From citrusy IPAs to rich dark brews, Seattle’s beloved brewery brings craft quality to a growing category When Fremont Brewing first opened in Seattle, it quickly became a neighborhood anchor, known as much for its welcoming taproom as for its hop-driven beers and...
Born from a rain-soaked detour and crafted by an all-woman winemaking team, Holland America Line’s exclusive sparkling wine now pours by the hundreds of thousands on ships worldwide. Holland America Line has been sailing the world for more than 150 years, but its...
Wenatchee, these producers illustrate the breadth and creativity shaping Washington wine. Washington wine has never been more dynamic. From Red Mountain to the Columbia Gorge, a new generation of vintners is pushing boundaries with site-driven bottlings, fresh...
It’s early evening in the Pacific Northwest. The air is heavy with the scent of fir trees and wood smoke and a pink glow stretches across the horizon. Someone flips hot dogs over the coals. Another rummages in a cooler and emerges — not with a beer — but with a can of...
Late summer in the Pacific Northwest is a season you can taste. Lavender blooms, blackberries burst with flavor and herbs spill out of backyard gardens, begging to be stirred, shaken and poured over ice. Many of the ingredients for these drinks might be right at your...
With his second act, the veteran winemaker trades scale for soul, focusing on site-specific, organic wines In 2017, Joe Dobbes did what many in his position might never dare to do: he stepped away. After building one of Oregon’s largest wine companies, Dobbes Family...
From native fermentations to concrete tanks, Israel Zenteno and his team are elevating estate-grown Rhône and Bordeaux varietals in Milton-Freewater, Oregon The best wines tell you where they’re from before you ever read the label. At Watermill Winery in Oregon’s...
Jalapeños in rosé. Frozen Thai chilies in Sauvignon Blanc. What may have begun as a TikTok trend has quickly evolved into one of the most curious — and conversation-worthy — shifts in how wine is served and savored. It might feel gimmicky at first but if you dig...
In Idaho’s Lewis-Clark Valley, families are growing world-class wine on the same land their ancestors once farmed. The vines at Rivaura descend toward the edge of the Clearwater River. A few miles away at Clearwater Canyon Cellars, Coco Umiker walks the same fields...
From Manitoba to the Maldives, how a first-generation Canadian built a career without a blueprint. Linda Milagros Violago calls herself an “itinerant sommelier.” It’s not a title you find on business cards. It’s a life lived in motion: harvesting grapes in New...
