Willamette Valley Featured in Time's Annual List of the World's Greatest Places, including ōkta, Tributary Hotel and Corollary Wine

TIME Magazine revealed the third annual list of the World’s Greatest Places, which highlights 50 extraordinary travel destinations around the world.

To compile this list, TIME solicited nominations of places—including countries, regions, cities and towns—from its international network of correspondents and contributors, with an eye toward those offering new and exciting experiences.

ōkta, Tributary and Corollary Wine were featured as one of the exciting new experiences in the Willamette Valley, which earned a spot on this year’s list.

Read “The World’s Greatest Places 2023” on Time.

Departures' Expert’s Guide to the World’s Best Food Festivals, Featuring Ōkta Chef Weekend

“The weekend begins with a sumptuous tasting menu with produce from the nearby ōkta farm, then continues the next day with live-fire cooking by local Oregon chefs at the farm and tastings from nearby wineries and Oregon food artisans.”

Read “An Expert’s Guide to the World’s Best Food Festivals” on Departure.

Wine Spectator Names О̄kta, in Oregon's Pinot Noir Region, a True Destination for Wine and Food Lovers

“Indeed, if О̄kta is a sign of things to come, Willamette Valley will be a destination truly worthy of its wines.” - Tim Fish

Read “Cutting-Edge Cuisine Comes to Willamette Valley” on Wine Enthusiast.

Black Athletes in Wine Team Up in Support of The Roots Funds

“In honor of Black History Month, Black athletes in the wine space have joined together to support diversity and inclusion in the wine industry. Channing Frye and Chosen Family Wines invited fellow Black athletes to come together in support of The Roots Fund, a nonprofit that provides resources – including financial support, educational scholarships, wine education, mentorship, and job placement – to BIPOC scholars interested in the wine industry.”

Read “Black Athletes in Wine Team Up in Support of The Roots Funds” on Cuisine Noir.

Forbes Features Corollary Wine Among Best American Wine to Celebrate NYE

“American sparkling wine is having a fabulous moment as more and more winemakers use their amazing fruit to craft méthode champenoise bubbly…

Corollary Cuvee One Rose, 2018: World-class sparkling is being made in Oregon and this expression is testimony to that.”

Read “Celebrate New Years Eve With The Best American Sparkling Wines” on Forbes.

Wine Industry Network Highlights Growing Trend of NBA Brands Including Chosen Family Wines

“Former NBA champion and Chosen Family Wines partner, Channing Frye, hopes to change the perception around athletes and celebrities creating wine brands as mere vanity projects. He recognizes there’s important work to be done and is realizing those goals through wine.”

Read “All-Star Wines: The Growing Trend of NBA Stars’ Brands” on Wine Industry Advisor.

SIP Magazine Recommends Red Electric Wine to Warm Up those Chilly PNW Evenings

“An iconic Oregonian Pinot Noir if there was any — this cherry-hued wine is perfect for sweater weather. At Red Electric, they bottle the TGV only in exceptional years and the proof is in the tasting.”

Read “15 Quintessential PNW Wines for Cold-Weather Sipping” on SIP Magazine.

Paltrocast's Darren Paltrowitz Chats with Channing Frye on Founding Chosen Family Wines

“Chosen Family Wines aims to connect people through some of the best wines imaginable and a promise that what you are drinking is cultivated with care.”

Read “NBA Great Channing Frye On Founding Chosen Family Wines & More” on Paltrocast.

The Four Top's Wine Season Podcast Features Our Legacy Harvested's Tiquette Bramlett

“When we hear the term ‘white supremacy,’ we think of despicable scumbags in pointed white hoods. But white supremacist culture is lurking right under our noses in the wine world, insidious and omnipresent.”

Listen to Ep. 122 of The Four Top’s Wine Season Podcast, “Is Wine Culture White Supremacist? Er, um, yeah” featuring Tiquette Bramlett, as she talks about making change in the wine industry with Our Legacy Harvested.

Oregon Wine Press Features the Family Behind Fullerton Wines

“After working a few harvests, my parents and I got the crazy idea that we should start a winery,” Alex Fullerton explained. “And we have never looked back.”

