Stone Barn Brandyworks

On a damp, winter Portland evening, Chef Joey Gibson stood outside Teutonic Wine Company’s tasting room parking lot, stirring “caldrons” of German spätzle perched on propane burners. Ingenuity, including make-shift …

Entering the doors of Smith Teamaker’s tasting room and headquarters in Northeast Portland, I’m wrapped in aromas of peppermint, licorice, and other herbals, cacao, cream, cranberries, pine, and whiskey. Wherever …