It was a prophetic move at a time when two now-trending things were very much still emerging. It was 1981 and Jim Bernau was looking to start a winery in Oregon’s Willamette Valley. The area was known, of course, thanks to the pioneering efforts of David Lett, Dick...
The Pacific Northwest coast is lined with welcoming towns that play host to a long weekend’s worth of offerings. Yachats, a tiny dot on the central Oregon coast, is such a town and overachieves despite its moderate population of about 1,000 full-time locals. The...
Pacific City is often overshadowed by fellow Oregon Coast towns like Lincoln City and Newport. But the addition of Headlands Coastal Lodge & Spa, which officially opened its doors in early 2018, will likely change that. The shiny new hotel is a model citizen in...
Before he was settling on an aging program that married oak varieties from either side of the Atlantic Ocean, Andres Faustinelli was simply interested in beer. He zig-zagged through the many avenues of the beverage world before taking over as master blender for...
The social media world is often unsettling and overwhelming. You keep meaning to unfollow that uber-political guy from high school on Facebook, your Insta feed is plush with delicious baked goods you can't eat immediately and the news on Twitter sometimes brings...
These days, a brewery debuting in Portland is about an eventful as a rain shower. But something felt a little different when Shaun Kalis and Devin Benware opened the doors to Ruse Brewing last fall. For starters, the Sellwood neighborhood space is impressive, a...
Greg Jones has become the face of climate change in the Northwest wine scene. His research has garnered awards, fine-tuned growing philosophies and made his annual report at the Oregon Wine Symposium one of the hottest tickets in town. Here, the climatologist and...
Ariel Eberle has spent more than a decade at Yamhill Valley Vineyards (YVV) in the McMinnville AVA of the mid-Willamette Valley. Her passion for winemaking turned heads immediately and after just a single harvest in Oregon, YVV owner Denis Burger nudged Eberle...
With 2018 in the rear view mirror, you need some new brew gear to service you when you're mobile. Here are four to-go style growler picks (and beyond) for beer enjoyment in the New Year. Photo courtesy The Bottle Fairy The Bottle Fairy These hand-painted growlers...
Some of the best desserts are liquid ones. This is especially true during the calorie-rich holiday season, when heavy meals often encroach on go-to favorites like cakes and pies. On top of being an often sweet and nuanced way to chase dinner, these sippers function...
