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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 →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged apple pie, apples, Beer, cider, drink, France, Hard Cider, home wine, travel, wine, winemaking | 2 Comments

Squid Ink Pasta Wine Pairing

Posted on September 29, 2016 by waywardwine

My wife craves black pasta: an Italian specialty dyed dark with squid ink. Coastal Italians call it “pasta al nero di sepia”: black squid pasta. Instead of mixing it with seafood, she wants it simple. So I clash cultures by browning it in butter and shaving Greek Mizithra cheese atop (Spaghetti Factory frequenters will sympathize). Continue reading →

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Golden Oak: Wine Beer Fusion Lange Winery Rogue Brewery Willamette Week ProAm 2016

Posted on September 20, 2016 by waywardwine

Go to Willamette Week’s Fourth Annual Beer Pro/Am Saturday, October 15th in Portland, Oregon (tickets: here). Why? To witness my wife crushing the competition with her revolutionary Belgian Golden Strong Ale.

This is her journey: Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Ale, Beer, Belgium, Brewing, competition, drinks, Duvel, Oregon, Rogue, travel, Willamette Valley, Willamette Weekly, wine | 2 Comments

The 2016 Salmon Bake at IPNC 2016 Pinot Noir Wine Festival Oregon

Posted on September 1, 2016 by waywardwine

After rising and falling to the siren song of Pinot Noir for two packed days at IPNC 2016, it all comes to this: The Salmon Bake. This grand open air feast will set you back $225. That sounds like a … Continue reading →