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Making Mead From Buckwheat Honey

Posted on October 17, 2016 by waywardwine

At some point I thought making alcohol out of honey sounded like a great idea. I enjoy mead but tire of so many sweet and simple styles. Just because honey is its source does not necessitate it become a desert drink. Why can’t mead have the gravitas of wine? Why can’t it taste dry, complex, and be a friend to food? Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Brewing, dessert, dessert wine, drink, drinks, fermenting, Food, Honey, mead, travel, wine | 2 Comments

Golden Oak wins Second Place Judges Choice at Portland’s Willamette Week Pro Am

Posted on October 15, 2016 by waywardwine

So, after pouring their beer for seven hours against 31 other ingenious beers, Tracy’s Golden Oak got second place for Judges’ Choice. Congrats to my brilliant wife, to Danny of Rogue Brewery, and Jesse of Lange Estate Winery for turning … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Barrel, Beer, drinks, Pinot Gris, Portland, proam, wine | 3 Comments

Oktoberfest Wine Review? Acolon Halbtrochen Wachtenburg Winzer, Germany

Posted on October 13, 2016 by waywardwine

Yes, here I am at Mt Angel’s Oktoberfest, surrounded by fabulous, rare German beers, looking for wine. For over 50 years, Mt Angel has hosted 350,000 tipsy, wanna-be bavarians intent on eating, drinking, and watching weiner dogs race.
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Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Beer, drinks, Food, German wine, Germany, mt Angel, Oktoberfest, travel, weingarten, wine | Leave a comment

Kegging Golden Oak: Willamette Week Pro AM Beer Lange Winery Rogue Brewery

Posted on October 10, 2016 by waywardwine

My wife’s beer, “Golden Oak” nears completion. Inspired by Lange Estate Winery’s iconic, barrel-fermented Pinot Gris, Jesse Lange lent her a barrel to ferment her Belgian Golden Strong (read about the journey here). After two months it has absorbed all that magic Pinot Gris from the barrel. … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Barrel, Beer, Brewery, Brewing, drinks, Food, Lange, Rogue, travel, willamette Week, wine, Winery | 6 Comments

Making and Breaking Hard Apple Cider From Scratch

Posted on October 3, 2016 by waywardwine

I have made moderately terrible wines from grapes. I have made a few lovely beers with my brewing wife (thanks to my wife). I have never toyed with hard apple cider. With Fall upon us, nature throws an emergency-opportunity my way: Continue reading →