I was having a conversation with a colleague the other day, and we started talking about cult wines. You know the type: small production, staggering price, years spent on a waiting list just to get one measly bottle. Certain wines have always been exalted, but...
Math is hard but national touring pork troupe Cochon 555 breaks it down to the basics. Five chefs, five winemakers and five (late) pigs pair up to compete and prove who does pork better—with more than 400 guests, comprised of industry and foodie fanatics, that...
Cooking with wine is a fun and easy way to add flavor and depth to countless dishes (and it’s also a good excuse for pouring yourself a glass to enjoy while working in the kitchen). When cooking with wine, a general rule of thumb to follow is "the drier the...
Cedarbrook Lodge, Food Lifeline and a team of local celebrity chefs raised more than $432,300 to stop hunger in Western Washington at the fifth annual Savor: Sustaining Lives, Nourishing Hope benefit on Saturday, March 19, 2016. The featured chefs at Savor...
Spring is upon us and that can only mean one thing: Oregon Wine Month is around the corner and nearly 700 wineries throughout Oregon are gearing up to make the fifth annual celebration in May the best yet! “Some of the world’s finest wines are made right here in...
Not only are you helping your tastebuds by tasting a delicious vino when drinking salmon-safe wine, but you are also helping the environment. If a wine has a salmon-safe label it means the vineyard producing the wine has taken serious steps to help restore wild...
Pepper Bridge Winery recently completed a solar installation project consisting of 378 panels, making it the largest photovoltaic solar array in Walla Walla County. The 100-kilowatt installation, which is ground-mounted adjacent to the winery, will have an annual...
Much like the beloved cartoon cat Garfield, I don’t think I’ve ever met a lasagna I didn’t like. Whether it be a spinach and mushroom white sauce lasagna or the traditional red sauce and meat version layered with rich sheets of ricotta cheese, lasagna never fails...
Ste. Michelle Wine Estates today announced the launch of Drumheller wines sourced from Washington’s Columbia Valley. The Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot and Chardonnay are available nationally to the on-premise channel starting March 2016. The vineyards for Drumheller...
In Walla Walla, winemaking was a pretty small industry in 1999, when Ashley Trout started as an assistant winemaker at Reininger Winery. But since then, the valley has exploded with vineyards and wineries, and now boasts 140 wineries, tap rooms, tasting rooms, and...
