Wednesday wine tastings at the Blacksmith

Over on the Blacksmith Restaurant blog today, Paul points out their new wine tasting Wednesdays: Here’s a low-cost opportunity to taste great wines with guidance from experts. The Blacksmith Restaurant has started Wednesday Tastings after work, and each month spotlights a different beverage…. Cost is $10 to taste approximately eight … Continue reading

Holiday Gift Guide: Wine: $-$$$

What: A bottle (or two! or more!) of wine from one (or both!) local wineries, Maragas Winery and Volcano Vineyards. Maragas is the winery that is also attempting to grow vineyards locally, just north of Terrebonne—something that hasn’t been done here before. The available styles of wine are Zinfandel, Pinot … Continue reading

Food and wine this weekend

Don’t forget, this weekend is the Bite of Bend, in downtown Bend. Live music, food, etc. Today’s Go Magazine in the Bulletin has a map of which streets will be closed downtown; it’s not online though. However, I’ve tried to recreate it from memory and Google Maps in the image … Continue reading