Hops are in the blood of Bale Breaker Brewing owners Kevin Smith and Meghann Quinn. Descendants of hop-growers who planted in Yakima Valley in 1932, the sibling duo teamed up with Quinn's husband Kevin and family friend Jon Mullen to start Bale Breaker, officially...
Sineann winemaker and owner Peter Rosback pushes the regional envelope. Sineann was founded in 1994 with Owen Roe's David O'Reilly in Newberg, Ore. but the wines are far from exclusively founded in Oregon. After traveling around the states and across the globe,...
If you are eating local and seasonally, why not drink local and seasonally in the same light? Rhubarb is in the height of its term in the Northwest and the trio of childhood buddies that run Corvallis, Ore.'s 2 Towns Ciderhouse aimed to bottle that freshness in...
Portland's Kombucha Wonder Drink gives props to the beverage's Himalayan roots by mimicking the centuries old formula of fermenting tea. A daunting definition, kombucha can be intimidating but the effervescent non-alcoholic drink is said to "restore health, promote...
Nearly three decades ago, owner, farmer and distiller Steve McCarthy started Clear Creek Distillery on his family's orchard in Parkdale, Ore. McCarthy's distillery set the bar in the Northwest for eau-de-vie, grappa and fruit-distilled spirits, with traditional...
BEER THURSDAY: Hale's Ales Kölsch German-Style Ale Mike Hale, founder and president of Hale's Ales in Seattle, fell in love with beer while on a year-long cycling trip in Germany and England. On July 4, 1983, Mike released his first beer, Hale's American Pale Ale,...
Rogue and Umpqua Valleys are quickly garnering a reputation for excellence in Alsatian varietals. Pyrenees Vineyard & Cellars, with its 30-acre estate riverside vineyard and Umpqua Valley bred winemaker, produces a handful of southern Oregon regulars like Syrah...
CIDER TUESDAY: Schilling Cider & Company Schilling Original Hard Cider Colin Schilling, co-founder and cidermaker of Schilling Cider, comes from a long-line of agriculture and production. His great-great-grandfather, August Schilling, founded Schilling Spice...
DETOX MONDAY: Evolution Fresh Pineapple Coconut Water Although purists might disagreed on the cleansing power of the Evolution Fresh juice cleanses, Starbucks' national juicer chain got on the map at the right time for the craze of juicing. The basics (green and...
SPIRIT FRIDAY: Bull Run Distilling Pacific Rum Named after the Bull Run watershed, the primary drinking water supply for the City of Portland, Bull Run Distilling was a conversation over cocktails that went right for co-founders Lee Medoff (the tenured...
