Even for the most programmed of anti-morning folks, it can be good to mix up the a.m. routine with rotating coffee selections. More specifically with revolving monthly coffee beans from Seattle's Fonté Coffee Roaster's Coffee of the Month program. Kicking off...
Washington has long been known for its crisp, homegrown apple varieties, and in recent years, the region has developed a reputation for equally killer hard cider. For the third year, Northwest Cider Association's Washington Cider Week kicks off tomorrow (and even...
Not all juices are created equal. So says Greenleaf Juice Co. in a handy, dandy and easily-accessible chart on their website that details what differentiations their juices from the pack of store juice purees and store pressed juices. Portland's Greenleaf (now with...
A Scottish ancestor brought the Mercer clan to the United States, as a solider and doctor under General George Washington in 1747. More than a century later, Dr. Hugh Mercer's descendants moved out west to Washington and launched five generations of farmers in the...
A true family affair, McMinnville, Ore.,'s Heater Allen Brewing is a father-daughter operation of Rick and Lisa Allen. Mother Jan wasn't forgotten, her maiden name, "Heater," took first title in the twofold brewery's handle. After 25 years of homebrewing, Rick...
Abram Goldman-Armstrong has been making cider for more than half of his existence. From planting traditional cider trees in high school for Oregon's legendary (yet now defunct) inaugural cidery, White Oak Cider, to drinking liters of cider while in college in Cork...
Rockridge Orchards in Enumclaw, Wash., knows a little something about sweet berry wine. Producers of non-alcoholic cider, hard cider, berry wines, undisclosed distillates, vinegars and more, the Rockridge orchards sit in the heart of Washington's King County....
Bardenay Distillery is the first restaurant-distillery in the United States. Kind of a big deal. With three different locations in Idaho including Boise, Coeur d'Alene and Eagle, Bardenay's distillery location in Boise was once an empty warehouse on the Historic...
With a crow like "Progressive Ales for the Promiscuous Palate," the fledgling Heathen Brewing in Vancouver, Wash., is soaring into the Northwest beer scene. Making small batch craft beer with extremely local ingredients, Heathen Brewing is one of the dozen-plus...
Allegedly named for the 12th century troubadour Arnaut Daniel, Woodinville, Wash.,'s Avennia is producing a Syrah that lives up the poetic nature of its name. With an origin like Boushey Vineyards in Yakima Valley, ran by Dick Boushey who is a viticultural...
