It’s Basically the Worst Flavor You Can Find in Wine. So Why Are Some Winemakers Embracing It?

It’s Basically the Worst Flavor You Can Find in Wine. So Why Are Some Winemakers Embracing It?

West Coat wildfires have poured smoke into an unlikely place.

Oregon winemakers find flavor in the ashes. - Dining and Cooking

Sign up for the Slatest to get the most insightful analysis, criticism, and advice out there, delivered to your inbox daily. The 2020 vintage was on track to be the perfect year for the 874 wineries of Oregon’s Willamette Valley. Cradled by the Cascade Mountains to the east and the coastal range to the west, [...]