After nearly five years at the West Linn store, it is with both excitement and a little sadness that I announce my departure. I’ll be leaving next week for Eugene. There, I’ll be undertaking a new wine-related project for the company – look for an announcement on this later in the year.

Next Thursday, June 30 at 6 p.m., at the end of my shift, I’ll be handing over the wine/beer/coffee reigns to Jocelyn, who will be taking over those responsibilities. I promise that you will be in good hands; Jocelyn has been doing this for years and is as dedicated to wine and customer service as anyone I’ve met. She may not possess the impressive cache of bad jokes that I do, but perhaps this is not such a horrible thing.

So, if you’re around on Saturday, June 25, from 3-6 p.m. please drop in and join us for an afternoon of interesting wine and conversation. I’ll be picking five of my favorite wines from the shelf to share. And if I can scrape together some wisdom, I might just share that too.

Tastings:

Friday, June 24, 3:30 to 6:30 p.m. – Meet Ron from Vinum Wine Importing as he pours the Corvidae wines, which are currently on sale.

Saturday, June 25, 3-6 p.m. – Join me for my last tasting at the West Linn Market of Choice. I’ll be opening several of the wines here that mean the most to me.

Thank you for having made this job so fun over the last five years.

Cheers!

Aaron