Portland’s The Wine Spa is one of Time Magazine’s World’s Greatest Places of 2025.
The recognition comes mere months after Kelly Lewis opened the spa on northeast Broadway.
“We are the first dedicated wine spa in the United States and the first in Portland,” Lewis said.
Portland's The Wine Spa owner, Kelly Lewis, got inspiration for the idea from trips abroad to various wine spas in Armenia and the Republic of Georgia. This photo is from a 2023 trip to Georgia.Courtesy of Kelly Lewis
Portland's The Wine Spa owner, Kelly Lewis, got inspiration for the idea from trips abroad to various wine spas in Armenia and the Republic of Georgia. This photo is from a 2023 trip to Georgia.Courtesy of Kelly Lewis
Lewis also runs a travel company that provides group travel for women. She got the idea for opening a wine spa back home in Portland after taking one of her tour groups to a vinotherapy spa in the Republic of Georgia.
Treatments at the spa focus on vinotherapy – using wine or wine grapes in skincare.
The spa exclusively uses Caudalie, a French beauty brand whose products are derived from wine grapes.
“Everything that we do here involves some element of grape or vine or wine itself in our different treatments,” Lewis said.
The signature experience at The Wine Spa is the wine bath. Spa-goers soak in a jetted tub filled with warm water, Epsom salts and a full bottle of red wine.
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Lewis said the first question she gets about the wine baths is often ‘isn’t that wasteful?’
But the wine in use at the spa upcycled wine – wines produced by Oregon winemakers that can’t be sold due to bottling errors or other quality issues. Those wines typically are thrown away.
“We don’t care about the taste, we care about the antioxidant properties,” said Lewis. Using wine that would otherwise be discarded gives it a “second life” and helps reduce waste.
The spa also offers a signature facial that uses whole grapes to aid in exfoliation.
If you go:
The Wine Spa offers a complimentary glass of wine – served in a compostable cup, of course – with every wine bath. NA wines are available as well – both for drinking and for bathing. The beverage list focuses on wines made by local winemakers and women-led companies.
Reservations are required.
The spa is also available for groups or celebrations, like birthdays and bachelorette parties.
The Wine Spa, 1517 N.E. Broadway, Portland, 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Tuesday, 10 a.m.-8 p.m. Wednesday-Thursday, 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Friday-Saturday, 12-6 p.m Sunday; closed Mondays.
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