Red Mountain is Washington state's smallest and hottest wine-grape growing region. At only 4,040 acres, the unique combination of southern sloping hillsides, consistent winds and plenty of heat results in diverse, ripe and full-bodied wines. These qualities also make...
Kicking off March 1 and running a full eight days, Seattle Cocktail Week returns to celebrate the libations of its namesake city and surrounding area. More than 60 participating bars and liquor brands team up to showcase the best in the Seattle drinking scene, with...
Purveyors of organic herbs, teas, spices and essential oils, Mountain Rose Herbs (MRH) in Eugene, Oregon, first planted its seeds in 1987 in California and, as the homegrown company flourished, it migrated up to rural Oregon. MRH has received organic, Salmon-Safe and...
David Nichols grew up on a fruit orchard in Wenatchee, Washington, where he and his brother would pass the time during the summer searching the trees for cherries — specifically the eight row cherry. The largest cherry size found on a standard cherry gauge, Nichols...
Dry January got you down? No problem because it's National Mocktail Week and Washington-based founder Marnie Clark has a few recipes up her sleeves to keep you up without the high of booze. Launching last year, Clark founded National Mocktail Week after looking for...
“Just look at that crumb line,” says Brendan McGill, chef and owner of Bar Taglio at the southern edge of Seattle’s downtown core. He was pointing at the slice of Roman-style pizza he had just dropped onto my plate. “You see the air bubbles? That’s exactly how it’s...
What do you drink when the clock strikes midnight, the ball drops and 2020 begins? Bubbles, of course! To ring in the New Year right, you should be drinking local bubbles and, luckily for you, we've asked a few of our favorite local wine experts for their professional...
Seattle’s Locus Wines recently opened its new Pioneer Square tasting room with the ambitions of shaking “the dust off the perception of the standard, uppity wine tasting room,” says Rich Burton, co-owner and winemaker. To do so, Burton and his business partner, Chef...
Portland's Sustainable Restaurant Group (SRG) recently opened its popular Bamboo Sushi at Seattle's University Village. The seventh location for the concept but the first restaurant in Washington for the group, the commitment to environmental and social change is a...
Named after the major thoroughfare that passes through the center of France's Burgundy region, RN74 Seattle is restaurateur Michael Mina's local outpost. A Washington native, RN74 is Mina's only restaurant in his home state, his most famous eateries located in Las...
