There is an art to drinking wine, especially according to seasonality. As much as wining and dining alfresco is fun when it’s warm outside, there’s something epicurean about drinking a heady wine while nestled in front of a crackling fireplace. We naturally...
Empowered women empower women. This is spot on when it comes to our predominantly male wine industry, where women are breaking stereotypes and shattering glass ceilings — for themselves and others. Earlier this year, we got to drink up that sheer tenaciousness at...
Montinore Estate produces certified estate wines made from biodynamic grapes grown in their sprawling 200-acre vineyard in Oregon’s gorgeous Willamette Valley. They specialize in elegant Pinot Noirs, fragrant cool-climate whites and lesser-known Italian varietals....
Jessica Mozeico has always run her winery, Et Fille, with a keen eye on the future. “We are tied to our lands, seasons and community. It’s our responsibility to leave them in a better place for all of our children,” she says. Winemaking wasn’t really on Jessica...
August, being Washington Wine Month, gives us a special excuse to clink our glasses to local wine. To be honest, we’d happily sip Washington wine all year long. Drinking local wine in August is nothing short of sublime. For starters, there is plenty of sunshine, it...
A Lavish Cab Sauv Direct from the Horse Heaven Hills When Jeff Andrews, proprietor and fourth-generation farmer at Andrews Family Vineyards reached out to winemaker Ray McKee to float the idea of making the finest expression of Cabernet Sauvignon from his best...
Locust Cider’s 16 taprooms across the U.S. have become a unique laboratory for its innovative ciders Locust Cider is a wonderful modern cidery based in Gig Harbor, Wash., with a nationwide presence and run by brothers Jason and Patrick Spears which traces its...
Native Flora is an extremely exclusive and eclectic winery nestled up high in Willamette Valley’s glorious Dundee Hills. Owners, business partners and husband-and-wife duo, Scott and Denise Flora follow a heuristic approach to grape growing and winemaking. The work...
Celebrate Oregon Wine Month with 12 Stunning Wines What could we say about Oregon wine that we haven’t said already? We could wax eloquent about the special terroir, the cool-climate conducive to growing wine grapes or the talented winemakers who have a ...
At RAM cellars, the owner-winemaker Vivianne Kennedy is wonderfully designated as the “Maven of Mirth + Darling of Delight.” Kennedy, with all her fiery passion and zest for life, is all of that and so much more. While still working as an assistant winemaker in...
