Liana Scarsella
Liana Scarsella is a creative writer and editor whose hiatus from the Northwest during her college career strengthened both her writing skills and her desire to return to the greater Seattle area. Since graduating from the University of California, Santa Barbara with a degree in English and a professional editing minor, Scarsella has gained experience in marketing, writing and editing for a variety of food, wine and travel publications including national publications Touring & Tasting and CIDERCRAFT magazines, food blog Girls On Food and of course, Sip Northwest. She holds commas and craft beverages close to her heart, and aspires to write about the latter indefinitely.

Nine Hopped Ciders to Put Some Pep in Your Step

Cidermakers have been looking for unique ways to get craft beer drinkers excited about the cider industry. It seems they have found the way paved with hops. Hopped ciders are an ingenious way of making cider that entertains the palate of both the beer drinker and...

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The Pomologist: Lee Calhoun

“I never decided to be an apple expert,” says Lee Calhoun (née Creighton Lee Calhoun Jr.), the man who (literally) wrote the book on Southern apples. “I kind of backed into it.” After retiring from the army in 1976, Calhoun and his wife, Edith, put down roots on land...

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Savor Hope with Food Lifeline at Cedarbrook Lodge

Cedarbrook Lodge, Food Lifeline and a team of local celebrity chefs raised more than $432,300 to stop hunger in Western Washington at the fifth annual Savor: Sustaining Lives, Nourishing Hope benefit on Saturday, March 19, 2016. The featured chefs at Savor included:...

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Willamette Valley Inaugural Pinot Noir Auction Raises $476,000

On April 2, 2016, the Willamette Valley hosted the region’s first-ever trade auction at the Allison Inn and Spa, Willamette: The Pinot Noir Barrel Auction, drawing over 400 attendees and raising $476,000. Sixty-six of the top Pinot noir producers from the Willamette...

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In Preview: Cider Summit San Francisco

Over 120 ciders will be available at the third annual Cider Summit San Francisco on Saturday, April 23. The event will highlight both domestic and international ciders. Classic regional favorites and new limited edition ciders will be pourin’ all afternoon. The...

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The Fifth Annual Oregon Wine Month Celebration Kicks Off May 1

Spring is upon us and that can only mean one thing: Oregon Wine Month is around the corner and nearly 700 wineries throughout Oregon are gearing up to make the fifth annual celebration in May the best yet! “Some of the world’s finest wines are made right here in...

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Kelowna’s Lakeshore Wine Route returns with “Unleashed”

On Saturday, April 30, Kelowna's Lakeshore Wine Route (St. Hubertus, CedarCreek, Summerhill, Tantalus) and the BCSPCA present Unleashed! From 12:00pm - 4:00pm animal lovers are invited to bring their dogs along for treats and activities while the humans enjoy two...

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