On our Oregon trip years ago, A to Z was our go-to pinot noir for everyday wine. We really liked Lange, despite the long, rocky road to visit them. Imagine my surprise when I saw a Lange pinot in our local Safeway! Grabbed a bottle as well as an A to Z. We were not disappointed. (Prices are at the winery. Safeway’s prices are lower.) The A to Z Oregon Pinot...
A story in the New York Post had this screaming headline:[1] The story was based on a statement from (deep breath) Director General Pau Roca of the International Organisation of Vine and Wine (OIV)...
We’ve been meaning to write about this lovely offering from the Willamette Valley for a few months. Last night we opened our last bottle. Since that was our last chance, here we are. The...
Yes, you read that correctly. Siduri has released a chardonnay. Grapes are from Willamette Valley. It’s pretty good and, as we expect from these folks, interesting. White flowers, orange blossom...
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When she was still writing for Bloomberg, Megan McArdle did a winetasting of two wine clubs: National Review and The Nation. The former is conservative, the latter is very liberal. Hence, political...
Our friends at Artisan Wine Depot recommended the Colene Clemens Dopp Creek pinot noir. Lush aromas of strawberries and dark fruit. Lush, dense palate of black cherries with bright acid and spicy...
Oregon Cares will be held Sunday, October 22 at the Allison Inn and Spa in Newberg, Oregon. The minimum donation is $125 per ticket:
We visited Kramer Vineyards a few years back on our Oregon adventure. And we brought home up a bottle of their “Celebrate” Müller-Thurgood Sparkler ($22 for the 2014 vintage). Aromas of...
A few weeks ago we reviewed the two best newcomers: Reuling Vineyards and Ernest Vineyards. Today we want to review seven excellent wines. This is Pinotfest 2014: the best of the rest. In roughly the...
What’s the best food for pinot noir? We recommend Rendezvous Ribs with Lemon Brown Sugar sauce. Both are from Steven Raichlen’s opus Raichlen on Ribs, Ribs, Outrageous Ribs. Steven is...
Our friends at Artisan Wine Depot (Mountain View, CA, see map below) invited us over for a “French Burgundy vs. Oregon Pinot Noir tasting.” The French burgundies were, well, French. ...
One of our best single day experiences on our summer trip was discovering Oregon’s Yamhill-Carlton AVA (American Viticultural Area). We’d recommend heading straight for Carlton on the first day and...
Here are nine of the many good pinot noir producing Oregon wineries we just visited on at 6 day visit to the Willamette Region. Any pinot noir from one of these wineries would be a safe good choice...
We spent a couple of weeks on an Oregon wineries road trip at the end of July. The first week we were on the coast. We spent the second week in the heart of the Willamette Valley. By my count we...
