Here in Oregon I’m surrounded by two things that make me happy during the holidays: excellent wine and an intense embrace of vegetarianism. While it’s definitely easy to have a meat-free diet in the Portland metro area, it might not-read more-
If someone switched the label to one reading "Dry Raspberry Wine," I wouldn't question it. Light raspberry in color, like a cool, late-evening sunset. Smells like my kitchen mid-raspberry jam production, and tastes like the raspberry puree sans heat, with-read more-
For those who save wine bottles for re-use, perhaps using smaller bottles to keep wine fresh, getting them clean is important. The foaming wand on that cappuccino maker you used three times two years ago, is a great tool. Turn it-read more-
Cameron Hughes has figured out how to sell wine. He is co-founder, with wife Jessica Kogan, of Cameron Hughes Wine, a privately held négociant business headquartered San Francisco. The son of a wine industry veteran, Hughes cut his teeth in-read more-
“Rubber” has become synonymous with Pinotage, at least partly due to the power of suggestion. But you won’t find a hint of it here, even if you try. Aging in heavily toasted oak gives the wine an aromatic nose of-read more-
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Opaque purple in the glass, with a nose of chocolate, smoked bacon, and nutmeg. (Chocolate and bacon is a great combination, in fact.) Opens up tantalizingly but with great promise on the palate, with long, expressive flavors of black currant-read more-
Julia Burke lives, writes, and attempts to make her own wine in the Niagara USA wine region, where she has been involved with local wineries since 2008. She covers her other passions, craft beer and South African wine, as Beer-read more-