Wine, Beer & Cocktails

Willamette Valley

When in Wine Country, Sleep Among the Vines

Willamette Valley wineries have turned grain silos and farmhouses into boutique inns and vacation rentals.

07/22/2025 By Brooke Jackson-Glidden

Dining Alfresco

The Best Rooftop Patios in Portland

The city’s best views for when a simple patio won’t do.

07/09/2025 By Alex Frane

Open Invite

Welcome to Oregon's Wine Party Scene

Alt Wine Fest and AAPI Food & Wine are not just the valley’s hottest festivals—they’re making Oregon wine feel approachable.

07/08/2025 By Brooke Jackson-Glidden

Wine Time

6 Ways to Taste Wine in the Willamette Valley

Whether you’re looking for rare varietals or simply a great view.

07/02/2025 By Alex Frane and Brooke Jackson-Glidden

Dining Alfresco

Portland’s Top Restaurant Patios

Portland has plenty of beautiful, sunny spots to eat outside. These are the places where the food matches the vibes.

06/25/2025 By Portland Monthly Staff

Summer Weekends

A Waterfall-Loving Wine Nerd’s Guide to the Gorge

Follow hikes and swims with skin-contact viognier and stone fruit.

06/13/2025 By Brooke Jackson-Glidden

Tapped In

Portland’s Defining Breweries Right Now

From hazy IPAs to palate-puckering sours, Portland’s ever-evolving beer scene perseveres in the face of challenges.

06/10/2025 By Andi Prewitt

Queer Bars

Portland’s Best LGBTQ+ Bars, Clubs, and Parties

Historic gay bars, iconic drag revues, and roving lesbian dance parties, these are the top spots to celebrate Pride in Portland.

06/09/2025 By Andrew Jankowski and Portland Monthly Staff

Drink Here Now

Rick Munro’s Malpractice Is Portland’s Weirdest, Coolest Cocktail Bar

Acid-adjusted citrus, goat cheese–washed rum, and a dirty martini with neither gin nor vodka make Malpractice a drinking destination.

06/02/2025 By Alex Frane

Drinking Alfresco

Portland’s Best Bar Patios

From the dives and watering holes with outdoor pool tables to the cocktail bars with DJs and Fanta-glazed pork belly tacos.

05/15/2025 By Alex Frane and Brooke Jackson-Glidden

Pub Time

Me, My Parents, and the Horse Brass Pub

A personal history of Portland’s most English bar.

05/08/2025 By Alex Frane Photography by Michael Novak

Bar Boom

Beaverton Is Finally Getting a Real-Deal Bar Scene

Beaverton’s cocktail world was dry for years. But now, a wave is cresting.

03/05/2025 By Alex Frane Photography by Thomas Teal

Zero-Proof

A Booze-Free Highball Recipe for the Holidays

The mocktail comes from Ariel Dunitz-Johnson, founder of the nonalcoholic bottle shop Ever AFter.

12/30/2024 By Alex Frane

Zero-Proof

Oregon-Made Nonalcoholic Mixers to Up Your Mocktail Game

Because bitters and soda are overrated.

12/23/2024 By Alex Frane Photography by Michael Novak

Openings

Is Fancy Baby Portland’s Next Great Wine Bar?

Rarefied champagne magnums fill the overseas-inspired bar in the Pearl. But there are plenty of casual bottles around, too.

10/25/2024 By Jordan Michelman Photography by Michael Novak

Wine Country

At Renowned Winery Antica Terra, 'A Very Nice Lunch' Feels Like Art

In a room of witchy luxury at the winery's new Dundee property, winemaker Maggie Harrison and chef Timothy Wastell take visitors on a weird and wonderful journey.

10/18/2024 By Jordan Michelman

Zero Proof

Oregon-Made Nonalcoholic Spirits Are Fueling Portland's Mocktail Renaissance

As bars begin to expand and rethink their zero-proof beverage menus, Oregon brands like Wilderton and Dhōs have become major players.

10/01/2024 By Alex Frane

Openings

The Team Behind Big Salt Just Opened Two New Wine Bars

Bar Nina and Big Salt Bar land somewhere between Ovum Wines tasting rooms and wine bars, serving rare Iberian glass pours and tiny Spanish sausages.

08/28/2024 By Brooke Jackson-Glidden

Bubbly Retreat

Inside Corollary Wines' Stunning New Tasting Room

Discover Oregon's sparkling wine gem in the Eola-Amity Hills AVA.

07/24/2024 By Dalila Brent

Grape Spaces

These Willamette Valley Wineries Have Redefined the Tasting Room

Well-built wines meet spaces with architectural significance.

07/23/2024 By Emily Teel

Portland Monthly

Wine, Beer & Cocktails

When in Wine Country, Sleep Among the Vines

The Best Rooftop Patios in Portland

Welcome to Oregon's Wine Party Scene

6 Ways to Taste Wine in the Willamette Valley

Portland’s Top Restaurant Patios

A Waterfall-Loving Wine Nerd’s Guide to the Gorge

Portland’s Defining Breweries Right Now

Portland’s Best LGBTQ+ Bars, Clubs, and Parties

Rick Munro’s Malpractice Is Portland’s Weirdest, Coolest Cocktail Bar

Portland’s Best Bar Patios

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