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From the May 2019 Print Edition ORIGINAL ARTICLE The rolling hills of Oregon’s expansive northern Willamette wine region are an inviting green oasis, with six distinct AVAs producing some of the world’s best Pinot Noir and Chardonnay. Plan your [...]

April 1, 2019 ORIGINAL ARTICLE Kropfs open second restaurant in the AtticusThe Atticus Hotel welcomed a new restaurant to its main floor March 4. Red Hills Kitchen officially filled the space vacated by John Gorham’s Bless Your Heart [...]

March 26, 2019 ORIGINAL ARTICLE Seared sea scallops at Red Hills Kitchen, a new restaurant at the Atticus Hotel in McMinnville from Chef Jody Kropf. (Photo: Zachary Goff Photography) Red Hills Kitchen, a Dundee favorite's [...]

March 20, 2019 ORIGINAL ARTICLE Willamette Valley Overflows with Dining and Lodging Options Planning a trip to Oregon Wine Country? Here's where to stay and eat. Shrimp and Stoneground Provolone Grits with King Estate Willamette ValleyPinot [...]

March 5, 2019 ORIGINAL ARTICLE Drinks are a natural part of life on vacation. But what if the vacation was … all about the drinks? We cooked up three perfect libation vacations—wine in the Willamette Valley, beer in [...]

February 7, 2019New York-based lover of life, Laura Chung creates inspirational editorials on her blog to inspire you to travel the world.  Laura shows you how to turn your wanderlust dreams into reality with her travel tips + itineraries. [...]

January 30, 2019 ORIGINAL ARTICLE Romance in the air? Looking to recharge or reconnect with that special someone? Many of us have our go-to spots for dinner and a movie. But sometimes a little spice is nice, [...]

January 25, 2019 ORIGINAL ARTICLE TRAVEL A Weekend in McMinnville, OR Never heard of it? I hadn’t either. But some of the best places are hidden gems that are waiting to be discovered. If you’re a Portland [...]

January 10, 2019 ORIGINAL ARTICLE STYLE STEAL THIS HOTEL'S STYLE: OREGON ROMANTICISM Oregon Home Team Room designed by Christina Tello of Tello Interiors GROUP GETAWAY Oregon's lush landscapes, pioneer spirit, and laid-back vibe contribute to the elegant comfort [...]

January 8, 2019 ORIGINAL ARTICLE It can be frustrating. It can be difficult. I hear you. Trying to come up with the perfect destination to take your special someone for Valentine’s Day isn’t always easy. You want [...]

October 19, 2018 ORIGINAL ARTICLE Rod Hill chats with Erin Stephenson, owner of the stylish, eclectic Atticus Hotel.

October 16, 2018 ORIGINAL ARTICLE Think we’ve hit peak hotel? Nope. We’re not even close. If it seems like Portland gets a new luxury hotel practically every month, well, you’re not wrong. Last winter, we reported on 11 [...]

October 2018 ORIGINAL ARTICLE Making the trip, one milkshake at a time This article appears in print in the October 2018 issue, as part of the Scenic Fall Road Trips cover story. Click here to subscribe. When people think of Willamette Valley, [...]

October 1, 2018 ORIGINAL ARTICLE USA Today recently honored Stoller Family Estate as the “No. 1 Tasting Room” in the nation. The annual 10Best Readers’ Choice Awards also included Van Duzer Vineyards, which was voted No. 8 in [...]

August 29, 2018 ORIGINAL ARTICLE Atticus hotel located in the heart of the Willamette Valley in Oregon combines luxury with a very local focus. Imagine a hotel where nearly every piece of furniture and art has been carefully [...]

September 11, 2018 Published in the October 2018 issue of Seattle Met ORIGINAL ARTICLE The wine scene has changed since vineyards popped up in McMinnville during 1960s, but the town still has its old charms. Destination: McMinnville, [...]

September 11, 2018 ORIGINAL ARTICLE Ready to go beyond the tasting room? Book it to McMinnville. For Willamette Valley winegrowers, fall harvest is all-consuming, unpredictable, and intoxicating. It’s go time for winemakers, too, rushing fruit into fermentation at [...]

September 4, 2018 ORIGINAL ARTICLE The 36-room Atticus Hotel in McMinnville, Ore., opened April 1, 2018, two months ahead of schedule.Eight miles to the southwest, USA Today readers fêted a new lodging destination in the Willamette Valley. The Atticus Hotel in [...]

August 28, 2018 ORIGINAL ARTICLE Earlier this summer, we took a trip up to Oregon wine country. While we were excited to do some wine tasting, naturally, we were also pumped to check out a brand new boutique hotel [...]