Read “Promise Fulfilled: Fullerton Wines is building a family legacy bottle by bottle” on Oregon Wine Press.

Wine Enthusiast Names Compris Vineyard's Tiquette Bramlett to Annual Wine Star Award Nominees

“After being named president of Compris Vineyard in 2021, Tiquette Bramlett became the first Black woman winery executive in Oregon and since then has used her position to continue to advocate for equitable representation in the industry.”

Read “Wine Enthusiast’s 23rd Annual Wine Star Award Nominees” on Wine Enthusiast.

Ebony Magazine Features 2022 IPNC Board Member Tiquette Bramlett, President of Compris Vineyard

“In an industry heavily dominated by white males, 2022 IPNC Board Member Tiquette Bramlett is furthering the work to ensure that Black women are recognized.”

Read “Black Women Absolutely Shined at This Year’s International Pinot Noir Celebration” on Ebony Magazine.

Brides Magazine Names Abbey Road Farm Among Top-20 Rustic Wedding Venues Across the U.S.

“Set amid 45 acres of bucolic wine country and Pacific Northwest forest landscapes a few miles from town, Abbey Road Farm has several options for charming, rustic wedding venues to suit weddings of any size, from two to 200.”

Read “20 Rustic Yet Refined Wedding Venues to Book Across the US” on Brides Magazine.

OPB on how Salt & Straw plans to help out-of-state employees access abortion

“These sorts of restrictions put women’s health in jeopardy, for a lot of different reasons,” said Kim Malek, CEO of Salt & Straw Ice Cream. “So, we sort of leapt in the deep end, knowing that we would figure it out as we go along.”

Read “How two Oregon companies plan to help out-of-state employees access abortion” on OPB.

Wine Enthusiast Asks 5 Questions With Tiquette Bramlett, President of Compris Vineyard

“Wine just resonates with me. It goes much deeper than what we just put on the table,” says Tiquette Bramlett, president of Compris Vineyard (formerly Vidon Vineyard). The Willamette Valley winery announced her appointment in 2021, making her the first Black woman to oversee an Oregon winery.

Read “‘I Want to Open the Door a Little Wider’: 5 Questions With Tiquette Bramlett” on Wine Enthusiast.

Food & Wine Magazine Names Silo Suites Bed & Breakfast at Abbey Road Farm top places to stay for Oregon Pinot winetasting

Where to taste, eat, and stay in the Willamette Valley for Springtime, featuring the Silo Suites Bed & Breakfast at Abbey Road Farm.

Read “16 Great Oregon Pinots for Springtime Pouring” on Food & Wine Magazine.

Portland Business Journal Interviews Tiquette Bramlett, president of Compris Vineyard and founder of Our Legacy Harvested, on reshaping the Oregon wine industry

“Tiquette Bramlett on her mission to bring new people into the industry she loves.” - Christopher Bjorke

Read “Tiquette Bramlett on the 'uncomfortable' conversations reshaping Oregon wine” on Portland Business Journal.

The Manual Asks Abbey Road Farms' Chef and Innkeeper Will Preisch: "What are chefs drinking now?"

Abbey Road Farms Chef and Innkeeper Will Preisch doesn’t drink coffee or alcohol, but prefers a matcha latte with lavender syrup.

Read “Have You Ever Wondered What Chefs Are Drinking Right Now?” on The Manual.

Tasting Table Names Ezell's Fried Chicken Among the 35 Best Fried Chicken in America

“We're all searching for guidance in these uncertain times. If there's one thing you can be sure of, it's this: When Oprah recommends something, it's worth checking out. That's the case with Ezell's Famous Chicken.”

Read “The 35 Best Fried Chicken Restaurants in America” on Tasting Table.

Puget Sound Business Journal Awards Ezell's Famous Chicken with the 2022 Endurance Award

Ezell’s Famous Chicken, which has been given the Business Journal’s 2022 Endurance Award, was launched in 1984.

Read “Community remains key ingredient for Ezell’s Famous Chicken” on Puget Sound Business Journal.