I grew up heading over the mountain to Sunriver, Oregon during the wintertime for family ski vacations. My parents, avid cross-country skiers at the time, loved the proximity to ideal trails and my siblings appreciated how quick it was to zip up the mountain to Mt. Bachelor for downhill skiing. My first time learning...
Located just west of Salem, Oregon and approximately 45 minutes southwest of Portland, the Eola-Amity Hills of the mid- Willamette valley features some of the most gorgeous vineyard sites in Oregon. Home to nearly 30 wineries, this is a mecca for some of Oregon’s best wine, just a bit off the beaten path. A...
Today I’m sharing all the small details we chose in our new home! While everything is in it’s completed phase now, there were several details (lighting, hardware, etc) that pulls the whole completed look together! Click below to watch our new build home details! I’ll share some of our design inspiration and some of the...
If you love wine, you’re in the right spot. And, if you know me, then you know I also love wine. I remember my first taste of Oregon Wine Country. I was six years old, and my big sister wanted to get married in the lower Willamette Valley, at a winery. It was slim...
Good morning friends! I’ve been getting the question of “how to store wine bottles” a lot lately from friends and followers. Though, honestly, it was not until last week that I was inspired to write a dedicated post on this topic! You see, the other day I was chatting with a girlfriend of mine...
A few weeks ago we decided to create our own little wine country weekend tour in the Southern Willamette Valley Wine Country to visit a few old favorites we had not been to in months, plus stop into a new winery we’d never been to! Having lived in the upper Willamette Valley for the...
Good Morning friends! How’s your holiday shopping going? I think we can all agree that sometimes we get caught up in buying THINGS for everyone on our Christmas list and at some point it feels like we’re going through the motions just to check everyone off the list. Especially this year and this season...
If you’d asked me five years ago if I’d like a cup of mulled wine, I would’ve most definitely pulled a face like a toddler at you….cause, gross. But then, a few years ago we traveled to Europe over the Holiday season…and mulled wine was everywhere! I couldn’t resist and figured there was no...
