno” class. The spirits are strong and hot. As we age our fruit spirits and rum they mellow and smooth while maintaining their flavor. These are our “Paradise” class of spirits. For our finest quality aged products, they will be our “Ange”, angel, class. Our unique spiced and herbal liqueurs are our “Purgatorio” class.
Join us on this epic adventure to capture the flavor and explore the Divine Comedy through distilled spirits.
Drink Good
Dregs is locally produced. Dregs distills our potato vodka 6x to create a distinctive vodka perfect for any of your favorite cocktails.
Do Good
Dregs is committed to giving back. 100% of proceeds go to local charities supporting low income youth. Our mission is to help provide opportunity to all children.
Hillsboro, Oregon
The idea of a distillery started when three paddling friends were on a roadtrip to Victoria BC to compete in a dragonboat festival. Bryan could always make a mean limoncello, and we thought it would be fun to be able to mass-produce and make some money with it rather than giving it away at parties and using it as a post-festival celebratory libation. Bryan started to do tons of research, and built a small still to experiment with. Just before filing for our business license, life's plan dwindled the original three down to two - husband/wife team Bri and Bryan Toedtli. Drop Shop Distillery LLC was formed on March 11, 2016.
Bryan's high school friend Kevin Barrett had started Swallowtail Spirits in Springfield, Oregon, and we soon teamed up with him to contract-bottle our spirits to get them on the shelf and start generating some revenue to purchase our equipment. We filed for our own DSP license through the federal and state governments, and we received our permits on August 4, 2017.
What a wild ride it's been, thanks Kevin for helping us to get started!
Newberg, OR 97132
Small winery that produces elegant wines from the Pacific Northwest. We are a husband and wife team that has loved every minute of this journey!
Salem, OR
Winery specializing in the production of big bold reds. Our fantastic Pinot Noir comes from Durant Vineyards in Dundee. The rest of our great wines comes from the biggest up and coming wine region in the world...Southeast Washington. Horse Heaven Hills and Rattlesnake AVA's are home to the grapes that produced our Cabernet Sauvignon, Cab Franc, Barbera and Zinfindel.
Garibaldi Cellars is a family-owned boutique winery producing handcrafted wine from the McMinnville AVA of Oregon's Willamette Valley. A passion for life, love, and family returns Garibaldi Cellars to a heritage of winemaking. Come learn our story and try our beautifully complex Pino Noirs, elegant small-batch Chardonnay, a crisp and refreshing Rosé of Pinot Noir, and our enjoyably unique Cuvée Bianco.
Salem, OR 97301
Take your taste buds on a trip with the best Italian food in Salem, OR. Geppetto's Italian Restaurant & Bar offers friendly service and the delicious flavors of Italy. Our appetizers and entrees are perfect to indulge in for lunch or dinner. Geppetto's Italian Restaurant & Bar serves genuine Chicago Style pizza; thin crust, thick crust, deep dish and stuffed as well as Calzones and Strombolis. We serve up authentic Italian food made from old family recipes.
Outpost for house-brewed beer & pub food, served in a rustic-modern space with a riverfront patio.
Redmond Oregon
Gompers Distillery is a family owned craft distillery named after our Grandfather, Herman Gompers, a Holocaust survivor from Holland and our inspiration when we started this fantastic journey that is Gompers Distillery and Speakeasy.
We are Redmond, Oregon’s only distillery where we distill award winning Gompers Spirits including Gompers Vodka, Gompers Gin, Gompers Navy Strength Gin and Gompers Old Tom Barrel Aged Gin.
Our tasting room is located in Redmond, Oregon right off Highway 97 and consists of a beautiful 1920’s Speakeasy. For hours, or to schedule a private tour and tasting, or event please contact us at 541-588-2825.
We make the best Traditional Scottish Shortbread this side of the pond, maybe even ever! I am originally from UK. The recipe is my Mothers and Grandmothers who are Scottish. Like chocolate chip recipes everyone has one, but ours just melts in your mouth.
It is packaged in individual pieces or in larger amounts, either in gift tins or larger bulk bags.
People often think of shortbread during the holidays but why wait.
Charcuterie and cheese catering company specializing in grazing tables and pop-up cheese shop events through the Willamette Valley.