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Oregon's 50 Best Wines

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.

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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

Our Cup Runneth Over

More of the best Oregon wines that we couldn’t fit into print.

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.

By Kasey Cordell

Wheel Borrow

If people can take out loans on houses and cars, why not take them out on bikes?

By Laura Klairmont

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?

By Kasey Cordell

iPhone Home

Local iPhone apps help you find the beer at pubs, savings at restaurants and shops, recipes, and bus schedules.

By Lucy Burningham

Cornershop

Hot New Idom

Newly relocated to NW 23rd, Modi Soondarotok’s Idom brings Thai-inspired fashion to the masses.

By Brett Glass

Savor

Pepper Power

The Padròn pepper has Portlanders playing culinary Russian roulette.

By Martha Calhoon

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

Slow and Steady

Portland Spaces looks at the items that would complement any kitchen.

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.

By Amara Holstein

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.

By Jessica Pruitt

Bottled Bounty

A handbook from Portland Spaces on how to keep all your harvest season fruit and vegetables fresh for the long, cold winter.

By Ashley Gartland

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.

By Laura Klairmont

Koi Fusion PDX

Roving food cart attracts Portland foodies and Twitterati.

By Laura Klairmont

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