On Oct. 31, Sidereus Winery celebrates Joey’s birthday, our beloved winery dog, which is also on the spooky day of Halloween. Come by for a glass and pick up a special treat for your fur baby that you can take home or have your dog enjoy on-site. Please note that dogs are welcome on our deck and lawn areas—[only Joey can come in the Sidereus Tasting House]. For adults, join in the spirit of Halloween in costume with your friends. We’ll have treats for you too, while supplies last.

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Sidereus winery owners Skip and Ruth Tarr picked up Joey on Dec. 26, 2019 from a breeder in Scappoose, when he weighed only 4 pound. Since then, we think that Joey is the BEST and smartest dog in the whole world. Why? Ruth says that Joey is the smartest dog because after he learned more than 60 words, she quit counting.  She elaborates that when she and Skip went through training with Joey, the trainer said that he was really training her and Skip, which explains how Joey started out knowing only his name and ‘sit,’ but his knowledge and vocabulary increased significantly after Ruth and Skip’s training was complete. Melissa, Sidereus wine tasting associate, also perfected Joey’s dance moves by teaching him how to ‘twirl.’

Joeys favorite things are steak, cauliflower, and playing with the ball and the water hose [ 〉 View cute Joey and the water hose video]. His most favorite person is our winemaker Jason, who has Joey as a helper in winery production.

Joey became an instant celebrity, made famous earlier this year when he was on-camera with Andy Carson of Good Day Oregon in a special feature that Andy led at Sidereus Winery last July. 〉 View article 〉 View Joey & Andy video

Joey is a small dog in stature. With all the coyotes in our vineyard are, he isn’t able to be outside by himself, as he thinks he’s a giant—but it’s really his heart that is big. He hasn’t found a human yet whom hasn’t become a friend.