We’ve been having this epic weather here in Western Oregon. I think I heard it’s been more than 80 days since we’ve had rain. Which, for us, is more than a little weird. To me it’s felt like we’re in the Twilight Zone. To awaken every morning to sunny, clear skies and temps in the […]

Summertime in the wine business is busy. Busy in a way that is often gratifying and fun, but ultimately somewhat overwhelming. Who could complain about going to several 2-3 day food and wine events in a summer, every summer? Three days of eating multi-course meals prepared by famous chefs, drinking glass after glass of glorious wines, […]

We visited friends in Eastern Washington last week and after the kids spent a couple of hours of picking from their trees, we had a boxful of beautiful fresh cherries to bring home. I haven’t decided what to do with the lion’s share of them yet – jam? chutney? Or keep it simple and just […]