The first time I had heard of Kombucha was when my college roommate came home one day, a giant pickle jar in hand, and said that she was going to try her hand at making a batch in our tiny...
Kookoolan Farms Original Kombucha
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Thomas & Sons Distillery Townshend’s White Rose
If you read my write-up of the TOAST 2015 event, you know I'm excited about the potential of Portland's Thomas & Sons Distillery, the new project from the people behind the locally famous...
Getting to Know: Big Table Farm
Humans, as a species, are visually driven. When we see a photograph or watch a movie that is visually pleasing, we are drawn in and take notice. By being guided by these ocular clues around the...
We Dig: The Great Outdoors of Oregon Breweries
Ah, the great outdoors. Summer days spent taking in the splendor of the natural world. Blue skies, warm weather and a slight breeze at your back…what could be more ideal? For most, a day spent in...
Reustle-Prayer Rock Vineyards 2013 Côt et Merlau
Red blends can be a roller coaster of sensations for your taste buds. A Merlot is a distinct, almost trademarked, flavor that can be easily identified. So too can the Malbec variety be pinpointed...
Apple Outlaw Blackberry Bounty
Apple Outlaw owners Blair Smith and Marcey Kelly traded traffic for tractors when they moved from the sunny state of California up to Oregon, finding them an orchard in the Applegate Valley. Knowing...