Growing up, Portland native Mike Selberg spent every summer on the Oregon Coast in Cannon Beach. So when it came to find a location for his burgeoning Cannon Beach Distillery in late 2011, the seaside town seemed ideal. For the first year and a half, Selberg was a...
The mission statement for Deep Cove Brewers and Distillers' touches on being inspired by the active community in British Columbia, which is often on-the-go and up for an outdoor adventure. This philosophy makes head brewer and production manager Jonny Kostiuk a...
When Josh Riggs discovered craft brewing he was hooked. He began to seek out breweries and taprooms that had unique offerings. He honed his craft starting in a brewery in Northern California where he did basic grunt work such as cleaning kegs and working in the...
Chef Jan Parker came to the culinary field later in life after a career in banking. At the age of 30, with two small children and a husband deployed with the military, she attended and graduated from the Culinary School at the Art Institute of Seattle. Today, her...
Little did Rachel Orr know when she approached Randy and Alexander Schemkes, the father-son duo behind Orcas Island Winery, for a location to conduct her pop-up painting classes that she would be adding a second career. The two hired Orr to become their tasting...
In a valley known for its wine, Blue Mountain Cider Co. stands apart, located in the beautiful Walla Walla Valley on the Oregon side in Milton-Freewater. The company has renovated the historic Watermill Building which serves as the cidery and tasting room, where...
John Freeman loves to ferment stuff, and he caught the bug at an early age. "My friends and I would ferment apple juice by adding extra sugar and baker’s yeast from the pantry," says Freeman of his younger years, now vice president of winemaking at Waterbrook...
What was once old is new again with mead. The world’s oldest alcoholic beverage is becoming the newest star on the craft beverage scene. Mazer, the correct term for a mead-maker, Martin Henderson is making lovely, delicate meads utilizing local honey, fruit and...
A young mother of three and the fourth generation of a tenured grain-farming family, one might not guess Missy Dobernigg would become a pioneer of the Okanagan Valley's cider industry. After meeting her now-husband, Dave, and moving to his third-generation family...
The oldest distillery in Western Canada, Okanagan Spirits Craft Distillery is first and foremost a family business with all members helping in some way. Navigating the ship is CEO Tyler Dyck and his father and president Tony Dyck, either of which can usually be...
