Special Activities
Download the Special Activities Registration Form and see page 2.
Networking Event: Winery Tour
Tuesday, 1:30 p.m. — 5:00 p.m.
(included with full, spouse/guest, or Tuesday registrations; a charge of $75 will be applied for additional guests not registered)
We will make our first stop at Sokol Blosser Winery about an hour outside the city of Portland. Located in the beautiful Willamette Valley, this area has become best known for its Pinot noirs. A temperamental fruit, the region’s weather conditions — longer hours of summer sun combined with cooler temperatures — create the perfect storm for the perfect Pinot noir.
You will learn more about the deep relationship of Pinot noir and the Sokol Blosser estate as you tour the winery and vineyard, and walk through the limited access LEED-certified Barrel Cellar. Enjoy an exclusive, guided Pinot noir flight, accompanied with a Butcher's Board, on a reserved table.
After departing Sokol Blosser, you will make a stop in the City of Dundee, about 30 minutes Southwest of Portland. Blessed with beautiful vineyards, which draw visitors from around the world, and an abundance of highly rated restaurants, award winning wineries, unparalleled vistas, and an excellent quality of life, it is a much anticipated stop on every wine country tour. Here you will have free time to explore this wine town at your own pace, and we highly recommend the wine walking tour. In a easy five-block stroll you can visit seven wine tasting locations to enjoy some of Oregon’s best. Tasting rooms include Panther Creek Cellars, Dobbes Family Estate, Argyle Winery, Domaine Trouvére, The Dundee Bistro, Wine and Bubble Bar, and Zerba Cellars. Download the wine walking guide to learn more.
Annual Reception & Dinner (Oregon Museum of Science and Industry)
Wednesday, 5:30 p.m. — 9:30 p.m.
(included with full, spouse/guest, or Wednesday one-day registrations; a charge of $200 will be applied for additional guests not registered)
Join your fellow attendees to celebrate the 2017 ACIL Annual Meeting in premier fashion at the Annual Reception & Dinner. Relax and spend time talking and having fun with your peers. Standard dress for this event is business casual.
Fifth Annual Golf Tournament
Tuesday 12:15 p.m. — 5:30 p.m.
In memory of our dedicated Food Sciences Section Chair, ACIL continues its tradition with the second annual Tom Zierenberg Memorial Golf Tournament at the Heron Lakes Golf Club.
Heron Lakes Golf Club offers the best combination of quality and variety of all Pacific Northwest golf courses. Located just minutes north of downtown Portland, OR, Heron Lakes Golf Club features two championship courses: the Great Blue Course and the Greenback Course. Designed by Robert Trent Jones, Jr., each distinctive golf course offers players unique and thrilling challenges. The Great Blue Course was rated 4 Stars by Golf Digest 's "Best Places to Play" for 2008/2009. Heron Lakes was also Reader's Choice Top 50 Public Golf courses by GolfWorld Magazine. See more information and to register for the golf tournament.
Spouse/Guest Tour: Multnomah Falls & Columbia River Gorge
Wednesday, 1:30 p.m. — 5:00 p.m. ($60 per person)
A half an hour east of Portland you can find some of the most magnificent scenery in the country — skyscraper cliffs, giant sturgeon, and majestic waterfalls. During the last ice age, a cataclysmic event occurred, that left a lasting monument along the path of the mighty Columbia River. A great flood sheared away the land, leaving stone cliffs and water falls that form the world famous “Columbia River Gorge”.
View the majesty from the Vista House atop 800-foot sheer rock cliffs, see Multnomah Falls (the second tallest year round waterfall in the country), or witness the free-falling splendor of Latourell Falls. In the autumn, you can witness salmon spawning in nearby Eagle Creek.
FUN FACT: The Columbia River Gorge is unique in many ways. Even though it is dramatic in it’s depth and size, it was only formed approximately 15 thousand years ago, during the last ice age. This is almost contemporary, in geologic terms. It is also home to the tallest waterfall in Oregon, Multnomah Falls, which is over twice the height of the Statue of Liberty!
