Accidents often lead to mishaps — but sometimes they lead to new developments — as happened for Ryan Sharp owner of Portland Sangria and ENSO Urban Winery. Sharp was turning out a large batch of...
Angela Prosper
What To Do When Good Beer Goes Bad
You finally did it. You sampled stouts and sours. You started an Untappd account. You’re a regular at your local beer bar and have formed some opinions — you prefer kölsches to weizens, pales over...
4 Questions with Peter Kopp, Author of “Hoptopia”
Ever wonder how Oregon – and by extension, the Pacific Northwest – wound up at the center of the craft beer revolution? As Peter Kopp tells it in his recent historical reflection, “Hoptopia: A World...
Cups of Sunshine and Local Nosh at Fort George Brewery
Famously known as being the home to a certain group of "goonies," Astoria, Oregon, is a quintessential Pacific Northwest town. For most of the year, blankets of rain keep Oregon’s Northwestern-most...
Vermouth-Laced Rustic Onion Tart
Vermouth was one of the spirits I learned to avoid as a teenager sneaking hooch out of my dad’s liquor cabinet. The floral-infused sweet flavor did not appeal. A fortified wine (a wine in which a...
From Napa to Walla Walla: Mullan Road Cellars
Success in the wine world, as in any other industry, is appreciated and celebrated. But there’s a certain sense of wonder and innocence in the early days that possess a magic all their own. Often...