Taste This! – Crab Season is Here

If you’re a seafood fan you’re in luck because here in Oregon it’s officially crabbing season. That means it’s time for some fresh crab and for this week’s taste this culinary adventure, Donna Britt is at Newport Avenue Market where she learns how to crack crab and pair it with wine.

A special thanks to our sponsor, Newport Avenue Market, for giving us the time and resources to bring you this delightful culinary feature each week. Life is short. Eat good food. And have fun doing it.

 

 

Taste This! – Bledsoe Family Winery

What does a famous former NFL player do when he retires from playing football?  Well, apparently go into wine making. For this week’s Taste This! culinary adventure, Donna Britt finds out why Drew Bledsoe got into growing grapes and making wine and learns about the story behind  Bledsoe Family Winery

You can visit the Bledsoe Family Tasting Room in Bend’s Box Factory on Arizona, where you can sample and purchase wine.

A special thanks to our sponsor, Newport Avenue Market, for giving us the time and resources to bring you this delightful culinary feature each week. Life is short. Eat good food. And have fun doing it.

 

Taste This! – The Good Drop Wine Shoppe

Many people enjoy a good glass of wine, but probably not as many know how to pick out a wine to fit their own personal style. For this week’s Taste This! culinary adventure, Donna Britt visits The Good Drop Wine Shoppe, a downtown Bend wine shop, and gets a little ‘vino’ education.

A special thanks to our sponsor, Newport Avenue Market, for giving us the time and resources to bring you this delightful culinary feature each week. Life is short. Eat good food. And have fun doing it.

Source on the Scene: Bend Brewfest

It’s the most wonderful time of year for beer lovers in Central Oregon.

Bend Brewfest is the region’s largest beer festival and the second biggest one in the state.

Dozens of breweries, hundreds of beers…throw in wine, cider and hard seltzers and it’s got a little something for every taste.

In this week’s Source on the Scene, sponsored by Indian Head Casino, Central Oregon Daily’s Meghan Glova tipped a few back to get the story.

Taste This! – Pairing Wine with Food

Creating mind-blowing combinations of wine and food is what local chef and sommelier Dave Bodi does for a living. For this week’s culinary adventure, Donna Britt not only learns what goes with what, she also gets to taste a few of Chef Dave’s pairings for herself.

Thanks to Newport Avenue Market for giving us the resources to take weekly culinary adventures. Life is short. Eat good food!

Destination Oregon: Atticus Hotel in McMinnvillle

If you’re thinking about a weekend get-a-way in Oregon Wine Country, we might just have the ticket for you. A new hotel in the heart of wine country. But to look at it, you might think it has been around for a hundred years. In this week’s Destination Oregon, Dave Jones takes us to the Atticus Hotel in McMinnville

A special thanks to our Destination Oregon sponsor, Bi-Mart, for giving us the time and resources to take you to some of the most interesting and beautiful places across our state with a new edition of Destination Oregon every Thursday night on Central Oregon Daily.

The Central Oregon Wine Event is Back July 20-22

Sarah Walcott and Robin Antonson from KIDS Center visit with Central Oregon Daily about the 2017 Cork & Barrel wine event happening July 20-22 at various locations in Bend. This benefit for the KIDS Center features Winemaker Dinners, Food and Wine Pairings at “A Sip of Cork & Barrel,” a Super Silent Auction and the Grand Cru where guests can mingle with the winemakers and enjoy a five course gourmet dinner and dancing.

This year’s theme is “A Taste of the Pacific Northwest” and features wines from Walla Walla, the Willamette Valley and the Columbia Gorge.