COMMENTARY

Pennie Lane s home office and staff: (from right) horses Andy and Ellie, and Milo the leaping dog - compliments of friend and film director Gus Van Sant.  Photo by Charles Waugh/courtesy of the Portland Celebrity Calendar

From Groupie to Grapes

The legendary Pennie Lane shares love of music and wine  

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Peter Rosback helps with harvest at Pisa Terraces Vineyard in Central Otago.  Rosback bottles and sells a New Zealand wine under his Sineann label.  Photo provided.

Kudos for the Kiwis

New Zealand has greatly improved its Pinot Noir

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Tasters gather at Urban Studio in Portland s Pearl District to sample wines made by Gorge producers.  Photo provided.

Gorge Pours in The Pearl

Columbia Gorge AVA’s ‘river-spanning style’ on display in Portland

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Spring’s Here, Get Busy!

So much to do, so little time before bud break

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Michael Hoppé

Hoppé into Music, Wine

Composer, recording artist, connoisseur of Oregon Pinot and more

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Erica Landon(left) and Jennifer Cossey, followed by Carrie Stigge and the rest of the sommeliers, feel the chill of the fermentation room at Soléna & Grand Cru Estates. Winemaker Bruno Corneaux and OWP editor Hilary Berg watch as they enter.  Photo by Andrea Johnson

I am Woman, See Me Pour

“Remember, Ginger Rogers did everything Fred Astaire did, but backwards and in high heels.”  —Faith Whittlesey

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Wine industry members mingle at the 2011 Oregon Wine Symposium at the Eugene Hilton and Hult Center.

Meeting of the Wine Minds

Symposium offers chance to discuss challenges and opportunities

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Last Look at 2010 Harvest

USDA NASS report provides comprehensive picture of this past year’s Oregon harvest; writer’s annual rankings updated

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Danny DeVito, Charlie Day and Katlin Olson on the Season 6 premiere of
“It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia,” which
aired, Sept. 16, 2010 on FX

Sunny Dee Drinks Wine

Hollywood starlet Kaitlin Olson talks vino and home sweet home

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OWP’s Got All the Dirt

From exploring Oregon’s AVAs to the latest news, OWP has it covered

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Here Comes the Judge

If you like Oregon wine, follow the action on SB 444

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Dick Erath

Q&A with Dick Erath

Wine pioneer retells industry’s earliest efforts to produce Pinot Noir

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Drew Bledsoe during harvest at Artifex Wine Company in Walla Walla.

Quarterback to Doubleback

Former NFLer shares key plays in regards to his new wine venture

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High-Class Problem

Top-tier restaurants struggle in recession-hit, cart-crazed Portland

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Patrick McElligott talks with a customer at the Oregon Wine Tasting Room near McMinnville, which he managed for 28 years.

Wine Man with a Will

Retailer, instructor and marketer shares insights on Oregon wine

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Joshua Shaham, Cathy Whims and Hilary Berg talk pizza and passion at Nostrana in Portland.  Photo by Andrea Johnson.

A True Labor of Love

Whether it’s pizza or a publication, take pride in what you do

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A New Look, a Look Back

By Hilary Berg, OWP Editor You hold in your hands the new and improved Oregon Wine Press. As you can see, it is now flat and stapled, which is much easier to handle; and the design has been spruced up, ...

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Vertical: A Novel Idea

By Hilary Berg, OWP Editor  As the days get shorter and the rain settles in for a long winter, I find myself looking forward to spirited holiday get-togethers, as well as cozy nights curled up on ...

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A Change of Palate

Moving away from the big boys and on to food-friendly finds

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Bob Kerivan of Bridgeview Vineyards in the Illinois Valley accepts the Founders Award at the 2009 Oregon Wine Symposium Industry Awards Dinner. Kerivan would like to see the gallonage tax applied
to a greater number of wineries throughout the state. Photo by Andrea Johnson.

Tax Too Lax?

Rogue Valley winery owner wants gallonage tax increased

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Bye Bye Birdie, Hello Harvest

As I write my editor's note for November’s — today’s date is Oct. 19 — harvest has just barely begun.

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