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Harvest Rhythms and Northwest Cioppino {Recipe}

October 20, 2017 Maria Stuart 3 Comments

Harvest Rhythms and Northwest Cioppino {Recipe}

Like the seasons of the year, the harvest seasons has its own rhythm.  It usually starts off slowly, then picks up speed in terms of both the pace of the fruit coming into the winery and also the number of people who are here to work. At the peak, we’re as many as 18 or […]

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Comfort Food and Harvest – Moussaka {Recipe Included}

October 13, 2017 Maria Stuart 2 Comments

Comfort Food and Harvest – Moussaka {Recipe Included}

We’re in the throes of harvest here in the Willamette Valley. It is somewhat comforting that in these crazy times we’re living in when every week seems to bring fresh bad news, that harvest comes around every October, ready or not. Those grapes are ripe and they need to be picked and turned into wine, […]

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Love Thy Neighbor and Pakistani Slow-Cooked Lamb Stew {Recipe}

January 31, 2017 Maria Stuart Leave a Comment

Love Thy Neighbor and Pakistani Slow-Cooked Lamb Stew {Recipe}

I’ll confess I’ve had trouble pulling myself away from the internet this past week. Every twist and turn of this crazy new political world compels me to keep going down the rabbit hole, keep clicking on the next headline. It makes me think of that recent New Yorker cartoon: “My desire to be well-informed is […]

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How To Become An Activist – Because We All Have To Start Somewhere

January 26, 2017 Maria Stuart 4 Comments

How To Become An Activist – Because We All Have To Start Somewhere

Yesterday I got a message from a friend saying “We have never been active politically and really don’t know where to start. Would you have some advice for newbies that think Trump will screw our country up!”  At first I laughed because I don’t really think of myself as an expert activist – who am I […]

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Good For The Soul Chicken Noodle Soup – To Cure What Ails Us {Recipe}

December 5, 2016 Maria Stuart Leave a Comment

Good For The Soul Chicken Noodle Soup – To Cure What Ails Us {Recipe}

If there was ever a time for homemade chicken noodle soup, it is now: it’s cold out, two of my kids are sick with head colds – one of whom is on a tight deadline to finish his college applications, there are innocent people being brutally and violently attacked by law enforcement officials in North Dakota but they […]

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Hello!

Hi, I'm Maria. My husband and I own a winery in downtown McMinnville, the heart of Oregon's spectacular Willamette Valley.

Lucky for me I get to cook for the people I love, throw parties and pour a little Pinot. Nothing makes me happier than gathering people around my table and serving them food that nourishes both body and soul.

People often tell me that I'm living their dream life. And truthfully, I'm living mine too.

But let's be real, it's still life.

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