Vivid rainbows of produce fill the farm-fresh bins of Salem, Oregon's E.Z. Orchards Farm Market while aisles are stocked with artisan and specialty products from imported pasta and sauces to local dairy cheeses and backyard butchers' lamb chops. The compelling...
Winemaker Rich Cushman has been making wine in the Willamette Valley and Columbia River Gorge long enough to have his own tagline: "Born in the Gorge." After attending acclaimed viticultural college UC Davis in the 1970s, Cushman left to apprentice in Germany,...
This feature ran in the current issue of Sip Northwest—for the full story, subscribe to our quarterly print issues here. The towering Cascade Mountains peak Mount Bachelor and the three “Sisters” rise to the west of Bend—the high desert, former mill town located in...
Perched upon a hillside amidst rolling rows of vines facing white-capped mountain tops, Anne Amie Vineyards is the quintessence of the Oregon wine country. The tasting room—appointed with reclaimed wood-beam ceilings, flawless shaker dining tables and windows that...
From corporate careers in California to farming in Southern Oregon's Applegate Valley, just 50 miles north of the Golden State's line, Blair Smith and Marcey Kelley staked their claim on an apple orchard and a new life. Five arduous and tasking years later, the...
Down in Bend, Oregon, between all the bike-powered pubs and breweries, oft-lauded Oregon Spirit Distillers is constantly busy doing what they do best—messing around with interesting combinations of botanicals. In One-Eyed Jon, they’ve used their talents to craft a...
As if you didn't already know—you profoundly educated local beer drinker, you—Bend, Oregon has 23 breweries in a town of roughly 81,000 inhabitants. Saving you the math, this means Bend has more craft breweries per capita than any other city in the United States...
From the folks at McMenamins, the popular brewery chain primarily speckling Portland’s metro area, comes the intricately created spirits of Cornelius Pass Roadhouse Distillery (CPR). Established in 2011, the small-batch distillery currently produces a gin made from...
2 Towns Ciderhouse’s origins are simple: three friends from two towns who pooled their money and started their very own cidery. But what’s not simple are some of the ciders on their menu. The cidery’s product line includes a number of standout flavors like...
Double Mountain Brewery in Hood River, Oregon, has been whipping up an annual celebratory winter ale that is sure to make your holiday season jolly. As we usually come to expect from a winter holiday ale, the Double Mountain Brewery Fa La La La La Winter Ale is...
