Opening day for the Oregon Wine Experience

Posted by Matt Jordan August 22, 2019

JACKSONVILLE, Ore. – The week-long Oregon Wine Experience opens Thursday to crowds of wine enthusiasts.

The event wouldn’t be possible without the hard work of volunteers. Hundreds of volunteers to be exact.

Each day the wine experience takes on a different theme and a different layout.

That requires a team of nearly 300 crew members to rearrange the event to fit whatever the night calls for.

“We make sure that we have enough heavy lifters on-site to move them into the right position then we bring in a boatload of volunteers to get all of the table clothes on and the silverware set and all that kind of thing,” said Ashley Myers with the Asante Foundation.

Thursday Night is the ‘Medal Celebration’ announcing the winning Oregon wines.

Over the course of the weekend, organizers expect to go through nearly 2,000 bottles of wine.

The event benefits Asanta Foundation and Asante’s Children’s Miracle Network.

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Matt Jordan is the Chief Meteorologist for KOBI-TV NBC5. Matt joined the NBC5 weather team in 2014 after a year as a reporter and anchor in Alexandria, Louisiana. His experience with the severe weather of the Deep South and a love of the Pacific Northwest led him to pursue a certification with Mississippi State University as a Broadcast Meteorologist. You can find Matt working in the evenings of NBC5 News at 5, 6 and 11 as well as online. Matt also has a degree in Journalism from the University of Oregon. In addition to being passionate about news and weather, Matt is a BIG Oregon Ducks fan. When not rooting for the Ducks or tracking down the next storm over the Pacific, Matt can be found outdoors in the Oregon wilderness with his wife, his daughter and their dogs Stanley and Gordi.
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