Category Archives: Travel
PAINTED LADY SCORES 4 DIAMONDS
Newberg’s The Painted Lady Restaurant, one of the top fine-dining establishments in Oregon wine country, was recently awarded Four Diamond Status by AAA in its annual rating program. Husband and wife team Allen Routt, who serves as the Chef, and Jessica Bagley, … Continue reading
FOOD AND WINE PAIRINGS STRAIGHT FROM THE PROS
Which Oregon wine goes with which Oregon food? The two go hand-in-hand, since the local food movement is hugely popular in Oregon right now. We thought we’d share the menus from two lovely winemaker dinners that we attended this summer, … Continue reading
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Tagged Food and wine pairings, Forest Grove, Montinore, Oregon wine, Quady North, southern Oregon
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OREGON WINERIES WITH GREAT RESTAURANTS
We recently set out to write a simple story about Oregon wineries that also had great food service, assuming that they were as numerous as Oregon wineries that pour a decent Pinot Noir. Wrong, wrong, wrong. What we found instead … Continue reading
NICE DAY FOR AN OREGON WINE TOUR
After having recently spent a day touring wineries with Ron Burke of Oregon Wine Tours, we have to say that there are few things more pleasant than having a knowledgeable driver and guide take us to hidden winery gems deep inside … Continue reading
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Tagged Oregon wine, Oregon wine tours, Oregon wineries, Wineries
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TRAVEL: 3 DAYS IN CARLTON
A railroad depot that has been turned into a tasting room? A charming, small-town Main Street that is lined with one tasting room after another? Fine dining, casual living and some of the best rural scenery in Oregon? No, this isn’t heaven…it’s Carlton. … Continue reading
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TSF IS McMINNVILLE’S EUROPEAN PENSION
How could it be that Erin Stephenson and her new Third Street Flats – which are four apartments, available for nightly or weekly rental s on the top floor of the 1885 McMinnville Bank Building – have anticipated my every … Continue reading
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