Herb Quady’s birth coincided with his father’s decision to give up a career manufacturing high-powered explosives to quietly make dessert wines. Quady Winery in Madera, California was young Herb Quady’s playground and, eventually, his summer job. A few years after high school, Quady went to work at Bonny Doon Vineyard, where Randall Grahm and his band of merry winemakers showed … [Read more...] about An Interview With Herb Quady, Southern Oregon’s Godfather Of Grapes
At Oregon’s Hiyu Wine Farm, A New Kind Of Tasting Room
A group of winegrowers, chefs, and farmers in Hood River, Oregon have turned their backs on the “tired and true” approach to tasting rooms. This is Hiyu Wine Farm, a vineyard and working organic farm lead by Nate Ready and China Tresemer, and filled with exotic cultivars of fruits, vegetables, and animals. Ready, a Master Sommelier, and Tresemer, an artist and chef, have used … [Read more...] about At Oregon’s Hiyu Wine Farm, A New Kind Of Tasting Room
Josko Gravner’s Nephew Is The Pacific Northwest’s Newest Winemaker
I was at a bakery in White Salmon, Washington to have breakfast with Nate Ready, the co-owner of Hiyu Wine Farm in Hood River, Oregon. Out of the blue, Ready whispers, “You see the guy behind the counter? That’s Josko Gravner’s nephew.” What the heck was the nephew of one of the world’s most revered winemakers doing baking bread in a tiny town in the Columbia Gorge? Once I … [Read more...] about Josko Gravner’s Nephew Is The Pacific Northwest’s Newest Winemaker
Natural Wine Up North In The Okanagan Valley
From London to Tbilisi, wines made with organic grapes, native yeasts, and little else, are all the rage. Lately, the mojo wire has even been twitching with tales of a small band of Canadians who have begun practicing the natural arts in British Columbia. Curiosity piqued, I headed north to track them down. British Columbia’s Okanagan Valley wine region stretches 100 miles … [Read more...] about Natural Wine Up North In The Okanagan Valley