House Spirits Distillery have announced they have started construction on a new public tasting room which is designed by Osmose, the same company behind Salt & Straw, Ava Gene’s and Stumptown Coffee Roasters.… Read the rest
News Stories Relating to Alcoholic Beverages
This covers all of our posts about alcohol: wine, beer, cider and spirits. You'll find all sorts of interesting stories here, new businesses, classes and more.
Tastebud in SW, Washington Post on Portland, Top 100 Wine Restaurants
3 Portland Restaurants in Wine Enthusiast top 100 Best Wine Restaurants
Wine Enthusiast Magazine has just revealed their 2015 100 Best Wine Restaurants in America, and three Portland restaurants made the list:
Ava Gene’s
Le Pigeon
Muselet
You can view the complete list here.… Read the rest
Reader Survey 2015: Best Cocktail Bar in Portland
Portland is an amazing cocktail town. We were, and many say still are, on the forefront of the cocktail revolution, with some of the finest bartenders anywhere claiming residence in our city. So if you want a break from hops, what is the best cocktail bar in Portland?… Read the rest
Reader Survey 2015: Best Beer Bar in Portland
Just in time for the 2015 Craft Brewers Conference, the survey results for the Best Beer Bar in Portland are in! This year we see the usual suspects; just the order has changed.… Read the rest
Elevated Arsenic Levels in Wines – What it Means
When I was 18, I clearly remember my dad saying that “life is too short to drink cheap wine”. I’m sure he meant we shouldn’t drink bad wine, and I’ve taken it as an anthem.… Read the rest