Elite Event @ Grace Hair Salon

Awesome, I finally have the time to review the event!
I was a little iffy about having wine and chocolate in a hair salon but it turned out great! Nothing like fantastic people, great chocolate, and decent wine to keep you very entertained! I also love the fact that I am now a big fan of the wine+chocolate combo… especially when it’s free!
Thanks to those that planned and set it up! Especially big kudos to Laura for looking phenominal even with a cold! (=

The Darker the Chocolate,
the deeper the groans of delight.
Let’s Do It Again!
Somebody wanna bring Chocolates
to the Wine Shop for a Taste-​Redeux?
(I didn’t get to stay very long
due to the critical importance of a certain concert
at the Aladdin., but enjoyed meeting you groovy Elites)
THANK YOU, Hosts and Purveyors!

What a stellar event. Perhaps I’m a little biased because I saw what went into it beforehand, BUT… incredible sponsors (wine, chocolate, & location to die for!)…and incredible people to enjoy it with. Five stars for sure! Thanks to all who came & made it a wonderful evening!

Mmmmm wine. Mmmmm chocolate! Yay Yeeps! It was a great time, mmmhmm! Thanks everybody that put it together! :)

That event was entirely awesome. It simultaneously rocked and rolled. It was great to hang with everyone! Thanks Laura for once again creating an excellent event, and thanks to Grace and Moonstruck and Vinideus! A trifecta of pure style & deliciousness.

Did everyone try the Mayan Truffle? I skipped all the chocolate because I wanted to taste the wine without it but on the last table there lay a scrumptious cinnamon and sugar rolled truffle. I opted to skip the last wine taste to try this sinful morsel and it was gooo-​ood. I must say the Portland Yeeps are the friendliest peeps in town.
Much thanks to Moonstruck Chocolates and Vinideus Wines for providing fantastic vino and truffle samples. The staff that was demoing the event were very sweet and accommodating… Jeff-​your vintage leather jacket and worn jeans are way stylin BTW.
It was great to meet you all for my first Unilocal event!

I think I’d be happy hanging out with yeeps pretty much anywhere. But to hang out in a sleek salon drinking Vinideus Wines and eating Moonstruck chocolates? I don’t think it gets much better.
Thanks to our fearless leader for planning yet another super fun event!
Can’t wait for the next one!

Thanks to Laura, Moonstruck and Vinideus for making this event a great success!
All of the staff at Grace had a great time and really enjoyed the atmosphere created in the salon by all of the amazing Unilocalers.
Unilocalers rule.
Thad Grace

What a great time! First of all, what on earth is better than wine and chocolate, especially Vinideus wine and Moonstruck chocolate? Well, I’ll tell you – what’s better is wine and chocolate at Grace with a bunch of fantastically fun Unilocalers, that’s what!
Laura, thanks for the invite to the shindig, as my first Unilocal event, I really enjoyed putting the names/​photos to the real people behind those great reviews. I had a delightful time and look forward to more Unilocal events for sure. What a great group of people!
I highly recommend the Vinideus Pinot Noir (which you can purchase in limited quantities at his wine shop) and the Moonstruck Ocumarian truffle. All I could say after the first bite of this heavely concoction was was «OH MY GOD, OH! OH! OH… while madly pointing at my truffle… it rendered me speechless and dumb with delight. Delish.
I’ll see you Unilocalers on the town… thanks for the hellos and hugs last night!

Wondrously welcoming atmosphere. (thank you Laura N & team)
Gorgeous and gracious Grace salon. (Thank you Grace salon)
Fantastically fabulous and fun (new) friends. (yeah awesome portland Unilocalers!)
Creamy, caloric-​chocked and completely incredible chocolates. (Thank you Moonstruck).
Wickedly awesome and wildly wonderful wines. (Thank you Vinideus).
Truly a great event, I had so much fun and was glad to meet everyone over really incredibly delicious chocolates and excellent top quality wine. I will now have to stock up on Moonstruck truffles & Vinideus wines just so I can re-​live the fun memories of last night once again… okay fine, maybe I just want to stock up on all those goodies because they are SO tasty I can’t stop thinking about them.

My first event, YAY! What a fabulous time. Thank you to Laura for getting it together. Portland Unilocalers are a fine bunch, super cool and very fun. I am very pround of my new Unilocal 08 lapel pin which I will wear with pride forevermore.
A lovely salon location where I will do my next hair redo. The Moonstruck chocolates were divine and the Vinideus wine selection was well paired. The company trumped all, can’t wait for the next one.

FINE… I *guess* I’ll eat loads of free chocolate and drink endless amounts of wine with a crew of amazing people… if I must…
To be honest, I could not have asked for a better Saturday night with 60+ of this fine city’s coolest people… And what an honor to be sponsored by three of the most reputable local businesses in Portland!
–Grace Salon is not only a beautiful venue, but clearly worth its weight in truffles. It will undoubtedly be my only choice from this point forward. In fact, I have an appointment with Thad on March 27^th!
–Moonstruck Chocolate (ummm, you put these truffles in Oscar gift bags… and you’re willing to give them to US?) No words can describe the ecstasy that my mouth experienced while it was being shared with the Mayan truffle. WOW. just wow.
–Vinideus Wines made the entire event all the more delightful — the wines were all delicious, and having Jeff there for the play-​by-​play was amazing! You REALLY know how to embarrass a red-​wine-​snob with an amazing white. Touché! I suspect you will be seeing me at your tasting room more than you would like… cause dang.
Overall, just a wonderful experience. Thanks for all of those who came out to enjoy — especially you newbies! It’s always great to expand the squad! A special thanks to all those who helped out behind the scenes — you know who you are.
…now where’s that Nyquil? Once the chocolate and wine buzz wore off, the sick came on like a freight train. At least I went out with a bang!

i had a super fun time! it was great to meet so many portland yeeps. y’all are way cool, friendly and welcoming. now i just have to figure out how i’m gonna keep from buying out my local moonstruck…

Talk about an awesome event! The wine was flowin’ from the bottles at this one.
For my first time with the Unilocal squad, I was very impressed. I’d seen photos from past events, and knew that they looked like loads of fun.
First and foremost, I was really excited to actually meet some of the people who author the reviews that I read. It was so cool that I was met with hugs and awesome conversation. Thanks for letting me meet you! Everyone was so nice and definitely made me feel comfortable in the crowd.
And kudos to whoever conceptualized this event. What a great idea to mix chocolate and wine, two things I LOVE. And you weren’t joking when you said they were expertly paired. Granted, I ate so many chocolates I felt sick, but they were so delicious! In my opinion, the cinnamon-​covered Mayan chocolates were the best… smooth and not overwhelmingly rich, and surprisingly amazing with a sweet dessert wine.
Also, kudos for the swag grabs… that lip balm smells SO good (and it’s really moisturizing!), and the bar that my +1 and I went to afterward was left a «You’ve Been Unilocaled» card. :)
Thanks for an awesome evening! I’m looking forward to the next event.