Amaterra hosts all-day meetings, corporate dinners, cocktail receptions and weddings for up to 200 guests at its winery in the West Hills of Portland, Oregon. Six indoor and outdoor spaces, from a barrel room for 30 to a ballroom of more than 7,700 square feet and a terrace lawn, look over the vineyard and the valley from Swede Hill Drive.
Seminars and company events
The Gallery is set up for full-day meetings, with multi-function tables, soft seating and access to the upper deck. The Barrel Room, on the lower level, works for board meetings and private dinners. Larger groups use one half of the Skyline Ballroom, either Skyline East or Skyline West, or take the whole room for a company dinner of up to 200. Every Skyline space opens onto a deck with fire features, so a working session can move outdoors for a reception at the end of the day. Food and drink come from the winery's own kitchen and bar team, which keeps logistics simple for a one-day event.
Weddings and receptions
Ceremonies take place on the Terrace, a lawn of more than 7,000 square feet with vineyard views and a 30-foot rock waterfall that feeds two reflecting pools. The wedding rental gives exclusive use of the Terrace, the Skyline Ballroom and the adjacent deck for up to seven hours, two getting-ready rooms, a one-hour rehearsal, setup and breakdown, 200 oak cross-back chairs, linens, china and Riedel glassware, plus waiters and bartenders. Amaterra hosts one wedding per day, with a typical schedule from a 4 p.m. ceremony to 11 p.m. Couples must hire a planner from the winery's preferred list who is present for setup and the event. Smaller receptions can use the Barrel Room.
Rooms and capacities
The Skyline Ballroom covers more than 7,700 square feet and seats up to 200 for dinner, with floor-to-ceiling windows, a built-in bar and an indoor-outdoor stone fireplace. A soundproof air wall splits it into Skyline East, with heaters and awnings on its side of the terrace, and Skyline West, whose bar sits behind a blown-glass wall by the artist Andy Paiko. The Terrace takes up to 200 and the Barrel Room up to 30. The winery does not publish separate figures for the Gallery or for the two Skyline halves.
Catering
Catering is exclusive to Amaterra's culinary team, which handles dietary requests and includes desserts in wedding menus. The winery is also the sole provider of beer, wine and cocktails. A cake from a licensed bakery can be brought in, and the staff will cut and serve it.
History and setting
The name means for the love of the earth, and the estate grows a working vineyard on the slopes of Portland's West Hills. The setting gives a wine-country feel within a short drive of downtown, with decks and terraces designed for outdoor dining in the warmer months and heaters and awnings for cooler evenings. The same owners run Amaterra Kitchen and Social Club in downtown Bend, in central Oregon.
Getting there
The winery is at 8150 SW Swede Hill Drive, Portland, Oregon 97225, in the West Hills west of downtown. Portland International Airport is the nearest airport. Most guests arrive by car or by shuttle, as the hillside site is not served by rail.
