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Posted inFood Issue 2026

Food-Focused Day Trip: The Willamette Valley Isnโ€™t Just for Wine

A localโ€™s guide to eating, drinking, and hiking your way through McMinnville, Carlton, and Dundee.

What follows is one of the many articles in the Mercuryโ€™s 2026 Food Issue. Find a print copy here, subscribe to get a copy mailed to you here, and if youโ€™re feeling generous and want to keep these types of articles coming, support us here.โ€”eds. Having spent eight years as a city transplant living in […]

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