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Heart to Heart

Heart of Willamette Wineries chairman Tom Johns, of Emerson Vineyards, recently announced the association will hold its inaugural Winery Barrel Tour on June 11 and July 9.  The tour will include ...

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A Natural Selection

Natural Selection is Portland’s newest destination for supper club dining. Served in a warm, European-style setting, the menu combines both rustic and modern cooking techniques while highlighting ...

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Eddie Zavestoski, a Sokol Blosser tasting room associate, works in the renovated space.  Photo provided.

Sokol Blosser Refurbed

Sokol Blosser Winery, a family-owned winery since 1971, recently unveiled its newly remodeled tasting room. The family expects the renovation to provide a more welcoming and educational experience. The ...

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Bend Blend Begins

Bend Blend Red and Bend Blend White are two exciting wine releases from Bend Wine Company, a newly formed division of Volcano Wine Company (Volcano Vineyards), owned by Scott and Liz Ratcliff.  Both ...

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Aqua Plate Special

Forget the Blue Plate Special; this May, Oregon restaurants will offer a sustainable seafood version: the Aqua Plate Special. To honor American Wetlands Month and The Wetlands Conservancy’s 30th ...

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Filling Station

If you want a bottle of Troon Vineyard’s Trifecta Pinot Noir for $10, you’ll have to work for it. Bring a clean bottle to the Grants Pass winery on a Sunday or Thursday, wander up to the kegs ...

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Farm Dinner Series Goes Statewide

Farm to Fork Events quickly sold out its debut season last year by offering elegantly rustic culinary experiences at ranches, orchards and produce farms throughout the Rogue Valley. This June through October, ...

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Uncorked!

On May 14, more than 400 wine lovers will gather at Zenith Vineyard to raise their glasses and paddles to benefit Family Building Blocks, a private, nonprofit organization that works to break the intergenerational ...

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Gorge for Hospice

Help support the efforts of hospice, meet Columbia Gorge winemakers and winegrowers, and discover the AVA’s variety of vino at this year’s Gorge Winegrowers’ Celebration for Hospice, ...

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Ruby Red at Adelsheim

June 1, 1971, David and Ginny Adelsheim purchased the property today known as Quarter Mile Lane Vineyard, just outside Newberg. It is here that the original vineyard and winery are situated. They began ...

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Celebrate International Tempranillo Day

Tempranillo Advocates, Producers and Amigos Society  (TAPAS) has announced Sept. 1, 2011, to be the first International Tempranillo Day, a celebration of the grape with all its regional synonyms. ...

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Pinot & Palette

ART Elements Gallery in Newberg, as well as wineries Sokol Blosser, Anne Amie and Vista Hills, will host a multi-venue exhibit, “Pinot & Palette,” featuring paintings of Oregon wine country ...

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Add "Voodoo" to Queue

Katherine Cole’s new book on Biodynamics is a must-read

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Spring’s Here, Get Busy!

So much to do, so little time before bud break

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Tony Soter surveys his Mineral Spring Ranch perched serenely on Savannah Ridge. Photo by Andrea Johnson.

Oh, Savannah!

Soter Vineyards finds exceptional site to maximize Pinot’s potential

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Stimulus Plan and Palate

Give Oregon an economic boost at Portland’s annual Indie event

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Known as the father of the modern Rogue Valley wine industry, Professor Porter Lombard, shown in his experimental vineyard in 1973, became the superintendent and hortiicultural researcher at the OSU Experiment Station on Hanley Road near Jacksonville in 1963.  Photo from  Rogue Valley Wine /Courtesy of Porter Lombard.

Book Review: “Rogue Valley Wine”

Daspit and Weisinger chronicle Oregon’s southernmost wine region

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Lonnie Wright, of the Pines 1852 in the Columbia Gorge, receives the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Oregon Wine Board at this year s Oregon Wine Symposium.  Photo courtesy of OWB.

The Industry’s Pro Show

Oregon Wine Symposium is smooth, classy and well balanced

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Label as Launch Pad

QR codes offer wineries exciting opportunities in mobile marketing

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David Bergen, of Tina s Restaurant, and Russel Gladhart, of Winter s Hill, discuss land-use issues at Gladhart s winery.  Both were selected to be part of an expert panel.  Photo by Marcus Larson, News-Register.

Hear Ye on Land Use

Panel examines rural commercial activity, including winery events

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Oregon Wine Retailers

SOLID BOLD LISTINGS denote retailers established for 20 years or more. ALBANY Wine Depot & Deli300 Second Avenue S.W.541-967-9499Established 1988 ASHLAND Ashland Wine Cellar & Cigar38 Lithia ...

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