The Wapato, Washington-based Treveri Cellars is coming up on its fourth anniversary this month. Treveri was proudly one of Washington’s first and few producers of sparkling wines, producing méthode champenoise bubbles exclusively. According to its mission...
Set in the Columbia River Gorge, with stunning views and an outdoor concert venue, Maryhill Winery is a destination in and of itself. But for their annual wine club dinner, Maryhill owners Craig and Vicki Leuthold choose to pair their award-winning wines with the...
Recalling the infamous “Is Pluto a planet?” debate, Ice Harbor Brewing Co. is prominently positioned on a rock that’s apparently large enough to garner its own name: Clover Island in Kennewick, Washington. Size aside, this island hideaway—located between a small...
In 1975, British geographer Jay Appleton proposed a hypothesis about human nature and habitat, most commonly known as the "refuge-prospect theory." The idea is that taste is "an acquired preference for particular methods of satisfying inborn desires." The two main...
Like taking apart one of those little Russian babushka dolls, Westcott Bay is a small inlet of water, which is located on San Juan Island, which is located in a larger cluster of islands called The San Juan Islands, which is located roughly where the Strait of...
Location, location, location. Well before pulling up to the stark white, history-steeped Moran Mansion and stepping foot into its high-ceilinged foyer, Orcas Island, Wash.'s Rosario Resort hits the mark based on location alone. Catch a ferry from Anacortes, hop a...
Paramount political leader and India’s first prime minister, Jawaharlal Nehru, may or may not have been talking about cheese when he said: “Culture is the widening of the mind and of the spirit.” However, the activist’s assertion still holds—culture, both in cheese...
Forget the cranberry “juice” found in plastic jugs in the supermarket. Next time you want to add tart, rich cranberry flavor to cocktails, think fresh, small batch and organic. Starvation Alley Farms, located on Washington state’s Long Beach Peninsula, is the...
A Scottish ancestor brought the Mercer clan to the United States, as a solider and doctor under General George Washington in 1747. More than a century later, Dr. Hugh Mercer's descendants moved out west to Washington and launched five generations of farmers in the...
With a crow like "Progressive Ales for the Promiscuous Palate," the fledgling Heathen Brewing in Vancouver, Wash., is soaring into the Northwest beer scene. Making small batch craft beer with extremely local ingredients, Heathen Brewing is one of the dozen-plus...
