LOWDEN, Wash. — There are a number of outstanding lunch spots in Walla Walla, Wash., but Woodward Canyon Winery again provides east-bound wine lovers a seasonal oasis beyond the outskirts of town. Darcey Fugman-Small and her dynamo husband - founding winemaker Rick Small - re-opened their Reserve House Restaurant for the season. They continue to rely on regional products, … [Read more...] about Woodward Canyon Winery restaurant re-opens for second season
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Northwest restaurants, wineries welcome Copper River salmon today
SEATTLE — Thirty years ago today, Jon Rowley got Seattle hooked on Copper River king salmon. "I was a former Alaska fisherman, and I made it my business back then to know how to get the Copper River salmon to Seattle," Rowley told Great Northwest Wine. Almost immediately, his work benefited restaurants in the Puget Sound and the folks who plied the waters of this 300-mile … [Read more...] about Northwest restaurants, wineries welcome Copper River salmon today
Tinhorn Creek’s Miradoro begins defense of winery restaurant award
OLIVER, British Columbia - A sure sign of the spring thaw in British Columbia's Okanagan Valley is when the doors are unlocked at Miradoro Restaurant at Tinhorn Creek, last year's winner of Vancouver Magazine's Best Winery/Vineyard Dining Award. The tony estate restaurant for Tinhorn Creek Vineyards re-opened March 1 after its traditional closure for January and February … [Read more...] about Tinhorn Creek’s Miradoro begins defense of winery restaurant award
Food delivery service wants to change law for Oregon wine
EUGENE, Ore. - Pony Express Restaurant Delivery Services wants to better serve customers seeking to pair Oregon wine with the dinners they order from area restaurants, but the Eugene-based courier will need state law revised in order to extend same-day direct-shipment hours to a residence. Erin Gilfillan, 35, who has owned the business for seven years, recently filed a … [Read more...] about Food delivery service wants to change law for Oregon wine
Willamette Valley winery to give away harvest weekend package
This week, Youngberg Hill Vineyards and Inn in Oregon's Willamette Valley launched a giveway for a 2013 harvest weekend valued at $1,500. Word of Youngberg Hill's Ultimate Harvest Getaway contest was unveiled Tuesday to subscribers of co-owner Nicolette Bailey's newsletter. (Seth Cary of Chicago, Illinois, was announced Feb. 18 as the winner.) The winner of the contest, … [Read more...] about Willamette Valley winery to give away harvest weekend package