Oregon Wine
True Character
Ganna Federova and Jody Petit are Certified Sommeliers on opposite U.S. coasts, sharing beverage director titles, as well as a love of Oregon wine. While Ganna serves as the national beverage director of City Winery in New York, with seven eastern locations offering music, food and wine, Jody is the wine director and assistant restaurant manager at the stately [...]Read More
By now you've likely heard the tale of the Portland duo who met when a man poured his neighbor a glass of Ovum's Big Salt an entire floor beneath him, out the window in NW Portland in April. There's no shortage of acts of kindness among Oregon winemakers, too, as chronicled here in Wine Enthusiast in late March 2020, and more creative measures Oregon winemakers [...]Read More
There's no clever turn of phrase appropriate here. We can all simply agree it's been a startling few days and weeks. When life and work are nearly one and the same - as they are for so many vineyard farmers and small business owners in Oregon's wine community - it's especially difficult to find balance and relief amidst this crisis. And while Oregon Governor [...]Read More
Tucked away in Southern Oregon's serene Applegate Valley, Bill and Barbara Steele have accomplished something that hasn’t yet been done in the wine world. As well as offering outstanding Rhône varietals such as Viognier, Marsanne, and deep reds like Syrahs and Grenache, their Cowhorn Vineyard and Garden tasting room has achieved the first ever Living Building [...]Read More
The Oregon wine industry has a long history of giving back, community support and collaborative growth. Collectively, the industry donates more than $11 million annually to charitable causes, and as the industry grows, so does the support. A pioneer in the Ribbon Ridge AVA, Chehalem Winery was founded in the early 1980s to craft elegant Pinot noir and [...]Read More
