Born from the inspiration and creativity of "The Divine Comedy," the famous poem by 14th century Italian poet Dante, the couple behind Divine Distillers in Salem, Oregon, is fusing their globetrotting experience into a unique line of craft spirits. Jason Greenwood...
The small town of Happy Valley, Oregon, sits just about 12 miles southeast of the heart of downtown Portland and is home to a rising star in the cider community. Drawing motivation from the local lore of youngsters indulging in some of the homemade cider in the...
Where do I begin? I’ve been writing about wine for well over a decade and I’ve never run into someone quite like Luke Wylde of Statera Cellars. Crafting a well-planned approach as Oregon’s first single-varietal winery from the picture-perfect wine destination of...
Passion drives us all. It’s the element that fuels change, evolution and adaptation. A passionate industry on its own, the Portland cocktail scene has recently enjoyed a renaissance in styles, flavors and craftsmanship, generating a well-deserved amount of...
Over the last decade, the cocktail culture has enjoyed an evolutionary renaissance fueled by fresher ingredients, craft distilleries and mixologists willing to flex their shakers and think outside of the box. The foundation for crafting quality libations starts...
As bits and pieces of wine lore fall deafly into the dirt, so go the stories of immigrants smuggling plantings across the ocean, spiritually made offerings to sidestep Prohibition and law-defying bootlegger courage. All too often, the history carried by the vines...
This last weekend, the streets of Portland’s downtown filled to the brim with pop-up eateries, wine-pouring gurus and gourmet aficionados coming together to celebrate the joy of food while helping a truly worthy cause. For the sixth annual Feast Portland, Bon...
Tim Schoenheit of Stickmen Brewing sits across from me on the brewery's expansive deck perched on the Lake Oswego shores. He’s smiling as I try in vain to find the correct pronunciation for certain names on the beer list he has laid out in front of me. The 15 small...
The Willamette Valley is filled with artists who speak in an expansive array of mediums. From the subtle nuances of the bouquets that fill our swirling glasses to the expressionist canvases that tell the story of the valley’s beauty, each feature offers a glimpse...
Thirty years and several careers ago, Brian and Ami Shannon met, fell in love and started a family together. Fast-forward two daughters and 42 taps into the future, and the couple has become community fixtures with their taphouse, Valley Growlers. Sitting pretty,...
