One of the truly great things about living in the Pacific Northwest is the bounty of food we have - and that includes wine, an agricultural gift of nature. Let's face it. Oregon, Washington, British Columbia and Idaho are teeming with wonderful small farmers who sell their wares at roadside stands and in farmers markets. In the last 20 years in particular, our region has … [Read more...] about Book review: Dishing Up Oregon
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Book review: Wine Country Chef’s Table
Roy Breiman is best known in the Seattle area for his work as a chef and executive at the Salish Lodge, Edgewater Hotel and, now, Cedarbrook Lodge. But his roots are in California, and that is his focus with co-author Laura Smith Borrman in Wine Country Chef's Table, an exquisite new wine country cookbook from Lyons Press. This culinary adventure travels through the … [Read more...] about Book review: Wine Country Chef’s Table
Book review: The Makers of American Wine
In "The Makers of American Wine: A Record of Two Hundred Years," author Thomas Pinney brings into focus the evolution of the American wine industry. And it has been an evolution, as post-Revolutionary War viticulture and winemaking was nothing short of an adventure and a lengthy series of frustrating events. American winemakers had to battle not only phylloxera and a … [Read more...] about Book review: The Makers of American Wine
Book review: A Vineyard in Napa
When John Shafer uprooted his family in 1973 in Chicago and relocated to the Napa Valley, nobody - including Shafer - figured he would develop one of California's greatest wineries. That is the story behind "A Vineyard in Napa," a memoir written by Shafer's son, Doug, and co-author Andy Demsky. By the time the Shafers arrived in Napa Valley, the bad old days of … [Read more...] about Book review: A Vineyard in Napa
Book review: A Carafe of Red
A fair bit of wine writing can be rather uninspiring, whether it's a review of wine one might never taste or a story about visiting a winery. So it is a true pleasure to read beautifully written wine literature from someone who has visited the great wine regions of the world and provide a journey through words that transport us there, if only for a few moments. Such is … [Read more...] about Book review: A Carafe of Red