August 24, 2018 ORIGINAL ARTICLE Escape to Oregon’s premier wine region for world-class dining, serene surroundings, and killer vino that’s giving Napa a run for its money. Stoller Family Estate in Dayton, Oregon. PHOTO COURTESY OF STOLLER [...]

August 3, 2018 ORIGINAL ARTICLE Radicchio salad with creamy ranch, blue cheese, bacon, sweet onion, croutons. This delicious summer salad will be on repeat at your house once you try it too. It’s simply irresistible. I wasn’t [...]

July 20, 2018 ORIGINAL ARTICLE From the moment you step into the Atticus Hotel in McMinnville, you might feel like you’re in your great aunt’s home — classy but comfortable, rustic but modern, lovingly handmade but with a deep sense of [...]

July 17, 2018 ORIGINAL ARTICLE One of the best parts about living in Portland is we’re just a short drive away from wine country. While McMinnville has been a popular day-trip destination for Rose City wine lovers, [...]

July 17, 2018 ORIGINAL ARTICLE Willamette Valley Must - McMinnville, OregonThis small agricultural community has responded to the Pinot Noir–driven tourist boom, and now you hardly need to leave its limits to experience the valley’s riches. Downtown, on [...]

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July/August 2018 ORIGINAL ARTICLE New lodgings add comfort to top Northwest wine-country destinations Three of the Northwest’s most-popular wine destinations are a little cooler this summer, thanks to the opening of these appealing new properties. In Richland, the [...]

June 14, 2018 ORIGINAL ARTICLE The sweet old-fashioned wine country hamlet of McMinnville has plenty going for it—the thriving main street, vibrant farmers’ market, up-and-coming Granary District, uniquely beautiful AVA and abundance of first-class restaurants, from venerable Nick’s Italian [...]

May 20, 2018 ORIGINAL ARTICLE Moody Marin County The route: From San Francisco, take U.S.101 north over the Golden Gate Bridge to the California 1/Stinson Beach exit. Take Shoreline Highway to Panoramic Highway to California 1 and Stinson [...]

May 16, 2018 ORIGINAL ARTICLE A sense of place is a common thread with wine. If your desire is to hit the mark as a Willamette Valley hotelier, having the vision to create that concept in a [...]

May 2018 ORIGINAL ARTICLE The area around McMinnville, Oregon produces some of the finest cool-climate wines on the planet. And yet, while wine may be the central attraction, excited travelers haven’t always been able to find the crucial [...]

May 3, 2018 By Brian J. Cantwell Seattle Times travel writer ORIGINAL ARTICLE An old ferry, a unique hotel, new tasting rooms await visitors to the vineyard region southwest of Portland. WILLAMETTE VALLEY, Ore. — Next time you drive [...]

April 13, 2018 ORIGINAL ARTICLE BYH Burgers & Bar is now open in the Atticus Hotel from 8 am-11 pm daily Bless Your Heart Burgers, the second branch of the Toro Bravo/John Gorham burger restaurant is now [...]

April 9, 2018 ORIGINAL ARTICLE Food, art, wine, local products take the stage at wine country hotspot, which includes 36 rooms on four stories and took 10 months to build COURTESY: HALEY SWINTH - A brand-new [...]

Ramona DeNies • 03/28/2018 ORIGINAL ARTICLE With a drawing room, plush details, and a swanky-but-simple Bless Your Heart Burgers outpost, the new Atticus Hotel looks classy as hell. A cloud series from oil painter Zach [...]

February 19, 2018 ORIGINAL ARTICLE A weekend getaway to Oregon’s north Willamette Valley EN ROUTE If struck with a sudden samosa craving while hurtling down Highway 26, pause in Hillsboro at Chennai Masala Indian restaurant for the [...]

January 16, 2018 written by Jen Stevenson ORIGINAL ARTICLE New Oregon restaurants perfect for Valentine’s Day reservations Date night reaches new heights in 2018, thanks to these three much-buzzed-about romantic hotspots. They’re perfect for dinner for two, or [...]

Last Update January 11, 2018 ORIGINAL ARTICLE News from Toro Bravo Inc today. Third n Tasty was supposed to open in McMinnville as the second child in the Tasty n Sons restaurants. But due to changes in John [...]

By Jon Bel–Staff Reporter, Portland Business Journal Jan 12, 2018, 12:14am ORIGINAL ARTICLE Today's 5 Things comes a little earlier than normal, as Business Journal editor, Suzanne Stevens, and I are attending the annual 2018 forecast breakfast this [...]

By Sophia June | Published October 9, 2017 Updated October 9, 2017 ORIGINAL ARTICLE Downtown McMinnville is about to get its first-ever full-service luxury lodging—theAtticus Hotel, a four-story, 36-room boutique hotel that is now taking reservations from [...]

