Past Events

Vendemmia 2011

Vineyard Harvest Celebration

Saturday, October 8, 2011 1:00 to 5:00 at beautiful Árdìri Vineyard

Our 4th popular vineyard event!

Presented by The Italian Businessmen’s Club and Tuscan Association

An Autumn vineyard setting reminiscent of Tuscany!

Wonderful Italian food
Award winning Árdìri wines
Live Italian music
The aroma of grapes in the air
Friends
antipasto, lasagna, salad, dessert, coffee

Portion of proceeds to benefit IBC Scholarship fund

With a large covered patio and warmth of a fireplace and fire pits, the weather doesn't matter. This is a great way to enjoy a delicious and fun-filled afternoon in a spectacular and relaxed setting.

2nd Annual “Una Giornata nella Toscana”

Portland’s Italian Businessmen’s Club and Tuscan Association hosted our popular summer vineyard afternoon at a new vineyard, the beautiful Árdiri Vineyard

June 12, 2011

Traditional Italian Sunday afternoon supper & wine of anti-pasto, lasagna., salad, and gelato prepared by our exceptional Italian chefs, Emilio Barbero and Emilio Palici
Árdiri wines served with supper
Barrel and bottle tastings, vineyard tour and wine discussions
Italian music and singing by Andrea Algieri’s trio
Van transportation from St Philip Neri in Portland (must be reserved in advance)
A portion of proceeds will be donated to Lucia Galizia’s Italian Hour on KBOO

Christmas Party

A celebration of the Christmas season.

For 2010, we planned an especially elegant and festive evening at Portland’s beautiful Benson Hotel.

No-host cocktail hour with Italian appetizers
Three Course Italian dinner
Latin, Italian and dance favorites by the wonderful trio of Mariano de Obegoso
Raffle with many prizes

Entertainment will be by Marino de Obegoso’s trio, who played for our Vendemmia. His wife, singing in English, Spanish and Italian, joins in with favorites for listening and dancing.

Tuesday, December 14, 2010

Benson Hotel, downtown Portland
309 SW Broadway, Portland, OR 97205
phone: 503-228-2000

Vendemmia

Harvest time in the vineyard

Our June “Afternoon in Tuscany” was such a wonderful event we decided to do it again at “crush” time at the vineyard. Portland’s Italian Businessmen’s Club and Tuscan Association hosted another wine and food afternoon at the “Tuscan like” Alloro Vineyard in northern Willamette Valley

Sunday, September 19, 2010 1:00 to 5:00

Proceeds benefit Scuola Italiana di Portland

Wonderful Alloro Vineyard wines
Traditional Italian Sunday afternoon “picnic” by IBC’s Italian Chef Emilio Barbero
Puccini, Verdi, ...and perhaps a little Sinatra
Bocce, vintner’s harvest conversation

A Day in Tuscany

A Day In Tuscany

The Portland Italian community enjoyed a wonderful wine tasting & Italian dinner at the beautiful Alloro Vineyards in the Willamette Valley. The IBC and Tuscan Association organized the event which was remembered as a wonderful experience!

Amazing wines and dinner of antipaste, roast prochetta, wild mushroom pasta, salads and desert, bocce ball, barrel tastings, tour and wine discussions, opera singing by PSU, welcome by Italian Honorary Vice Counsul Andrea Bartoloni.