If you’ve followed my adventures to Oregon wine country here and here (to name a couple) you know that I’ve got mad love for the wines of the entire state! Since the dreaded ‘Rona reared its ugly head, there has been so
If you’ve visited the Willamette Valley for wine tasting, you may have based yourself in Portland or McMinnville. Portland allows for easy access to the northern part of the Willamette Valley in addition to the Columbia Gorge region with its stunning waterfalls
One of the hardest things when visiting the Willamette Valley is deciding where to taste. While that’s the case for many wine regions, I find it particularly true for the Willamette Valley. It’s a region dominated by one varietal – Pinot Noir – so how do you even begin to
After tasting the lovely wines of the Willamette Valley
Last but certainly not least in this year’s Black History Month focus on black winemakers and winery owners, is Abbey Creek Vineyard & Winery in Oregon. The winery is located just west of downtown Portland in
I was in the Willamette Damnit! Given my love of Pinot Noir, I’d been trying to get over to Oregon to do some wine tasting in Willamette Valley for years. Years I tell ya! Well, I finally flew myself (my husband got to play too) out to Portland and headed
OK, so I tried for one cycle to do a bi-monthly Texas roundup – I combined May & June). I knew June would be busy
I remember a few years back when folks were like ‘September is California Wine Month,’ I rolled my eyes and sort of smirked. Like, why
While folks are all geeked out about Valentine’s Day, at our house, it’s all about Mardi Gras. The house has been decorated in purple, green,
