Good food and good drink go hand in hand. Sometimes you can add good people and their equivalent deeds into that mix as well. Accordingly, there are a number of drink producers in the region that are connecting with their communities by providing delicious, nutritious...
Lewis County, Washington, is a rectangular-shaped, 2,436 square-mile parcel of land that is perhaps best described as “Volcano Alley.” It’s not a place where you would expect to find a burgeoning craft beer scene. Much of the county is remote and most visitors are...
Best known as the capital of Oregon, the delightfully pleasant, family-friendly city of Salem is also home to a growing craft beverage scene. While no one was looking, Salem gave birth to and nurtured a craft beverage and culinary scene that possesses all of the...
“It’s not about the destination, it’s about the journey.” I’ve found that sage bit of perspective applicable often in my travels — save for that drive across Nebraska. On occasion, the phrase really rings true, however. With one particular journey last summer being...
Until very recently, Oregon’s premier American Viticultural Area (AVA), the Willamette Valley, had been parced into six sub-AVAs. Namely, Yamhill-Carlton, McMinnville, Ribbon Ridge, Dundee Hills, Eola-Amity Hills and the Chehalem Mountains. These are part of the...
There was a time not all that long ago that Olympia was considered more of an I-5 afterthought between Portland and Seattle than a place worth spending any quality time. If you haven’t been lately, that’s changed. The shift toward destination status is reflected in a...
