Food, Wine & Travel Copywriting Services

Words sell wine, fill tables and send travelers down unfamiliar roads. We know, because we’ve spent years writing about Oregon’s food, wine and travel for our own pages. That same team is available to write for you. Whether you need a winery website that captures the feeling of standing in your vineyard at dusk, tasting notes that are vivid without being silly, or a newsletter people actually open, we write copy that’s engaging, accurate and true to your voice.

What’s included

We write for food, drink and travel businesses — that focus is what makes our copy sound like it comes from people who’ve tasted the wine and eaten the dish. Our services include:

• Winery and restaurant websites. Home pages, about pages, story and philosophy sections, visit pages and more.
• Tasting notes and tech sheets. Clear, sensory descriptions paired with accurate production details supplied by your team.
• Menus. Dish descriptions that whet appetites and help servers sell, plus wine and cocktail list copy.
• Press releases. Announcements for new releases, openings, events and milestones, written in a format editors expect.
• Newsletters. Club shipments, seasonal updates and event invitations with subject lines that earn the click.
• Blog and SEO articles. Researched, useful stories built around the questions your customers are already searching for.
• Social captions. Batches of captions in your voice, ready to pair with your photography.

How it works

1. Discovery. We start with a brief: your goals, audience, voice, key messages and deadlines. A short call or tasting visit often helps.
2. Research. We review your existing materials, ask questions of your team and, where useful, taste the wines or try the menu.
3. First draft. You receive a complete draft, not an outline, with notes on any choices we made.
4. Two revision rounds. Share consolidated feedback and we refine the copy. Two rounds are included in every project.
5. Final delivery. Clean, proofread copy in the format you need — a shared document, plain text for your website or a formatted file.

Who it’s for

Our clients include small wineries without an in-house marketing team, restaurants and cafés opening or rebranding, specialty food producers launching a new product, hotels and inns that want to tell guests what makes their corner of Oregon special, and agencies that need a specialist food-and-wine writer for a campaign. If you have a story worth telling and too little time to tell it well, we can help.

What sets specialist copy apart is detail. We know the difference between a vineyard’s elevation and its aspect, why a chef might choose a particular heirloom grain, and how to describe a wine’s texture without leaning on the same tired adjectives. That fluency means fewer explanations on your end, fewer corrections in revision and copy that rings true to readers who know their subject. It also means we can translate technical detail into language that welcomes newcomers rather than intimidating them.

Sample deliverables

Here are some common projects and what they typically include. Scope and timelines are confirmed in your quote.

Add-ons & options

• Photography. Pair your copy with images from our food and beverage photography service.
• Brand voice guide. A short document defining your tone, vocabulary and dos and don’ts for future writers.
• Editing and proofreading. Polishing copy your team has already drafted.
• Ongoing content. Monthly retainers for newsletters, blog posts or social captions.
• Additional revision rounds. Available at our hourly rate if your project needs more refinement.
• Wine list writing. Pairs naturally with our wine list development work.

Good to know

• Pricing. $95 per hour is our starting rate. Many projects are quoted as a flat fee after we review the brief.
• Accuracy. We write vividly but responsibly. Technical details, claims and compliance language are reviewed with you before publication, and final approval rests with your team.
• Ownership. Once a project is paid in full, you may use the final copy for its agreed purposes. Details are confirmed in your agreement.
• Editorial independence. Client work is kept separate from our magazine coverage. Hiring us does not guarantee editorial coverage; see our editorial policy.
• Cancellations. Please review our terms of use for cancellation and project terms.
• Responsible messaging. Copy for alcohol brands is written for audiences 21 and over, and we never write content that encourages drinking and driving.

Have a story that deserves better words? Send us your brief and we’ll reply with ideas, a timeline and a custom quote.