[Content copied from original press release] Classic Wines Auction Announces Spring Winemaker Dinner Series In late February and early March, Portland-based nonprofit to host 31 dinners in partnership with notable chefs and wineries PORTLAND, Ore (Dec. 7, 2016) -...
There are towns with charms so compelling that within minutes of arriving you think: "I could live here." It’s a sentiment often hummed about Jacksonville, Oregon, the first town in America to be named a National Historical Landmark. Founded in 1852 as a mining...
Time is of the essence, on our side and precious, not to be wasted. So often time, age and maturation are all thought of as waiting games in beverage, but what about the time the drink itself honors? Welcome back to Bar Tab, our editor's weekly picks of what to...
Chris and Cameron Kontos were born into the Walla Walla wine industry. With maternal roots in the valley as far back as 1868, generations of wheat farming under the belt and following their father's footsteps into winemaking, the brothers founded Kontos Cellars on...
By the time you read this, I will have already embarked upon a rather fantastic voyage, joining over 50 sommeliers and wine buyers on a road trip across Washington. For those visiting from other parts of the country, it's a chance to learn more about a region that...
Welcome back to Sip Northwest's Bar Tab, a weekly selection of what to drink in the Northwest now. This week, we celebrate inspiration — be that muse the fruits used in fermentation, the people around the makers, the hops at hand or a landmark government reversal...
SPONSORED POST Summer might be winding down but don’t put your hiking shoes, paddle boards or U-Pick farm baskets away just yet. There’s plenty more time to explore the beautiful Pacific Northwest, with winding trails, colorful fall foliage, rivers for fishing and...
The Willamette Valley is replete with the stuff that wine and foodie dreams are made of. When the stars come out and a soft pillow calls your name, what could be more welcoming than a neighborhood of vintage trailers authentic enough to make you pinch yourself? The...
You might have had to relinquish your white pants, but no one — not nobody — can take away your rosé. Welcome back to Bar Tab, this week celebrating the pink. Stems or no stems, straight out of the bottle or cupped in your hands, there is no wrong way to drink this...
I’ve often wondered why virtually every winery I’ve been to asserts that their wines are made to age. I mean, in a cynical way I know why: it’s the kind of claim that sounds good to the person doing the buying, even if in most situations we know they’re more likely...
