About the Author

Margarett Waterbury

Margarett Waterbury is a lifelong Northwesterner who writes about food, drinks, travel and agriculture for local and national press. She lives in a 90-year-old bungalow in Southeast Portland and enjoys high-octane coffee, low-ABV beers and walking long distances.

Food, Family and Wine in the Rogue Valley

February 25, 2019
It’s approaching evening, and the sun slips behind the forested hills of Oregon’s Siskiyou Range. You’re nestled in a corner of DANCIN Vineyard’s heated piazza sharing a bottle of silky 2017 Adagio Southern Oregon pinot noir with two of your closest friends. Here’s how you can experience all that this acclaimed Rogue Valley estate has to offer. More
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Cellar Season in the Willamette Valley

November 9, 2018
Here’s a vintners secret: Winter may be the best time to visit Oregon’s wine country. After the final grape clusters are plucked from the vines, the whole tempo slows down. The days may be short and the rain may drizzle, but the gray months between the emptying of the last harvest bin and the first bud break offers a chance to experience another, more intimate side of the Willamette Valley More
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Spring in Bloom

March 14, 2012
Sometime around March, Western Oregon undergoes a metamorphosis. Previously bare trees and nondescript green shrubs suddenly explode in colorful flutters. As with anything weather-related, it’s impossible to say exactly when peak bloom will happen, but early spring (March and April) is your best bet to catch the action. So grab your camera, zip into that raincoat and venture out to appreciate every petal of this beautiful spring. More
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