DETAILS: Party Pét-Nat style with Friends & Family during Portland Wine Week! They’re pouring a range of Pét-Nat all week for you to explore alongside their cheese and charcuterie boards and full menu. They’ll be offering glass pours of Pét-Nat paired with local cheeses, whereas Pet Nats are usually only available by the bottle. With fun and delicious examples of Pet Nats from near and far. Enjoy these beautiful, living wines on their patio or bar (by the glass or bottle) or to go buy the bottle!

Pét-nat is an abbreviation for “pétillant naturel”—a French term that roughly translates to “naturally sparkling.”

Featured Wines (subject to change based on availability:

• 2021 Kobal Bajta, Pét-Nat, Stajerska, Slovenia (100% Moscato Giallo) $15/glass

• 2020 Folias de Baco, Uivo Renegado Pét-Nat, Douro, Portugal (a field blend of 25+ indigenous Portuguese—50% red and 5% white varieties), $16/glass

• 2018 Melsheimer Rurale, Mosel, Germany (100% Riesling) $20/glass

• 2020 Benjamin Bridges Pét-Nat, Nova Scotia, Canada (blend) $10/can

• 2021 Oyster River Winegrowers, Morphos Pét-Nat, Maine (Cayuga and Seval) $14/glass

• 2020 Field Recordings, Dry Hop Pet Nat, California (100% Chardonnay with Mosaic and Amarillo Hops) $17/glass

LINK: Friends & Family

ABOUT: Friends & Family is a bar, cafe with counter service, and specialty market that opened in October 2021. Get the kale salad, trust us!