Founded in late 80s, Newport, Oregon’s Rogue Ales has become one of the biggest names in the craft beverage industry and currently dishes out dozens of styles of beer in addition to handfuls of spirits, ciders and sodas. Their Hazelnut Brown Nectar features an...
Founded in 2013 with just a Riesling to boot, Patterson, Washington’s ANEW Winery is produced by Chateau St. Michelle and produces light-bodied, fruit-forward wines. The young winery currently offers three wine varieties in very elegant custom bottles with a...
In the culinary world, there are two ways in which flavors can combine. In the first way, each added ingredient can be detected on the palate equally, say with rosemary and garlic or ham and pineapple. In the second way, the flavors of each ingredient combine...
A classic case of homebrewer going mainstream, Baird & Dewer Farmhouse Cider is the brain child of wine guru Zeb Dewer and farmer Trevor Baird’s Baird Family Orchard’s heirloom apple varieties. The Salem, Oregon label’s mission statement is to create...
One of the most popular pre-Valentine’s Day events for chocoholics and beer lovers is returning for its seventh year. Promoted as “foreplay before the big day,” Seattle’s The Pike Brewing Company will throw its annual Pike Chocofest event from 6-9 p.m. on Sunday,...
Citrus is generally thought of as a summer fruit, but one member of this sour bunch flourishes in the winter just after the holidays. The grapefruit, which is often considered to be the red-headed stepchild of the citrus family that must be topped with sugar to...
Seattle seems to be getting an early start on summer food festivals. Now in its seventh year running, the city will again host the Seattle Wine & Food Experience on February 22 at the Seattle Center. The SWFE is first and foremost a tasting event of regional...
Mary Burwell and Scott Hartwich have been in the coffee biz for going on 26 years now, doing everything from roasting beans to opening an espresso cart in Portland to working at some mermaid-logoed chain you may have heard of. Today, they’ve nestled themselves into...
Bartenders find day job by launching a prep kitchen for hire company. Portland’s bar scene has been quietly receiving a helping hand over the last several months from a small kitchen willing to do most of the grunt work for them, preparing fresh ingredients each...
When it comes to picking out an unfamiliar bottle from either the liquor store or the shelf behind the bartender, you have a few options. Sometimes you’ll go by a recommendation, other times you’ll go by price, but sometimes you’ll simply pick something because the...
