Ask any winery in Washington County what the area's origin is and most will tell you a story starting in the '70s or '80s, perhaps utilizing fruit from vines first planted in the 1960s. This is the belief that runs throughout the whole state of Oregon, that Oregon...
It is harder to find a more quintessential representation of the Oregon farm, then at EZ Orchard Farm Market out of the Willamette Valley. First opened in 1929 by Edward Valentine Zielinski, EZ Orchards Farm Market has been offering the “bounty of the Willamette...
While we may be well into 2015 (I know, right?), many of the years’ new breweries are only just starting to get off the ground. But with hundreds (literally) of new breweries currently in the works, it can be a bit daunting when planning your brewery hopping...
True confession: I love movies. The best thing to do in my opinion is to enter a movie theater, with a good glass of something in your hand and loose yourself in another world for two and a half hours. To experience sights and sounds that only exist on the very...
Fox-Tail Cider, one of the latest cider companies out of the Columbia River Gorge (currently boasting 10 ciders on tap, with another two prepped to roll out in the coming months), represents some of the wonderfully diverse and eclectic nature and flavors of the...
What can be more ideal then an afternoon cup of tea, paired with a selection of warm scones, crumpets or other sweet delicacies? Or a refreshing pot of tea, following a long day at the office, surrounded by a crackling fire and a good book. Whatever the scenario,...
If you're reading this, odds are you've thought at least once of how awesome it would be to open a winery, brewery, distillery or cidery. To pack up the box from the boring 9-5 job you hate, and start doing the thing you love: making amazing booze. With the number...
From our sister publication and cider expert, this story originally ran on CIDERCRAFTmag.com. Beverage-making 101: balance is key. For cider, the apples required to produce a quality bevvie must have the appropriate balance of tannins, acidity and (most...
Like all good ideas, Pier Coffee began its life in a basement—the laundry room to be precise. Founder and coffee brewmaster Erin Williamson became fascinated with the idea of cold brewed coffee in 2013, while surveying possible alternatives to sugar-crazed iced...
Tillamook, Oregon, besides being the home of a certain cheese company, has become synonymous in the past three years with sour beers thanks to the work of de Garde Brewing. First beginning operations in 2013, this small operation brewing primarily European...
