Resources

Included is a list of tools, resources, & businesses I use frequently or have my full support:

Completely Biased Food & Beverage Recomendations (PNW-Centric):

Great wine-focused diner with an urban view – Noble Rot – Portland, OR
Exceptional tacos & Mezcal – Little Conejo – Vancouver, WA
Amazing crafted cocktails & small bites – Blank Slate – Portland, OR
Lovely desserts & real Champagne + Tapas & Sherry – Pix Pâtisserie – Portland, OR
Portland-based urban wineries: Love & Squalor, Helioterra, Willful, SE Wine Collective
Natural & rare wines made locally or internationally in the coolest of small spaces – Les Caves – Portland, OR
Oregon-based sparkling wine – Argyle – Dundee, OR
Oregon-Based fine wines with Grand Cru standards – 00 Wines – Operating out the Carlton Winemaker’s Studio – Carlton, OR
Seattle-based food & drink – Canon (cocktails) & Purple Cafe (wine)

Design:

>> The Elements of Typographic Style

>> Logo Design Love

>> A List Apart

>> Lovely Stationary & Packaging

>> Bureau of Betterment

>> Design Week Portland

>> Friends of Type

>> Visual Complexity

>> Flipping Typical

Wine:

>> The Court of Master Sommeliers

>> Wine and Spirit Education Trust

>> Wine and Spirit Archive

>> Grape Heaven

>> Willamette Valley Wineries Association

>> Oregon Wine Board

Art & Photography:

>> Flickr – Explore

>> Portland Art Museum

>> Art Observed

>> PICA – TBA

Civic & Human Rights:

>> Fair Fight – Founded by Stacey Abrams

>> American Civil Liberties Union

>> Planned Parenthood

>> Human Rights Campaign

>> Cascade AIDS Project

Environmental:

>> The Sierra Club

>> WWF

>> Forest Park Conservancy

>> 2015 Paris Climate Agreement

Fun, Interesting & Nerdy:

>> Global Wind Map

>> NASA’s Apollo Image Archive

>> Open Geo Fiction

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Design & Wine Enthusiast | Certified Sommelier | WSET 3 | he/him