By Aakanksha Agarwal
If you’d ask Ben Casteel the clichéd-but-revelatory question of how he got into wine, his easy answer would be that he was born into it. His long answer? “I had…
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6 Winter Beers to Try Now
Winter in the Pacific Northwest can be a tough season to get through, even for its hardiest residents. Every year it brings shorter, grayer days, lower temperatures, and plenty of…
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Brewing Fresh Hop Beer in the Dead of Winter
“KEEP FROZEN (ZERO DEGREES F. OR BELOW)” – That’s what the box says. That must make transportation and logistics a challenge, but if it means I get to drink freshly…
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Kombucha 101: What Goes Into This Alcohol-Free Fermented Beverage
Kombucha is a category of beverage all on its own, but it’s definitely experiencing a surge in popularity. The once misunderstood fermented beverage is slowly-but-surely becoming widely known for its…
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Poppin’ Bubbles: 5 Sparkling Wines for Kicking 2020 to the Curb
People can’t wait to toast to the end of 2020 and the start of 2021. Good riddance to COVID-19, job losses, social disruption! Bring on vaccines, a resurgent economy, and…
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Treat Yourself: Northwest Wine Combos and Pairings
Wine is an affordable luxury. You can enjoy it even during a pandemic year with much economic uncertainty. Especially welcome as an occasion for celebration, it makes a perfect match…
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Take your Stake in Oregon’s leading producer of Willamette Valley Pinot Noir
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…
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Whiskey 3 Ways with Scratch Distillery’s Edmonds’ Own
With 41 different classified types of whiskey made in the United States, Scratch Distillery’s Kim and Bryan Karrick simply wanted to make a whiskey that stood out. “I decided the…
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Unique Spots to Sip Outdoors
It’s safe to say that much of what we considered normal has been turned on its head in 2020. And the way we have always enjoyed a tasting at a…
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