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It’s all About the Basil

It’s all About the Basil

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Simon is working hard to get ready for Thanksgivin

Simon is working hard to get ready for Thanksgiving dinner.

A few years back, I wrote about the promise of Ore

A few years back, I wrote about the promise of Oregon Trousseau (link below) and discovered a few wineries who were just starting down Trousseau Street. I was super excited to visit Hazelfern Cellars and taste their first bottlings of 100% Trousseau and Gamay. GORGEOUS!! We brought home one of each, which will be perfect for our holiday table.https://www.oregonwinepress.com/treasure-of-trousseau#oregonwine #wine #jurawine #trousseau #gamay #willamettevalley

Freshly foraged winter chanterelles on board! Resc

Freshly foraged winter chanterelles on board! Rescued from the snow. Added a little fat and garlic and served over toast.

Getting a deep dive into single vineyard Riesling

Getting a deep dive into single vineyard Riesling by the father/daughter team in the caves at Trisaetum Winery was a mind boggling experience. Plus, they have an interesting and exciting new distillery project to check out!

A glorious sunset tasting at Lenné and perfect di

A glorious sunset tasting at Lenné and perfect dinner at Earth & Sea to round out the day. Yamhill-Carlton at its finest.

Fantastic side-by-side tasting of volcanic and sed

Fantastic side-by-side tasting of volcanic and sedimentary soil wines in the private back room of Ken Wright Cellars,

This stunning 2016 Elk Cove Vineyards Clay Court P

This stunning 2016 Elk Cove Vineyards Clay Court Pinot Noir, from the first vineyard planted in what is now the Yamhill-Carlton AVA, is a perfect example of aging quality Oregon Pinot Noir.

Successful foraging yesterday, brought home a bunc

Successful foraging yesterday, brought home a bunch of matsutake and white chanterelle mushrooms. Tonight’s simple dinner, tagliatelle pasta with matsutake and miso butter - heavenly.

We went for a deep dive into mushroom foraging thi

We went for a deep dive into mushroom foraging this past weekend, learning so much at the Oregon Mycological Society’s fall show. Tomorrow is our first identification and foraging field trip, we’re pretty excited!

Discovered this #wine beauty from #sicily #italy a

Discovered this #wine beauty from #sicily #italy at Enoteca @nostranapdx - rich w/#volcanic #minerality and ripe red fruit, now buying it by the case! #nerodavola

Educational #harvest hike and hospitality tasting

Educational #harvest hike and hospitality tasting of delicious wines at Ponzi Vineyards Tasting Room.#wine #harvest2022 #oregonwine #chehalemava #oregon #harvest

Looking for a unique Halloween event? Take a mixol

Looking for a unique Halloween event? Take a mixology class in spooky cocktails! @straightawaycocktails has a really cool business model - not only is it an awesome cocktail lounge, they also make their own packaged drinks and mixers to-go. Check it out and check out their class schedule! @drinkaccompani

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