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Now pouring in New York City!

NEW YORK, NY

March 19-21, 2026

Tickets will be released New Years Day.

MCMINNVILLE, OR

May 2-3, 2026

Tickets will be released February 2026

ABOUT

AAPI Food & Wine is a non-profit movement celebrating the AAPI communities. Our mission is to amplify AAPI culinary and winemaking talent, honor heritage, spark opportunity, and cultivate community through joyful, world-class food and wine experiences.

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This event is truly like no other. Being part of a food and wine festival that highlights and celebrates our various cultures and heritage is truly something special. To be part of something together with a greater purpose only helps strengthen our bonds as a community.
~ Chef Carlo Lamagna | Magna Kusina
The AAPI Wine Fest reminds us that diversity is the true terroir of food and wine culture - each bottle is a story that adds depth and complexity and joy to every experience we share.
Jessica Elkan, Executive Director
Historic Portland Public Market/ James Beard Public Market
The AAPI event provided such a wonderful environment for my friends and I to spend the day trying new foods, sipping incredible wine, and learning from vendors about the process and care put into perfecting their craft. We will absolutely be back!
~ Brianna Hostetler
I'm still saving my bottle of CHO Blanc de Noirs I bought from AAPI in 2024 for a special occasion!
~ Sydney Bowman
The AAPi event was absolutely wonderful. The food was incredible, the wine vendors were knowledgeable and friendly and the overall experience was both thoughtful and beautifully executed. The organizers truly put together an awesome and tasteful event!
~ Melinda Marrocco
We did the VIP experience at the 2024 Oregon AAPI Food * Wine Fest, and it's totally the move from now on! IN addition to early entry, we enjoyed the unlimited specialty bites and wine pours in the private VIP seating area, which made the event feel next-level.
~ Vanessa Ng, Food Belly PDX

Press

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WINE ENTHUSIAST

WINE How the AAPI Community Is Changing the Narrative of Oregon’s Wine Industry

“People would ask us how being Korean-American affected our wines and palate. The answer is the food that we grew up eating.” For instance, Cho recommends pairing their brut rosé with haemul pajeon, a Korean seafood pancake.

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PORTLAND MONTHLY

Welcome to Oregon’s Wine Party Scene

The first thing you smell walking into AAPI Food and Wine Fest isn’t the wine—it’s the grill. Charcoal-grilled beef tsukune, specifically, a Japanese skewer, tingly with Sichuan peppercorn and the toasty note of sesame. The suggested pairing is a 2023 pinot noir from Kristof Farms, co-owned by Pulitzer Prize–winning journalists Sheryl WuDunn and Nicholas Kristof.

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THE OREGONIAN

Oregon Asian American Pacific Islander Food & Wine Fest is a smash hit

The AAPI Food & Wine Fest debuted at Stoller’s 8,000-square-foot Experience Center on May 20 and 21. The event’s mission is to promote diversity in the wine industry by showcasing Oregon’s AAPI winemaking and culinary talent. For two days, over 12 hours, five local wineries and 10 restaurants served 1,000 people.

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