"Liner and Elsen: A Portland Wine Lover's Paradise" - Market Watch feature article

"Sipping in the Rain: A Portland Wine Tour" by Lettie Teague - "One of the best wine shops I've visited in a while. I wish Liner & Elsen were my neighborhood wine shop!" - Wall St. Journal (April 2014)

"Liner & Elsen is considered the city's most comprehensive wine shop by hard-core oenophiles."

Feature interview, March 2015: "Ask A Retailer"

Wine Lover's Guide to Portland: "The shop's staff, with years of experience, are "food-type" wine people. They enjoy answering questions and making recommendations about which wines to serve."

Where to Find Some of the Best Vintages in Town: "It’s all about quality at Liner & Elsen, where no bottle hits the shelves without being tasted and approved by the erudite staff." - PDX Magazine

"Rare Wines at L&E"
"Libraries and book stores have 'rare books' rooms. Liner & Elsen has its own rare-wine room." - NW Palate Magazine

"Drink It Now? On Cellaring Wine" Two sommeliers and the owner of Liner & Elsen take on the question - The Oregonian

Liner & Elsen has been serving both local and visiting wine lovers since 1990. We've also been nationally recognized for our expert selection, friendly customer service, and extensive inventory of the best wines of the Pacific Northwest and the world.

  WALL ST JOURNAL, Lettie Teague, WSJ wine columnist: "One of the best wine shops I've visited in a while. I wish Liner & Elsen were my neighborhood wine shop!"

  GAYOT GUIDE - Rated one of the best wine shops in Portland: “You can purchase wine without worries.”

  BON APPETIT - "Liner & Elsen is considered the city's most comprehensive wine shop by hard-core oenophiles."

  GOURMET - "Portland's premier wine shop"

  PDX MAGAZINE - "No bottle hits the shelves without being tasted and approved by the erudite staff."

  MIX - "One of Portland's -- and the country's -- best wine shops, Liner & Elsen prides itself on staggering diversity and generous bulk pricing. Regular in-store events feature high-profile producers eager to pour both current and library releases, and their monthly newsletters offer fantastic deals on wines both familiar and esoteric."

  NORTHWEST PALATE - Readers' Choice Award "Oregon's Best Wine Shop"

  WINE PRESS NORTHWEST - "The Northwest's classiest, most comprehensive wine retailer."

  OREGON WINE PRESS - "Deep and focused selections from all over the world… This is a serious wine shop."

  WILLAMETTE WEEK - "The enormous, wide-ranging stock includes just as many amazing deals as it does luxury bottles."

BOB SCHERB For Bob, finding a true expression of terroir in the bottle makes selling wine a labor of love. At a time when selection, experience, and connoisseurship are more important than ever, he’s made L&E the best thing he can imagine: the kind of wine shop he would like to visit.

KEVIN GELLER Kevin brings high energy to the store, and his passion is contagious. His knack for pairing wines to cuisine -- and to special occasions -- will guarantee that you'll leave with a superb selection that may very well become your new favorite.

SAM WELCH Sam, our resident expert on all things geographical, says he works in a wine shop because it’s the best way he knows to share the wines he loves. Whether you’re looking to try something new or searching for an old standby, every sale is a conversation and a chance to find a wine you’ll love as well.