Winsome awarded McMinnville's new downtown Wine Village build

Welcome to Oregon's favorite main street...Third Street, McMinnville, Oregon.  This tree lined, turn of the century downtown boasts quaint shops, award winning restaurants, a thriving local bookstore, old time ice cream parlor, coffee shops and cafes, wine bars, art galleries...you name it, you'll find it here.   With so much already to discover on a stroll down this bustling downtown street, what more could be added...welcome KAOS Wine Village. 

Tucked near one end of Third Street on a site that formerly housed an old glass shop Bob Emrick, former CEO of Western Oregon Waste, Mike Hanks, a local entrepreneur and developer, and Dustin Wyant, local restauranteur who owns and manages the Recipe restaurant in Newberg, partnered up with assistance from Liz Heller, local realtor, to bring McMinnville a new hotel, restaurant and wine village.  This 21,156-square-foot, three story structure will feature a restaurant with outdoor dining plaza, a "wine village" where patrons will be able to taste the wines of 12 different wineries, an 11-room hotel and rooftop patio seating with views to the south, east and west.

City Planning welcomed the project as a positive addition to the downtown core, according to an article announcing the project that was featured on the front page of the News Register in May.  "The planning department liked the concept of replacing a vacant glass shop at Third and Galloway with a boutique hotel and restaurant.  It said the project would be 'positive and far reaching,' its central location promising to 'bring many more visitors to the city's core.'  It continued, 'Use of a property that is currently not in use is greatly supported. Additionally, staff appreciates the high level of detail that has gone into the design of this building.'"1

Nathan Cooprider, the architect working with the KAOS partners on the design, stated in the application to the City, "'The building design was carefully considered to match the pedestrian scale and details of the buildings in the downtown core,'" In a recent meeting before the Historic Landmark Committee he explained, "...the building would feature rustic golden brick below with dark earth-toned wood above.  'The intent of the design is to have timeless and authentic local materials that provide interest through a highly textural quality,'”1

There is much to be enthusiastic about in this new addition to the downtown core of McMinnville.  Winsome is proud to be a part of the team that will be working to make the vision and plans a reality to serve the Willamette Valley community and its visitors for generations to come.

For More Information

 New hotel complex displays confidence in Mac downtown, News Register, May 26, 2012

1 Downtown hotel wins 'landmark' OK, News Register, May 30, 2012

Plans for new hotel, Oregon Wine Press, June 1, 2012

 KAOS Wine Village official website