The Oregon Brewers Guild announced today that employment, sales, and production numbers all increased in 2015. Oregonians consumed 650,500 barrels of beer produced in Oregon in 2015, an 11.2 percent...
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Uncovering Old Vines at Blue Grouse Estate Winery
With 35 wineries and more than 430 acres under vine, Vancouver Island isn’t quite the grape growing paradise of, say, the Okanagan Valley, which boasts quadruple the wineries and 20-times the...
We Dig: Tasting the Teas of the PNW
The second most popular drink in the world, right behind coffee, tea is enjoyed by billions of people across the globe, and the Pacific Northwest is no exception. While a burgeoning tea industry has...
Regional Cuisine at Kelowna’s RauDZ
After a long day of wine tasting, sometimes the most appealing dinner is one with the right balance between creativity and comfort. On a recent visit to Kelowna, I had just such a meal at RauDZ...
Local Proof: Pimm’s for Summer
The summer solstice means three things to me: Juneuary is almost over in the Pacific Northwest, Wimbledon is about to begin and it is (finally!) Pimm’s Cup season. For the uninitiated, a Pimm’s Cup...
Farm-to-Bed at Nettles Farm
Washington’s Lummi Island is best known for its main attraction: The Willows Inn, where chef Blaine Wetzel famously transforms an array of local ingredients, from salmon to salmonberries, into a...