Willamette Valley

Celebrating BIPOC wine: Maison Noir paired with mushroom pizza (#winePW)

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For Black History Month last year, David from Cooking Chat interviewed and wrote about a sommelier-turned-winemaker who realized his dream of starting his own label. I read David’s post with interest because I admire self-starters. Then I watched his interview with André Hueston Mack and thought to myself: Wow, this guy has it going on. […]

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Ode to Oregon: Johan’s biodynamic expression of place (#WinePW)

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Oregon beckons and I long to return – now more than ever. From mountainous coastline to coniferous forests and wine-producing valleys, natural beauty is everywhere in Oregon. My husband and I enjoyed our first taste of Oregon last November. Fortunately for us, the tourist season winds down shortly before Thanksgiving. Traffic was light as we

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Oregon wine through a Permaculture lens

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Nature and nurture join forces at Forest Edge Vineyard, a micro-sized winery on a 45-acre site in the foothills of Oregon’s Cascade Mountains where Ron Webb and Jan Wallinder churn out “extraordinary everyday wine.” I was intrigued by this phrase and by the couple’s commitment to farming by the principles of Permaculture, a design system

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