Topic: Willamette Valley

"Hop Trip" Hops Arrive

What's a better combo with football than beer, right? Well Wednesday, there was a hop harvest celebration at Deschutes Brewery in Bend.. . . . Hops...

Feeling French?

0 0 . While a trip to France involves a plane ticket and a passport, a trip through French culture and flavor is cheaper (and involves fewer...

Largest Ore. wildfire 82 percent contained

Firefighters were able to keep what is being dubbed as Southern Oregon's "Oak Flat" fire in check on all fronts into Saturday, despite adverse ...

Archaeologists mapping traces of Applegate Trail

The powerful diesel engine grumbled loudly as the big rig driver shifted down to make the grade up Smith Hill on Interstate 5. But Chelsea Rose...
With the opening of Stoneycrest Cottage at Red Ridge, wine lovers now have another option for staying off the beaten track in Oregon's Willamette...

Travel Picks: North America's top 10 wine destinations

NEW YORK (Reuters Life!) - European destinations are often in the spotlight when it comes to fine wines but North America holds it own when it comes to varietals, according to travel website TripAdvisor.Editors at TripAdvisor (http://www.tripadvisor.com)
Judge rules orders feds take "hard look" at genetically engineered sugar beetsA federal judge overturned government approval of a variety of sugar beet genetically engineered to resist a popular weed killer produced by agricultural giant Monsanto, accordi

Top Oregon Pinot Noir Picks

The year 2006 was an excellent vintage for pinot noir in the Willamette Valley of Oregon. The warm summer and almost ideal harvest season [a rarity in this part of the world] produced supple, fruit-driven pinot noirs that still remain under the ...