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2012 Symposium
How is Oregon wine viewed in the eyes of the world? That will be the topic of the featured session at the Oregon Wine Industry Symposium in February. The Oregon Wine Industry Symposium is preparing for ...
Scott Paul PDX
With celebratory Champagne, Scott Paul Wines uncorked Scott Paul PDX, its new Northwest Portland event space on Dec. 4. While owners Scott and Martha Wright make their wine in Carlton — as well ...
OWB Hires New Executive Director
On Dec. 6, the Oregon Wine Board (OWB) and Oregon Winegrowers Association (OWA) announced Tom Danowski as the new executive director of the state’s largest organization representing Oregon’s ...
Top Ten Stories of 2011
While our contributors take a bit of a break to re-energize for 2012, we are taking this opportunity to look back at the previous year and feature the stories that shaped it.
2012 Resolutions
By Leah Jorgenson Oregon’s wineries have finally quieted down after a long, intense harvest and crush. As 2011 comes to a close, winemakers reflect on the year, having gained newfound perspective ...
K&M in Carlton
Ken Morrison and Mauro Hernandez of K&M Wines recently opened a tasting room located at 143 E. Main St., Carlton. Their wine business grew out of Morrison’s hobby winemaking with a friend, according ...
SCA Adds Four
Congratulations to the following four restaurants added to the select list of 2012 Superior Cellar Award winners. Oregon Wine Press and the Oregon Wine Board commend these establishments for supporting ...
Make the Holidays Sparkle
As festivities of the holidays with family and friends are upon us, it is no surprise that our hearts and minds are set toward the wines of the sparkling variety. Soon the bubbles will begin to flow, as they are both celebratory and stress relieving.
Thankfully for us, Oregon has a climate ideally suited for sparkling wine production, in particular for the classic Champagne — that little region of France where bubbly gets its name — grapes of Pinot Noir and Chardonnay as well as Pinot Meunier.
Crafting Kosher
At AlexEli Vineyard in Molalla, vintner Phil Kramer works diligently like the rest of the wine industry, but for him, this vintage is a lot different than the rest. He’s making a type of wine like no other in Oregon: a kosher Pinot Noir.
From the building’s industrial exterior with large solar panels on the roof, one would never guess the orthodox process taking place inside, but for Kramer, 28, he’s quite familiar with kosher products. His extended family — many located in Milwaukee, Wisc., Kramer’s hometown — is the big reason for making such a distinct and hard-to-find product.
Resveratrol as Candy Bar
Resveratrol proponents continue to expound what they believe are the potent anti-aging benefits of the polyphenolic compound found naturally in several fruits, but most potently in the skin of red grapes. Extensive ...
Merge in Motion
In August 2006, a small band of Bonny Doon expats moved from California to the Northwest and brought with them Pacific Rim Riesling established by Randall Grahm in 1992. From this flagship wine, the group ...
SOWA Pours in Portland
by Karl Klooster On Sunday, Nov. 13, two dozen wineries presented their latest releases to a crowd of more than 300 wine appreciators to attend the Southern Oregon Winery Associations’ Grand Tasting ...
Chehalem Down Under
The seventh annual Rugby Union World Cup, held this year in New Zealand, included a serious wine tasting competition in conjunction with the organized form of goal-oriented mayhem on the field. Called ...
