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Primitive Mover
McMenamins’ co-owner, Mike McMenamin sits down to talk about winemaking, Edgefield Winery and The Celebration of Syrah.
Staying on the Edge
It’s a misty, rainy Thursday evening as I duck into the tasting room at McMenamins Edgefield Winery. A jocular crowd of twoscore or more are assembled around the bar and at tables throughout the barrel room. Most of the carousers are guests staying the night at the adjoining Edgefield Hotel. --- As the clock hand creeps up on 7 p.m., a musician carefully carts her guitar and amplifier through the throng and sets up. She’s here to provide tonight’s musical entertainment, since the tasting room stays open — and lively — until 10 p.m., seven nights a week. --- This place is just heating up around the time when most winery tasting rooms have already closed up for the night. But then, McMenamins Edgefield Winery isn’t your “normal” winery.
Oregon Winery Restaurants?
By Peter M. Gladhart In the April issue, you published a guest column by Peter Szymczak recounting a wine tasting tour in British Columbia. A highlight of his trip was dining in fine restaurants ...
On Track in Eugene
Traditionally, Eugene is known as a college town, diffuse with hippie-dippy leanings. But the times they are a-changin’. Eugene is making strides as a launch pad for wine tourists.
Ten wineries are located within an hour’s drive of Eugene, making it an ideal point of departure for wine tourists to explore the southern part of the Willamette Valley.
