Fall in Love with Oregon’s Boozy, Laid-Back Wine Country 🍷

• #toc_item_0 • #toc_item_1 • [Oregon Wine Country Is the Place to Be](#toc_item_2) • [Wine o’ clock](#toc_item_3) • [And the Winner for Best Halloween Candy Goes to…](#toc_item_4) • [Trick or treat](#toc_item_5) • [Don’t Have a Reservation to Visit Yosemite? It Doesn’t Matter](#toc_item_6) • [Spur of the moment](#toc_item_7) • [Here’s Where to Get Your Sourdough in San Francisco](#toc_item_8) • [Sour power!](#toc_item_9) • [Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Rice Cookers, but Were Afraid to Ask](#toc_item_10) • [Yum](#toc_item_11) • [The Best Places to Stargaze in the U.S. Right Now](#toc_item_12) • [The darker the sky, the better](#toc_item_13) *Header 728x90 [] The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic continues to fluctuate rapidly and impact communities all over the world. If you’re venturing out, triple-check the opening status, entry requirements, and safety protocols for both your destination and home city upon your return. Be safe out there. [] Did you have a beautiful weekend? It’s a crisp fall day in NYC and you’re running out of time to get your picture taken standing in front of a pumpkin patch. I don’t mean to stress you out, but you’d better get on it, or you’ll have no way of proving that you were actually present for the onset of autumn. You need photographic evidence that you held an apple and wore a flannel shirt near a small mom-and-pop store that sells cider, or no one will let you pass “Go” and continue on to winter, and you’ll be trapped in late summer for the rest of the year. Don’t say I didn’t warn you. Today’s story topics include Oregon wine country, the best Halloween candies on the market, Yosemite National Park, sourdough from San Francisco, and the most popular rice cookers for every type of rice chef. Before you rush off to Sleepy Hollow for a gourd photo shoot, you’ll have to check these out. I have already taken many, many photographs of myself wearing various “American Gothic” costumes and holding different farm animals, so I am going to take this moment to get ahead of things and start storyboarding my winter photo shoots. Until tomorrow, [-Ned Riseley, Newsletter Contributor]( [ [( travel [] [Oregon Wine Country Is the Place to Be]( Forget Napa and Bordeaux. Well, actually, no, don’t forget them. They’re still great. But now you can add Willamette Valley, Oregon to your list of wine-y whereabouts. You already know that Oregon is a beautiful place, but did you know that the wine culture there is as down-to-earth as it is delicious? There are nearly 700 wineries in the Willamette Valley, and it’s an incredibly drive-able region (if you’ve made sure to spit out some of your wine in between sips). Learn more about one of the best-kept wine secrets around. [] [Wine o’ clock]( [( [( food & drink [] [And the Winner for Best Halloween Candy Goes to…]( It’s that time of year, when we crown the best Halloween candy of the season, and make a beautiful, long-ass list of all the 24 other runners-up. Will Laffy Taffy abscond with the crown this year? Spoiler alert: no. Will your favorite make the list? You might be too old to go trick-or-treating, but you’re not too old to go to Duane Reade and buy all of these candies for yourself and make your own list of your favorites! Which candy is your fav? [] [Trick or treat]( [( [( travel [] [Don’t Have a Reservation to Visit Yosemite? It Doesn’t Matter]( Today in “things going back to normal” news, we have a story about how you don’t need to make a reservation to visit Yosemite anymore. You can just walk in whenever you please, take a look around, and get a nature cleanse! I’m getting in the car to go spur of the moment right now! It’s only going to take me 41 hours if I start now! Bye! [] [Spur of the moment]( [( *Sponsored Ads List [( food & drink [] [Here’s Where to Get Your Sourdough in San Francisco]( Ever since the Gold Rush, people have been raving about sourdough in San Fran. When the first Gold Rusher twiddled his mustache and affixed his stovepipe hat to say, “Zounds! This here is the best goshdarn sourdough I have ever consumed, egads!” San Francisco has been synonymous with delicious sourdough. Here’s a list of all the best places to pick up a loaf in “The Paris of the West” (does anyone actually call it that?!) [] [Sour power!]( [( *720x300 Ad Banner [( shopping [] [Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Rice Cookers, but Were Afraid to Ask]( I suppose it should come as no surprise, but I am tickled to learn that not all rice cookers are made the same. What seemed to me like a fairly predictable science can have many different outcomes, depending on the cooker you’re using. Here, we walk you through all the different ways you could cook your rice. Some devices are more intuitive, others more sophisticated, while others boast affordability and straightforwardness. What kind of rice cooker are you? [] [Yum]( [( [( travel [] [The Best Places to Stargaze in the U.S. Right Now]( Imagine being able to see billions of stars in the Milky Way, just with your naked eye, from your own backyard. It was once a common reality, until artificial lights from our growing cities started encroaching upon the night sky. Today in order to see the Milky Way—and most constellations other than, say, the Big Dipper—you have to trek far, far away from humanity. [] [The darker the sky, the better]( [( Thrillist Editorial - Favorable reviews cannot be bought. Read our [Terms & Conditions](, [Privacy Policy]( Delivered by Thrillist.com, 568 Broadway, Suite 507, New York, NY 10012 [212.966.2263]( Sent to {EMAIL}. Add themove@newsletter.thrillist.com to your safe-sender list so our emails get to your inbox. [View On The Web]( [Content Settings]( [Unsubscribe](