McMinnville Named a Sunset Magazine Best Travel DestinationMcMinnville is a “Willamette Valley Must!” According to Sunset Magazine: “This small agricultural community has responded to the Pinot Noir–driven tourist boom, and now you hardly need to leave its limits to experience the valley’s riches. Downtown, on picturesque Third Street, you’ll find 19th-century brick buildings housing restaurants, cafes, art galleries, and boutiques, as well…Read Article
NY Times: Chardonnay, the Oregon Way“After years of focusing primarily on pinot noir, winemakers in the Willamette Valley have turned their attention to chardonnay with excellent results.” Read the full article by Eric Asimov on nytimes.com and plan your trip to the heart of Oregon wine country here.Read Article
Tiny Travels: Gluten-free dining options abound in McMinnvilleTraveling while gluten-free: It’s not a crime, but it can certainly feel punitive if you’re in the wrong destination. But it doesn’t have to be this way, especially if the place is McMinnville, a town where farm and foodie culture mingle to great results. I’ve been living the gluten-free lifestyle for five years now and…Read Article
The Taste of Place: Outdoor Dining in McMinnville Makes Everything Taste BetterHere comes the sun, everybody, and with it, one of those seriously Oregonic behaviors that are rooted in the intelligence of pure science: Eating outside makes food taste better. McMinnville has a king’s share of outdoor dining options, from the corner two-top tucked into the front of a restaurant to a long table at a…Read Article
Oregon Wine Press: Atticus Unveiled“Oregon wine country’s newest hotel, the Atticus, officially opened April 1. The 36-room luxury lifestyle hotel is set just off of historic Third Street in downtown McMinnville on the corner of Ford and Fourth streets. Fit with a hidden drawing room, original art and furnishings from local makers, plus a house restaurant in Bless Your…Read Article
Tiny Travels: 10 Moments When You Understand Why You Came to McMinnvilleSmall town have a tendency to upend your expectations of travel. Instead of exalting vistas and towering monuments, there are tiny moments of deeper connection and everyday joy. The slower pace primes you to notice these snapshots, and the longer you stay in a small town, the more they start to accumulate. All of a…Read Article
Patience, Patience (or) Spring on the FarmEvery day beginning about the first of March starts with us farmers obsessively checking the weather forecast, trying to strategize about when we might be able get into the field & plant. We make lots of lists and over-ambitious plans. We re-write them for the tenth time when it decides to snow on a random…Read Article
Portland Monthly: McMinnville Gets a Posh, Art-Filled Inn“With a drawing room, plush details, and a swanky-but-simple Bless Your Heart Burgers outpost, the new Atticus Hotel looks classy as hell.” Agreed! Read the full piece here, then check out the all-new Atticus Hotel’s website here.Read Article
Thrillist.com: The Best Towns in America to Visit UFOs“You know those grainy black-and-white pictures you see on B-rolls of every TV show you’ve ever seen about flying saucers? There’s a good chance those photos came from McMinnville, a small town in the heart of Oregon wine country that’s known just as well for its UFOs as its pinot noir.” Check out the full…Read Article
Tiny Travels: On the trail of an elusive Pinot noir to age with the Wine Country DetectiveThe far end of Cellar Season – dank and dim, no sunshine in sight – and I’ve got my nose to the pavement in pursuit of a character with a shifting personality. But I need some help, so I put word out on the streets that I’m looking for someone of the Pinot persuasion, complex…Read Article