It was a herd of 40 Roosevelt elk that gave Pat and Joe Campbell's winery and vineyard a name. In the winter of 1974, after the Campbells (party of three, with daughter Eartha in tow) had set up camp (literally, in a trailer) on an abandoned and overgrown homestead...
Imbued with history and favored by Mother Earth with its profusion of natural splendors, Hood River, Oregon has become a beacon for wayfaring gourmands. At the crossroads of the Cascade Mountain Range and the Columbia River Gorge, Hood River is the perennial...
"Your apple a day just got more interesting." So says Seattle's Schilling Cider & Co., the young cidery led by Colin Schilling and supported by their new Cider House that opened last month in the city's Fremont neighborhood. The second cider bar to open in...
Rumored to have sold at an enticingly low price, the folks at Parkdale, Oregon's Solera Brewery bought the now defunct Elliot Glacier Public House space, brewery equipped and million dollar view of Mt. Hood included. Remodeled, revamped and reopened shortly after...
For the first time, the wines of southern Okanagan Valley's Nk'Mip Cellars are available in the United States. Pronounced "in-ka-meep," the enunciation and drinking practices of these wines are now brought to Americans by way of Whole Foods Markets in Washington...
Draft or pub-style ciders are beginning to have a presence on tap handles in the Northwest. Parkdale, Oregon's Hood Valley Hard Cider is one of the first in its area to produce the style. And a growing area is that—Hood River Valley now hosts eight cideries and...
Sing for your supper and get a bang for your buck? Playing off an old fashioned idiom, For a Song wines doesn't ask for the first expression but delivers the latter. Using the 19th century phrase "for a song," meaning to get something for cheap, the winery bottles...
From our most recent issue featuring the Best of the Northwest, Elkins Resort on Priest Lake was in our lineup for the Best of Idaho Travel. For the full list of winners and travel features, click here to subscribe and order your copy today. Established in 1932 on...
Vittles Neighborhood Bistro & Bar tells a story of the artisan. Stemming from the opposing cooking influences of two Pike Place Market food cart vendors in Seattle, the Belltown district joint is the Mediterranean hybrid creation of Chef/Owner Darlene Boline...
Fourth-generation grape-growers Knudsen Vineyards have finally produced and bottled an estate wine—and in one of the most approachable vintages to date. The four children of pioneering Oregon viticulturist, Cal Knudsen, have launched their winery with the release...
