Let’s Taco Bout the Best Tacos in McMinnvilleWhen you’re hungry RIGHTNOW, nothing quite beats the flavor and ease of tacos. McMinnville, Oregon is known for it’s farm to fork wine country cuisine but sometimes, as you teeter on the edge between hungry and hangry, there’s just no time for anything too fancy. We sent our stalwart reporter Dominic out to taste test…Read Article
Tiny Travels: A Love Letter to the Newberg-Dundee BypassDear Newberg-Dundee Bypass, In vain I have struggled to hold back my feelings. It will not do. I can no longer mask my ardor, the unrequited passion I feel surging in the depths of my being whenever I glimpse the verdant, silver-lettered sign heralding an alternative route from the beginning of Newberg to just past…Read Article
1859 Magazine: Oregon Weekend Getaway“From Newberg, it’s about a half hour west to charming historic McMinnville… for your dinner reservation at intimate date-night darling, Thistle, followed by a nightcap with a side of stargazing at the Rooftop Bar atop McMenamin’s Hotel Oregon, or a game of pool in the back bar of buzzy Nick’s Italian Cafe.” Read the full…Read Article
Tiny Travels: In the deep grey of Winter, poet Mary Oliver is all the travel inspiration you needHere’s something we don’t talk about enough as inspiration for making a travel a part of our everyday life: Poetry. The right, perfectly timed poem can set me on my way like nothing else. I was reminded of this recently when I had one of those sweet Oregon winter moments when a flock of Canada…Read Article
Forbes.com: Why McMinnville Makes For The Perfect GetawayFrom Forbes.com: “An easy hour’s drive south of Portland will lead you to an impossibly charming town – Third Street is so picturesque, it could easily double as a movie backdrop – that also boasts big city perks and amenities.” Read Katie Chang’s recommendation for a full weekend of wine country exploration here!Read Article
Tiny Travels: McMinnville has much to sing about while shopping for holiday magicWhen I think about Christmas in McMinnville it feels like opening an advent calendar, each little window a surprise tableaux of tiny festivities – a lit candle, a perfectly hung wreath, a shopkeeper reaching across a counter with a just-wrapped package, people snug in their winter coats, a simple child’s toy framed with a sprig…Read Article
Tiny Travels: The Five People You Meet in McMinnvilleI say it every time I meet someone new in this small wine country town with a name that sounds like it’s from a different century: There are only five people to meet in McMinnville. I say five people not to minimize the contributions of the thousands that live here but to show the impact…Read Article
Farm to Table the Whole Year RoundAs the days shorten and grow cooler and the flames of fall color light up the hills around us, we are still keeping busy at Even Pull Farm. Our fields are full of hearty greens, leeks, root veggies, and lettuces in beautiful shades of green, blue, purple, and red. We spend our days on a…Read Article
Tiny Travels: The wine country detective gets the dirt on TerroirThere are some searches that take over a man. Some ideas that grab him by the neck and don’t let go. For me, it’s always been that elusive culprit that goes by the street name of Terroir. He’s there lurking in the diurnal shifts of cold evenings and hot days, always just out of grasp,…Read Article
Vancouver Sun: Oregon Road Trip – Take the Slow Road“With 200 wineries within a 30-minute drive it’s tough to decide on where to taste… As we gazed over acres of vineyards, heard nothing but songbirds, and tucked into our picnic with a gorgeous Pinot noir, all was right with the world.” Thanks to Jane Mundy at the Vancouver Sun for this fun piece on taking…Read Article