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September 2011

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Oregon's 50 Best Wines

For this year’s list of Oregon’s 50 best wines, we gathered five of the city’s top wine connoisseurs for marathon blind-tasting sessions of some 400 of the bottles our fair state has to offer.

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Features

A Stitch in Time

Apparel company Dehen is about to take a high-fashion chance that “Made in Portland” still means something.

By Zach Dundas

City of Industry

A photo essay of seven local factories reveals a thriving manufacturing trade.

By Zach Dundas

Fall Arts Preview 2011

From theater and dance to a 16th-century masterpiece painting, the fall season of arts offerings is ripe with couples’ collaborations.

By Anne Adams and Randy Gragg

Smile Science

What’s behind a perfect smile? Plus: how to tell a real grin from a fake one.

Edited by Kasey Cordell

Departments

Mudroom

Old School

Reed College: Tent pole in the circus of Portland Weird or bastion of conservatism?

By Ethan Epstein

The Perfect Party

It’s all Reed College alums at our Perfect Party. Better stock up on tofu paté.

PDX Index: First Thursday

First Thursday by the numbers.

By Eleanor R. Brown

Trophy Case

Artisan chocolate, Shakers style, YACHT video, and a bike beer basket are on display.

Five Questions For...Craig Thompson

Local graphic novelist Craig Thompson addresses Islamophobia

By Aaron Scott

Fantasy Mayor 2012

With a few edits, our new and improved Sam Adams could be a formidable candidate.

A Cut Above

Experience the majesty of the $55 shave.

By Ryan Donaldson

Oregon: Empire!

Remember when we owned Seattle?

By Zach Dundas

Do This Now!

Didja ever notice that there’s plenty to do in September? Like see Jerry Seinfeld!

Plantwise: What's Growing This Month

Get your digging done for Fall’s cover crop planting.

By Kate Bryant

Scene & Heard: Dogtown

Happy hour at a dog hotel is a howling success.

By Georgia Perry

Word on the Street

Oregon Ducks football season is here. Tie a string around your finger, Coach!

Bike Bros

Ziba takes on a bike-building challenge

By Zach Dundas

Rainmaker

The Bottom Line

Local company gDiapers moves beyond the pail.

By Zach Dundas

Trail of the Month

Little Huckleberry Mountain

Come for the berries and stay for the dramatic views on your hike up Little Huckleberry Mountain.

By Brian Barker

Cornershop

The Evolution of Man

Duds for dudes just got a bit more rugged in this town.

By Eden Dawn

Long Story [Short]

The Hopeful

Former commercial photographer Dan McLaughlin is putting Malcolm Gladwell’s 10,000 hour rule to the test on the golf course. (Where else?) We checked in to see how he’s holding up.

By Sarah Skidmore

Beyond the Bridges

The Long Goodbye

Get your final fill of summer sun at Washington’s Long Beach Peninsula.

By Kasey Cordell

Eat & Drink

Crumb Trail

Our chocolate-chip trip through the city uncovered a wealth of cookie creativity.

By Benjamin Tepler

High Spirits

Peruse an innovative menu of fresh combos and local liquor at the newly opened Bent Brick.

By Benjamin Tepler

Cellar Notes

Sip and savor a trio of wines with a holy history.

By Condé Cox

Savor

Garden Varieties

Three local chefs share recipes straight from their gardens.

By Benjamin Tepler

Pour

Dazed and Infused

Gilt Club’s strawberry-infused vodka cocktail is sure to quench your late-summer thirst.

By Deena Prichep

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Oregon's 50 Best Wines: An Appendix

Want to be a wine critic? Just fill in the blanks of our Mad Libs-style tasting notes, and you’ll be halfway there.

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