Johanna’s Design Studio – Johanna Annable

I’d like to Welcome Our Newest Contributor,  Johanna Annable,  http://www.johannas-designstudio.com Johanna’s work is unique, custom and exciting and I hope you’ll take the time to visit her website.   But more importantly, I hope you will come back and see her work HERE as well as at her own website.   I am excited to have Johanna [...]

John E. Mattingly – Sommelier

John Mattingly, CCM came to Homes and Lifestyles from the Astoria Country Club. John  has 40 years in the food and beverage industry,  whos passion is wine, wine dinners, and local travel.  John often writes on Regional Wineries and Food Pairings. Share

About Homes and Lifestyles in the Northwest

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Homes and Lifestyles is a collaboration of many regional professionals, in the areas of Real Estate Interior Design Local and Regional Attractions Entertaining Home Maintenance Landscape Home Electronics and other lifestyle and living topics. You will find regular tips on home maintenance, seasonal flowers and landscape ideas, Wine and Food, by our many contributors. Today, [...]

Our Design Contributors

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Wine Country – Columbia River

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The Portland-Vancouver Metro area is a gateway to many wine regions (appellations), throughout the northwest. Just 45 minutes east , are two official grape growing regions:  Columbia Valley and Columbia Gorge. Both wine regions span the Columbia River from Oregon into the state of Washington, and include more than two dozen wineries, 35 vineyards and [...]