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JBF Celebration
The James Beard Foundation (JBF) will soon announce the nominees of the 2011 JBF Awards, the highest honor for food and beverage professionals working in North America, in Beard’s hometown, Portland. The ...
Sip! in Mac
In its 18th year, Sip! McMinnville Wine & Food Classic will be returning to the Evergreen Space Museum, March 11–13. At this year’s event, 160 vendors will share the unique venue. Oregon ...
Classic Wines Auction
Classic Wines Auction (CWA) not only taps some of the region’s best chefs and winemakers, but more importantly, it raises funds to help more than 42,000 children and adults struggling with challenges ...
North Meets South
Claudia Bowers of Pravia Wines & Events, the producer of the Best of Oregon Food & Wine Festival, is bringing together top wineries, breweries, distilleries and restaurants for a new event, North ...
And Let There Be Wine!
The Umpqua Valley Winegrowers Association (UVWA) will present the 41st annual Greatest of the Grape on March 5 at Seven Feathers Casino Resort & Spa in Canyonville. “It’s an elegant evening ...
Wine Country Kiss & Tell
Make your sweetheart swoon with a romantic rendezvous among the vines. Instead of the predictable boxes of chocolates or tiny candied hearts that say things like “URA QT,” for your beloved, why not take the person you adore and indulge in Oregon wine country for a change?
Fiery Passion for Pizza
No need to head to Italy or New York for a bite of authentic crispy crust fresh from a blazing hearth. A revival of the wood-fired brick pizza oven is under way all over Oregon; artisan ovens now span the state, from Ashland to the Gorge and cities in between. Treat your lover to a hot night out at one of many wood-fired restaurants heating up across Oregon.
OWFBF Winners
The wine competition held in conjunction with the 29th annual Oregon Wine, Food & Brew Festival awarded 27 medal winners and featured 102 different wines. The competition was sponsored by Seattle Tacoma ...
Wind and Wine
August Cellars, located in Newberg, recently installed a 50-kilowatt wind turbine that will generate approximately 65 percent of the electrical needs of the winery. The installation is a partnership between ...
The Grapes of Laugh
Doug Pike, a longtime award-winning cartoonist and OWP contributor, has a passion for wine. Out of his home in Scottsdale, Ariz., Pike creates his playful illustrations. If you like what you see and want ...
Sip for School
Newberg wineries Trisaetum, Colene Clemens and Whistling Ridge have joined forces to give local schools a boost. During the second weekend in February, all three will donate 100 percent of tasting fees ...
2010 Organization of the Year: Southern Oregon Wine Institute
In a few years, Umpqua Community College's Southern Oregon Wine Institute (SOWI) has grown from administrators compiling a wish list from members of the Umpqua Valley Winegrowers Association to providing the industry with vital lab services, access to cutting-edge research and invitations to confab at Wine Cluster Conferences.
2010 Person of the Year: Dave & Deolinda Coelho
We at Oregon Wine Press are delighted to announce our selection for Wine Person of the Year is not one person but two people, who in many ways are like one: Dave and Deolinda Coelho of Coelho Winery in Amity.