Urban Decanter

Urban Decanter Wine Collection & Bar is a gorgeous spot in Forest Grove with the just the right touch of ambiance.  It mixes a relaxing wine bar feel in the back with a tasteful wine store in front.  They have a fantastic wine selection, including Oregon wines of course, all beautifully displayed displayed on dark … Read more

PINTS Brewing

PINTS urban taproom celebrates its Grand Opening on Thursday, May 6th from 3 pm to 10 pm with free appetizers and drink specials on beer and wine. PINTS is Portland’s newest taproom room located between Old Town and the Pearl District at NW 5th and Flanders. PINTS has ten rotating beer taps and is currently … Read more

Wandering Goat Coffee Company

Wandering Goat is a small locally owned and community operated business in Eugene dedicated to bringing fresh perspectives to the craft of traditional artisan roasting and coffee and espresso preparation. They’re committed to seeking out the best coffees from anywhere as long as they are produced in a sustainable way, both for the earth and … Read more

RoxyAnn Winery

RoxyAnn proudly announced that they are members in the Low Input Viticulture and Enology (LIVE) organization. Members of LIVE have goals and practices include creating and maintaining quality fruit production by using sustainable agriculture practices. As wine grape growers, they are concerned about making a valuable product, while at the same time promoting the quality … Read more

Gluten Free Beer: Redbridge

(This is stretching the guidelines of posting about Oregon Beer but the concept of Gluten Free products is very much Oregon.   I asked Ana from “365 Days To A New Me” to write a post about gluten free beer and she kindly tied it in with some Oregon restaurants that serve it.) REDBRIDGE – … Read more

Speedboat Coffee

Speedboat Coffee is a fantastic coffee shop for many reasons. Recently it came under new ownership with Don and Carissa and they switched over to the popular Stumptown Coffee. They still have the popular Mighty Leaf Tea and the great ambiance. The exterior is unassuming but inside it is lush with cumfy chairs, electric fireplace, … Read more

Cinco De Mayo

Today is Cinco De Mayo!  Happy Independence Day Mexico!  They have the May 5th which is really similar to our July 4th.  How awesome!  Well, not exactly. Contrary to popular belief in America, mostly pushed by bars like Hallmark creates holidays, Cinco De Mayo isn’t about Mexico’s independence.  It is in reference to a short … Read more

What’s The Wine?

If you know this brand this might me too easy so let’s see how good you guys are.  Reply in the comments with your guesses. Well done, it took about 2 seconds for the answer to come in. Willamette Valley Vineyards. Image #2 Here is my second scrambled image. This one is just the label. … Read more

Happy Birthday Pouregon and What’s Next

Pouregon celebrated it’s official birthday on Sunday May 1st. While Pouregon in one form or another existed long before that, May 1st was the official launch day. For the first 12 days I created four posts a day. That’s a ride to Burnoutville. So I backed off and just did four posts a day five … Read more