JOHN GOTTBERG ANDERSON FOR THE BULLETIN ORIGINAL ARTICLE The city’s dining scene is defined by its varied chefs PORTLAND — When noted San Francisco Bay Area chef Chris Cosentino made the decision last year to expand his restaurant [...]

By Hannah Bonnie 9/27/2017 at 4:04pm ORIGINAL ARTICLE The Atticus Hotel, opening in spring 2018, will also be home to Portland restaurateur John Gorham’s second Bless Your Heart Burgers location. * EDITOR’S NOTE: On January 11, 2018, the [...]

By Ryan Stevens on Thursday, September 28, 2017 ORIGINAL ARTICLE Slated to open in spring 2018, the Atticus Hotel is bringing luxury accommodations to historic downtown McMinnville. Starting Sunday, October 1, future guests may make a reservation for [...]

VOLUME 11, ISSUE 8 August 27, 2017 ORIGINAL ARTICLE I spent ten days on the Pinot Trail in Oregon’s Willamette Valley in late July and there were three words on everyone’s mind: heat, Chardonnay, and (the) French. There were [...]

Jennifer Anderson • Monday, August 28, 2017 ORIGINAL ARTICLE Two releases tell backstories of local distillers, star chef: they are 'Hello! My Name is Tasty' and 'High-Proof PDX' If there's one thing we love to do more than [...]

By Benjamin Tepler 8/2/2017 at 9:07am ORIGINAL ARTICLE … including Water Avenue’s new food menu, Tasty n Sons’ expansion into McMinnville, and a fire at Fish Sauce. Tasty n Sons Expands to McMinnville In spring 2018, John Gorham (Tasty n [...]

By PDX Food Dude • July 24, 2017 ORIGINAL ARTICLE Following on the successes of “Tasty n Sons” and “Tasty n Alder”, “Third n Tasty” to open. The press release tells the story – McMinnville, Ore. (July 24, 2017)–The [...]

By Samantha Bakall sbakall@oregonian.com • Updated Aug 15, 2017; Posted Jul 24, 2017 ORIGINAL ARTICLE John Gorham is taking his Tasty restaurant empire to wine country. Next spring, Gorham will open "Third n Tasty" just off [...]

By Rachel Wilson 6/15/2017 at 11:28am ORIGINAL ARTICLE A ripple effect of Portland’s hotel boom? Destination lodging options are on the rise elsewhere in the state—from wine country to the Wallowas. From a secret Lord of the Rings passageway to [...]

By Chuck Slothower in Real Estate and Development June 2, 2017 2:51pm ORIGINAL ARTICLE Construction is booming in McMinnville as local officials and business owners seek to capitalize on strong demand for wine-country tourism. [...]

February 24, 2017 ORIGINAL ARTICLE Locally-Owned, Oregon-Inspired Luxury Hotel to be Built in Downtown McMinnville • 36-Room, full-service hotel set to open in Spring 2018 McMinnville, Ore. (January 24, 2017) The Atticus Hotel, a new locally-owned, Oregon inspired [...]

By Ryan Stevens • August 5, 2017 ORIGINAL ARTICLE With the Willamette Valley American Viticultural Area (or AVA) continuing to garner awards and accolades, the world is taking notice with an influx of world-wide visits. The charming [...]

Feburary 1, 2017 ORIGINAL ARTICLE The Atticus Hotel, a new locally owned, Oregon-inspired luxury hotel, is set to break ground in downtown McMinnville in May 2017, with an official opening spring 2018. The 36-room boutique hotel aims “to [...]

By Stephanie Basalyga in Real Estate and Development January 26, 2017 1:30 pm ORIGINAL ARTICLE A boutique hotel coming to downtown McMinnville will hold true to its local roots, from ownership of the building to its design. [...]

By Eric Degerman on January 25, 2017 Oregon native Erin Stephenson developed a successful boutique lodging business for the wine country city of McMinnville that has inspired her group to plan on building the four-story Atticus Hotel within walking [...]

By Jon Bell, Staff Reporter, Portland Business Journal on Jan 24, 2017, 7:38am PST. Updated Jan 24, 2017, 11:23am Fans of long weekends in Oregon's wine country will have a new option come spring 2018 with the opening [...]

By Jamie Hale - JHale@oregonian.com - The Oregonian/OregonLive Visitors to Willamette Valley wine country will have a swankier place to stay in McMinnville. Owners announced plans Tuesday for the new Atticus Hotel in downtown McMinnville, a 36-room "Oregon-inspired" [...]

By Katy Sword on January 24, 2017  ORIGINAL ARTICLE Included in the Morning Roundup 6. Luxury hotel to open in downtown McMinnville  The new 36-room hotel, known as the Atticus, will break ground in May with an opening date of [...]