Best known for chartering unknown territories (like Zinfandel in the Northwest), Angel Vine Wines has recently renovated and reopened as an urban winery in SE Portland. The Urban Crush Winery, the 14,000-square-foot production facility and tasting room that opened...
When in Idaho, one makes vodka of potatoes. Using Idaho’s original potato, along with Idaho wheat when needed, Boise’s 44° North Vodka is true to their roots, giving back to the community that helps fuel their cause. Also relying on the bounty of the region, 44°...
School's out forever for Heather and Matt McClung. When the two former educators got married in 2007, they received the licensing documents from the state for their then nano-brewery, Schooner Exact Brewing, the same day. Today, what was once a homebrew operation...
After ditching her corporate gig, Rebecca SerVoss put her passion into production with a line of shrubs. The Shrubbery, a play-on-words and nod to the cult film “Monty Python and the Holy Grail,” was launched last year and under the encouragement of her husband....
Walk into most cafes and restaurants in Hood River, Oregon and you'll find One Breath kombuchas on tap. The Columbia Gorge-based, female-ran operation is driven by providing the community with "live beverages." Their raw, fermented drinks are low in sugar and high...
Rollin Soles is a familiar name in the Oregon wine industry. He is a pioneering winemaker with global knowledge of the craft, co-founder of Oregon sparkling wine trailblazer Argyle and investor in the Radiant Sparkling Wine Company, the nation's first mobile...
In a collaboration with Seattle Cider Co., the Fairmont Olympic Hotel has released a cider of its own, laced with honey from its rooftop apiary. The Olympic Honey Cider launched earlier this month—with a swanky party in true Fairmont fashion—and is currently being...
Bill Stoller never strayed far from the land that is now Stoller Family Estate in Dayton, Oregon. He was born on the property and grew up mere miles outside out town, received his undergrad from Pacific University (25 miles away) and his MBA from Portland State...
Wild can come in all shapes and sizes. At WildCraft Cider Works in Eugene, Oregon, wild comes in the form of whole fruits, native yeasts, botanicals and unpasteurized, bottle conditioned dry ciders and perrys. The Elderberry Perry takes berries of its namesake from...
The Wickson variety of apple was developed in 1944 by California pomologist Albert Etter in honor of his distinguished friend and fellow fruit zealot E.J. Wickson. A hybrid of Newtown Pippin and Esopus Spitzenberg, the Wickson apple might be better known (although...
