Minimal intervention wine is slowly finding footing in Dallas, thanks in no small part to Bar & Garden (previously featured here on Sprudge Wine). If you happen to find a splash of Populis at a Metroplex restaurant or cafe, it is because they either got it directly from B&G or were introduced to it by B&G. As a denizen of the Big D, it pleases me greatly. And Bar … [Read more...] about Dallas: Meet Nate Ready And Taste Hiyu Wines At Bar & Garden
Hiyu Wine Farm
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
Māori Cooking & Hiyu Wine At Walden Selections Pop-Up Dinner
What do you have going on weekend after next? If you live in the Pacific Northwest, the answer should be, “going to a pop-up dinner at Taylor Shellfish Farms featuring Māori cooking and wine from Hiyu.” Happening September 23rd and 24th at the Taylor Shellfish Farm Store in Bow, Washington, New Zealand chef Monique Fiso is bringing her famed pop-up series Hiakai stateside. … [Read more...] about Māori Cooking & Hiyu Wine At Walden Selections Pop-Up Dinner
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