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Fool’s Gold

Gorge winegrower experiments, wins at Idiot’s Grace

Old Logs, New Digs

Timber from sick trees creates cool setting

Fruits of Labor

Inherited orchard transforms into vineyard venture

Hello, Hiyu!

Goodbye, Pheasant Valley

Perfect Chemistry

Love of lab work foundation of new brand

Wheat Country Wine

Bolton grows 15 Mile brand near The Dalles

Celilo Vineyard Sold

Corliss Estates buys esteemed Gorge site

While in Lyle...

Four wineries are bunched like grape clusters up and down the north slope of the Columbia River. They share, and share alike.

Grand in the Gorge

Two Gorge wineries open doors to new tasting rooms.

'Shark Tank' Twice: Copa Di Vino appears again on ABC show

James Martin never took money, never sold shares in his business while on TV and he still gained traction.

Gorge winery hires real-deal Burgundian

Winemaker leaves France for opportunity with Phelps Creek Vineyard.

Roy, the Real McCoy

Phelps Creek hires real-deal Burgundian as winemaker

COVER STORY: The Dirt on Oregon Wine

Get the lowdown on soil diversity and its flavor impact on wine

The story begins around 200 million years ago when the Pacific Plate started sliding beneath the North American Plate.  

Much of western Oregon and most of Washington didn't exist, but over millions of years, the plate left behind shards of its surface, which was once a seabed.  The shards continued to build becoming a marine sedimentary landmass.

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Fish Tales and Sales

Copa Di Vino founder dives into ‘shark tank,’ escapes with no deal but enough views to bankroll growth

Analemma Makes Mark

New winery in Gorge already acquires accolades

Growing the Garnier Way

Mayerdale Estate owner encouraged to grow Gorge grapes

Busacca Digs New Space

Celebrated soil scientist opens tasting room in Bingen, Wash.

A Passionate Blend

AniChe Cellars combines family and a fervor for fine wine

Viento Breaks Ground

Winemaker Rich Cushman to build Hood River tasting room

Jacob Williams Builds Winery

... Maryhill and Sokol Blosser. For more information, visit www.jacobwilliamswinery.com. News brief by Stuart Watson

Frozen in Anticipation

Deep freeze in Eastern Washington a concern for Oregon clients

Cultivating Complexity

New winery aims for wines with Old Word character

#1 STORY of 2010: Late Great Harvest

Winemakers From the Willamette Valley to Southern Oregon and the Columbia Gorge are pleased with flavors after delayed picking and an epic battle with the birds.   

Sunshine Daydream

Old mill, new packaging has local thinking in the clouds

A Lot to Like about Little Lyle

As the Columbia Gorge wine scene exploded during the last decade, the McCormicks planted their dreams about the same time and the same place as those of three other young wineries: Luke Bradford of COR Cellars, James and Poppy Mantone of Syncline Winery, and Alexis and Juliet Pouillon of Domaine Pouillon. The four wineries all grow and press and share gear within a cork's toss - or a crow's flight - of one another, up on what they call the "Lyle Bench."