Oregon's 50 Best Wines

Oregon's 50 Best Wines This year's list of Oregon's 50 Best Wines came from hours of blind-tasting sessions of over 400 bottles of vino by five of Portland's top connoisseurs.

In this issue:

Arts & Culture

Mudroom

Word on the Street, September 2011

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

08/19/2011

Mudroom

Do This Now! September 2011

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

08/19/2011

Mudroom

Oregon: Empire!

A new atlas sheds light on the Northwest’s sprawling history.

08/19/2011 By Zach Dundas

Mudroom

Fantasy Mayor 2012: Sam Adams

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

08/19/2011

Mudroom

Five Questions For…Craig Thompson

The Portland graphic novelist releases Habibi, the long-awaited follow-up to his acclaimed book Blankets.

08/19/2011 By Aaron Scott

Mudroom

The Perfect Party: September 2011

The Reed College alums we’d like to see at our table.

08/19/2011

Mudroom

Old School

Happy 100th birthday to Reed-America’s last great conservative college.

08/19/2011 By Ethan Epstein

Long Story [Short]

The Hopeful

Dan McLaughlin, 32.

08/19/2011 By Sarah Skidmore

Feature

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.

08/19/2011 By Randy Gragg and Anne Adams

Web Exclusive

Video: The Dan Plan

08/19/2011

Best of the City

Cover Story

Oregon's 50 Best Wines 2011

Five of the city’s top wine connoisseurs sampled more than 400 Oregon wines to select the best the state has to offer. Now it’s your turn to sample the results!

08/20/2012 Edited by Rachel Ritchie By Allison Jones

Eat & Drink

Article

Oregon’s 50 Best Wines: An Appendix

Your guide to becoming the world’s greatest wine critic.

08/19/2011

Eat & Drink

Dazed and Infused

Late-summer strawberries make for a satisfying year-round cocktail.

08/19/2011 By Deena Prichep

Savor

Garden Varieties

Portland’s top chefs bring the farm even closer to home.

08/19/2011 By Benjamin Tepler

Wine

Cellar Notes: September 2011

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

08/19/2011 By Condé Cox

Mudroom

Scene & Heard: Dogtown

Where: Sniff Dog Hotel. When: happy hour.

08/19/2011 By Georgia Perry

Eat & Drink

High Spirits

The Bent Brick

08/19/2011 By Benjamin Tepler

Roundup

Crumb Trail

We hit the streets and discovered Portland's best chocolate chip cookies

08/19/2011 By Benjamin Tepler

IN THE KITCHEN

Video: In the Kitchen with Colin Pomeroy

Gilt Club bartender Colin Pomeroy walks us through the steps of preparing a berry-infused Strawberry Brunette cocktail.

08/19/2011 By Benjamin Tepler

VIDEO

In the Kitchen with Colin Pomeroy

Gilt Club bartender Colin Pomeroy walks us through the steps of preparing a berry-infused Strawberry Brunette cocktail.

08/19/2011 Edited by Benjamin Tepler

Editor's Note

Editor's Note

Art's Footprint

First Thursday celebrates 25 years of art walking.

08/19/2011 By Randy Gragg

Health & Wellness

Article

Smile Science: True Lies

How to spot a genuine smile

08/19/2011 By Daniel Mollet

Article

Smile Science

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

08/19/2011 Edited by Kasey Cordell

Article

Smile Science: The Anatomy of a Smile

What’s behind a perfect smile?

08/19/2011 Edited by Kasey Cordell

Home & Real Estate

Mudroom

Plantwise: Fall Kickoff

Get your digging done for fall's cover crop planting.

08/26/2011 By Kate Bryant

News & City Life

TEE UP

Video: The Dan Plan

Can golf be mastered in 10,000 hours?

08/19/2011 With Portland Monthly Staff

Style & Shopping

Feature

City of Industry

In Portland’s manufacturing world, the business of making stuff is alive and well.

08/17/2012 By Zach Dundas

SPRING FASHION

Video: Spring Fashion Behind-the-Scenes

See our Spring Fashion feature come to life in this behind-the-scenes video bouquet.

03/23/2012 Styled by Eden Dawn With Mike Novak and Kasey Cordell Videography by Chet Sargent

SEW TOUGH

A Stitch in Time

For 91 years, the Portland apparel company Dehen mostly made cheerleader uniforms and letterman jackets. Now it hopes to weave history, branding savvy, and Japanese fashionistas into a bold new chapter.

08/19/2011 By Zach Dundas

Corner Shop

The Evolution of Man

Dunderdon advances Portland’s masculine fashion scene.

08/19/2011 By Eden Dawn

Mudroom

A Cut Above

We test a new shaving sanctuary’s luxury lather.

08/19/2011 By Ryan Donaldson

Mudroom

The Bottom Line

Kim Graham-Nye puts the diaper industry on the changing table.

08/19/2011 By Zach Dundas

A CUT ABOVE

Video: The Royal Shave

We test a new shaving sanctuary's luxury lather.

08/19/2011 With Chelsea Fitch and Ryan Donaldson

Web Exclusive

Video: The Royal Shave

08/19/2011

Travel & Outdoors

Beyond the Bridges

The Long Goodbye

Savor summer’s final days with a coastal escape to Washington’s Long Beach Peninsula, where beauty abounds (but crowds do not).

08/19/2011 By Kasey Cordell

Trail of the Month

Little Huckleberry Mountain

Activity: Berry Picking | Distance: 5 Miles | Rating: Hard

08/19/2011 By Brian Barker

Mudroom

Bike Bros

Portland-based international design ?rm Ziba teamed up with two-man local bike builder Signal to create “the ultimate utility bike.” Here’s what both sides learned.

08/19/2011 By Zach Dundas

Web Exclusives

Slideshow

Portland Adult Soap Box Derby

Spills, thrills, and skills on display once again

08/29/2011 By McKenna Johnson

Slideshow

Alberta Street Fair

Thousands of fair-weather folks were drawn to the Alberta Arts District for the 15th Annual Alberta Street Fair on Saturday, August 13

08/29/2011 By McKenna Johnson