[youtube id="_DVmkF8LuwI" width="620" height="360"] McMINNVILLE, Ore. — Next month, organizers of the Sip McMinnville Wine and Food Classic will celebrate the silver anniversary of a festival that's outgrown the local armory and spent the past decade at the acclaimed Evergreen Aviation & Space Museum. The weekend-long Sip McMinnville Wine and Food Classic runs March … [Read more...] about Sip McMinnville Wine and Food Classic turns 25 next month
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Pinot Gris rules Oregon’s white wine landscape
For the past 15 years, Pinot Gris has been Oregon's go-to white wine grape. With more than 15,000 tons harvested in 2015, Pinot Gris is even more dominant. Pinot Gris, which experts believe is a mutation of Pinot Noir, is most famous in France's Alsace region, but has also has gained international acclaim in Italy where it goes by the name Pinot Grigio. For years, … [Read more...] about Pinot Gris rules Oregon’s white wine landscape
Oregon Riesling, we wish there was more
One of the shames in Northwest wine country is Oregon Riesling. Because of the dominance of Pinot Noir in the Willamette Valley, it simply is not economically feasible to plant Riesling. When you taste a delicious Oregon Riesling, you'll find out what we're being deprived of. Here are eight examples of Oregon Riesling we've tasted recently. Ask for them at your favorite wine … [Read more...] about Oregon Riesling, we wish there was more
Sip McMinnville to toast 10 years at Evergreen Space Museum
MCMINNVILLE, Ore. — The 24th annual McMinnville Wine and Food Classic, one of the Oregon wine industry's largest and most established public festivals, expects more than 5,000 wine lovers to taste through 70 wineries March 10-12 while supporting St. James School. Organizers recently announced that the historic Evergreen Space Museum will remain as home to the event that’s … [Read more...] about Sip McMinnville to toast 10 years at Evergreen Space Museum
Pinot Gris a food-friendly Northwest favorite
One of the most food-friendly wines to invade the Pacific Northwest in recent times is Pinot Gris, most famous in France's Alsace region or northern Italy (where it's known as Pinot Grigio). And here in the Great Northwest, Pinot Gris produces a deliciously refreshing and fruit-driven white wine that pairs perfectly with fresh seafood and other areas of our local styles of … [Read more...] about Pinot Gris a food-friendly Northwest favorite