Christening the land with vines, Seven Hills Vineyard was one of the first commercial plantings in the Walla Walla Valley in 1980. Nearly 15 years later, one of the valley's founding fathers, Pepper Bridge and Amavi Cellars' Norm McKibben, purchased the 20-acre...
Traditional ciders, with traditional spelling, Carlton Cyderworks produces a line of ciders that are visually stimulating by label and aromatically stimulating by bouquet. Amidst the breweries and wineries of McMinnville, Ore., Carlton Cyderworks opened their doors...
You might know Portland's micro-teabrewery The Tao of Tea for their three teahouses throughout the city, for their tea accessories, pots, cups or utensils, for their teas by origin (from Sri Lanka and China to Nepal and Taiwan) or by category (chai, black, oolong,...
Tacoma Brewing Company puts a new meaning behind a startup brewery. Last winter, Morgan Alexander took his miniature operation to a larger level with Kickstarter, the world's largest online funding platform for creative projects. In 34 days, Alexander's campaign...
"You may know it as a sculpture by Raymond Kaskey. You may know it as a satire television series on cable. no you know it as a serious wine worth drinking." Portlandia Vintners, a new project from the folks at Rainier Wine Company, defines its epithet with its...
Found 25 miles west of Portland is Forest Grove, Ore., home to Bull Run Cider and its orchards, with its more than 3,000 trees planted with 50 different French and American apple and pear varietals. Sustainable "to the core," Bull Run's estate is also loaded with...
Launching in the spring of 2012 as a farmers' market exclusive, the urban juicer Juicebox has moved from a pop-up juicery in Seattle's La Bete restaurant to opening their own brick and mortar this fall. Specializing in organic, raw, unpasteurized, small-batch,...
Tad Seestedt started the Ransom Project in the late '90s with nothing but a depleted savings account and several credit cards. Since then, he has grown his small distillery production from grappa, eau d'vie and brandy to include gin, vodka and whiskey, his wine...
Now is the time. Here is the place. Officially kicking off yesterday, fresh hop season has begun and the Northwest is bringing it on in more ways than one—with festivals like hop kingdom Yakima Valley's Fresh Hop Ale Festival and Portland's Fresh Hop Beer Fest both...
One hour, one bridge and one ferry ride away from Seattle is Vashon Island, known to locals as "the heart of the Sound." The isle is a petite 13 miles long and eight miles wide with a warm and welcoming population of approximately 11,000. Vashon is also home to...
