September 2009
Oregon's 50 Best Wines
By Condé Cox
Oregon’s one of the best wine-growing regions in the world—and we have the guide to finding the best quality and the best value to match it.
Features
Taster's Choice
Portland sommeliers take us through the perfect menus for our top 50 wines.
Crush Course
When it comes to wine, now you can know (or at least sound) like you know what you’re talking about with these key terms.
Fevers and Chills
The summer of 2006 brought a heat wave that changed pinots, learn how vineyards coped with the challenge.
By Condé Cox
The Maestro
The kinetic conductor of the Oregon Symphony does things his own way, but the question remains if he can move the symphony forward.
By Bill Donahue
The Shows to Know
These are the shows to see in Portland as the leaves begin to turn.
By Randy Gragg
Departments
Mudroom
Home Alone
The unit vacancy caused by the recession in new high rises isn’t all bad.
Wheel Borrow
If people can take out loans on houses and cars, why not take them out on bikes?
Trophy Lives
Beaverton powerhouse Jesuit High School has one of the top ranked athletic programs in the country, and it has the famous alumni to match it.
With contribution from Brian Barker
Gray Matters
Oregon ranks 13th in the nation in brain health: how did we get there and how can we become healthier?
iPhone Home
Local iPhone apps help you find the beer at pubs, savings at restaurants and shops, recipes, and bus schedules.
Cornershop
Hot New Idom
Newly relocated to NW 23rd, Modi Soondarotok’s Idom brings Thai-inspired fashion to the masses.
By Brett Glass
Savor
Beyond the Bridges
Perfect Pairing
Luxury resort the Allison makes inroads in the underdeveloped Willamette Valley.
By Randy Gragg
Habitat
Head to Toe
Portland Spaces profiles Lisa Hough as she propels her local company Pigeon Toe Ceramics to success.
By Lisa Radon
Blue Sky
Ziba Design asks kids for advice on how to fix schools as Portland Spaces explores one idea for a better Portland.
Honoring the Past
Modernizing a house doesn’t mean throwing out the old, this Southwest Portland couple demonstrates in a feature from Portland Spaces.
By Lisa Radon
Chic Revival
Portland Spaces follows an interior designer in Southeast who takes a turn of the (last) century house, and remodels it into something that’s modern and respects the past.
Before the Finishes
Remodeling a house is more than a new coat of paint and some hardwood floors. Listen to
Portland Spaces’ remodeling tips from local experts.
Bottled Bounty
A handbook from Portland Spaces on how to keep all your harvest season fruit and vegetables fresh for the long, cold winter.
Eat & Drink
Smaller, Cheaper, Faster
As the economy changes, Portland restaurants are forced to adapt or become extinct.
By Mike Thelin
Caraqueña: Michelle’s Amazing Venezuelan Kitchen
Michelle Rossington brings Venezuelan flavors to SW Oak and 5th.
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