An authentic slice of France moved into the Ribbon Ridge AVA of the Willamette Valley when Bruno Corneaux and his engaging wife, Isabelle, planted a vineyard in 2014. As a fourth generation Burgundian vintner, Corneaux’s passion to share the similarities and the...
Itching for some people-watching? Try the crowded corner of SE 6th Street and SE Ankeny in Portland, Oregon, where the newly-opened Marukin Ramen shares a building and a hallway with the equally popular Nong’s Khao Man Gai. Ramen-loving Portlanders had been...
With dozens of wineries and vineyards in the city of McMinnville, wine lovers don’t have to go far to find Oregon’s famous Pinot Noir, white wines and rosés. As of this month, visitors will now be able to stroll and savor the charm of historic McMinnville, as they...
Dominio IV husband-and-wife co-owners Patrick Reuter and Leigh Bartholomew both studied at the esteemed University of California Davis, for winemaking/terroir and viticulture, respectively. After working harvests across the globe, they settled in the Willamette...
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 gold standard in organic agriculture is to be certified as Biodynamic® by Demeter USA, and King Estate Winery in Eugene, Ore., is now officially “in conversion” to Biodynamic status. The process should be complete later this year, making King Estate, at 1,033...
For the past 3 years, Breakside Brewery and Lewis & Clark College have partnered to offer a course in brewing and the business of beer for students interested in the craft beer industry. Sponsored by Lewis & Clark’s Center for Entrepreneurship, the course...
Winderlea® Vineyard and Winery, a boutique winery specializing in the limited production of Pinot noir and Chardonnay from Oregon, announced today that they have earned Demeter Biodynamic® Certification for both farming and winemaking for their 16.5 acre estate in...
Considering the growing wine scene in the Northwest, it seems the possibilities are infinite these days. So infinite, in fact, that overwhelmed wine lovers tend to stick to their same old favorites out of habit. Fortunately, this doesn’t have to be the case. Carrie...
