Monday, October 02, 2006 

Wines - Samples Flow At Wine Festival


Samples Flow At Wine Festival
The Virginia Wine Festival drew thousands of people to Morven Park this weekend to taste wines from across the state. More than 100 wineries brought their bottles to the festival, doling out samples during the two-day festival.

Movers & Shakers
Kirk Stroda of Stroda Bros. Farms in Monroe has been elected Oregon vice president of the Pacific Northwest Christmas Tree Association. Cardwell Hill Winery of Philomath won two wine awards by the 2006 Northwest Wine Summit, the largest wine competition in the Pacific Northwest.

Hill Country Cultivating Wines, Vineyards
One county in the Hill Country is putting itself on the map as one of the top wine-touring destinations in the country. It's quickly becoming the taste of the town.

Wine thief knifes superstore guard
A SUPERMARKET security guard was left lying in a pool of blood after being stabbed by a knife-wielding shoplifter who then hauled a customer from their car and drove away.