Portland, Ore. (March 3, 2025) - Amaterra Winery, the state-of-the-art winery and restaurant set amid the tree-filled slopes of Portland’s West Hills, has announced the opening of a second location, which will be located in downtown Bend, Oregon. The new...
CRUX FERMENTATION PROJECT LISTS ITS ICONIC BEND TASTING ROOM FOR SALE. Crux intends to lease back the building from new owners (BEND, Ore.) — Crux Fermentation Project is selling the property that has served as the brewery’s iconic Bend tasting room since 2012,...
By now, most people know that Bend is a craft beer-obsessed town. In addition to being perfectly situated in the high desert of central Oregon, the city of nearly 100,000 has an embarrassment of brewery options. Day One Start the day at 10 Barrel Brewing. There...
There are myriad options for lodging in Bend and around central Oregon, from swanky resorts to cheap motels; from one-of-a-kind offerings like a parochial school-turned-brewery/hotel to cookie-cutter lodgings that look the same in Bend as they do in South Bend,...
BEND, OR – February 12, 2021 – Outdoor enthusiasts can now check into a new hotel in Downtown Bend that is perfectly designed for adventure. Element Bend, the first Element Hotel by Westin to open in Oregon, is now welcoming guests to its spacious, airy studios and...
America’s most acclaimed winery announces opening of third Wine Lounge in Bend, Ore. Dayton, OR - Domaine Serene, the award-winning Pinot Noir, Chardonnay and Sparkling wine producer located in the famous Dundee Hills of Oregon, is building on its highly...
Last time around, I chatted with Randy Lint of Big Creek Coffee Roasters, who shared the similarities and differences between law, music, and coffee. This week, I chatted with Bobby Grover, owner of Bend, Oregon's Thump Coffee. Thump began in 2007 as a wholesale...
With the namesake derived from a mythical-mighty titan, you would expect nothing short of legendary when it comes to the cider produced by Dan and Samantha McCoy of Atlas Cider in Bend, Oregon. For three years the McCoys have been fermenting fruits and concocting...
The monumental Bend beer scene has done more than impact the brewery world—it's also paving the way for cideries in the craft savvy Central Oregon city. With the foundation laid, the beer culture is also showing its affect on cider, from hops and Belgian yeast...
It all started when Jim Bendis went for a jog through the juniper forests in Central Oregon’s high desert plateau, near Bend, more than 20 years ago. According to Alan Dietrich, CEO of Crater Lake Spirits, Bendis saw the abundance of juniper and an "aha moment"...
