Archive for 'Explore'
Of Honest Ade, Wine-themed Hotels and new adventures in Yoga
What a whirlwind. When I’m not penning CD reviews for Las Vegas CityLife, I’ve been partaking in a lot of wine tasting.
Yup, now that Spring has sprung (complete with copious rain showers) it’s wine season in Oregon. I attended the grand reopening of downtown Portland’s wine-themed hotel, the Vintage Plaza, along with the regional Yamhill-Carton [...]
Posted: May 13th, 2009 under Explore, Imbibe, Propaganda.
Tags: Honest Ade, Honest Tea, Left Coast Cellars, Oregon, Portland, Willamette Valley, wine, Yoga
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A to Z of Oregon Spirits
My goal with this Examiner.com project is to post one item each day about different spirits created in Oregon, but I’ve discovered some letters are much more difficult than others.
So far I have covered absinthe, brandy and a coffee-hazelnut vodka named “Cofia.”
In the future, I’ll clue you in to the Pacific Northwest’s small-batch distilleries, various [...]
Posted: March 10th, 2009 under Explore, General, Imbibe, Splurge, Thrifty.
Tags: absinthe, brandy, liquor, Oregon, rum, sprits, vodka, whiskey
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Fall in love with Zwickelmania
On Sat., Feb. 14, 2009 Oregon’s breweries will launch the first annual Zwickelmania (named for the port on the outside of beer tanks that allows brewers to take samples). Participating Portland breweries include Cascade Brewing, Hopworks, Laurelwood, Old Lompoc and Roots Organic. Visitors will get a chance to meet the beer makers and go [...]
Posted: February 9th, 2009 under Explore, Imbibe, Portland.
Tags: Beer, beervana, Oregon, Portland, zwickelmania
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