Convenience and scenic beauty—it's a wonderful combination. Located just 30 miles northeast of Seattle, the Woodinville Wine Country begins right off the highway, and ends in some of the most picturesque images in the world. Over the years, the secret has seeped out,...
Block 15 Brewing out of Corvallis, Oregon has earned a well deserved reputation over the years for their barrel-aged, fruit-infused Belgian style sours. Available by the bottle, only released in small batches randomly throughout the year, Block 15 sours have...
Not to brag or anything, but Oregon wine is awesome! Oregon is currently home to more than 600 wineries—nearly double the number from only 10 years ago. Rapid expansion and an ever-growing collection of international awards led to the Oregon Wine Board deeming the...
Major holidays for drinking: Christmas, Halloween, Valentine’s Day… and International Star Wars Day! Since its first creation in the 1980s, this fan-created holiday held on May 4 (May the Fourth Be With You...) has grown to worldwide fame and practice. Celebrations,...
We took in the splendor of the Portland Soda Works, the small batch, craft soda producer, last year, who, at the time, was only available at select restaurant locations by the glass. Since then, the 100-percent natural soda producer has gone through a bit of an...
Scenic beauty, combined with a ready supply and passion of apples, not to mention a healthy amount of experience in the wine industry, equals a worthy opportunity in the hard cider industry. This is the combination that helped to open HR Ciderworks in 2013. A...
Braggot! No, it's not some crazy curse word, it's a style of beer. In the world where beer and mead intermingle together, braggot comes out as a front-runner in sweet, full-bodied alcoholic beverages. The history of the braggot, or bracket, finds itself in medieval...
Pfriem Family Brewers has been making large strides in the beer scene since opening in 2012. The ever-growing list of excellent beers focused on Belgian styles, from sours to wits and not to mention some stellar food offerings, has been winning over the casual visitor...
Once upon a time, herbal liqueurs were actually stuff of medicine. And the stuff of religion for that matter. (Take that, Christian Temperance Movement!) In the days when medicine was not flavored like Flintstone’s vitamins, healers had to figure out another way to...
The Columbia River Gorge can be described as a region of drastic change. Within the space of merely 60 miles, the entire landscape changes—from an area with just about as much rainfall as the Amazon, to a virtual desert right out of the Arabian Nights. Because of...
