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Tag Archives: Willamette Valley
Pinot Noir, Ayoub Estate Vineyard, Dundee Hills AVA, Willamette Valley, Oregon, 13.5% abv., 2017, US$65
Mo Ayoub is a fascinating person and well-reviewed vintner for whom growing grapes and making wine is a retirement gig – and what a gig it is. His wines are eagerly sought after and elusive, as he doesn’t make much, … Continue reading
Posted in Oregon, Pinot Noir, RED
Tagged Ayoub, Ayoub Estate Vineyard, Dundee Hills AVA, Mo Ayoub, Oregon wine, pinot noir, red wine, US wine, Willamette Valley
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Pinot Noir, Estate Cuvée, Maysara Winery, McMinnville AVA, Willamette Valley, Oregon, 2008, 13.5% abv., US$35
Back what seems to be a lifetime ago, when the border with the US was open, and we ventured out on a 35 day driving tour, we stopped in at one of my perennial Willamette Valley favourites, Maysara Winery. A … Continue reading
Posted in Pinot Noir, RED
Tagged biodynamic, biodynamic wine, Demeter, Estate Cuvee, maysara, mcminnville AVA, Momtazi, oregon, Pinot, pinot noir, red wine, US wine, Willamette Valley
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An Oregon Wine Board Tasting with Winderlea Vineyard + Winery, and Troon Vineyard
If these were normal times, and the world’s longest undefended border was open, I would have been in Oregon’s Willamette Valley last weekend, participating in the 2020 version of the Wine Media Conference. But alas, these are Covid-19, not normal … Continue reading
Posted in Conferences, Orange, Oregon, Pinot Noir, RED, Riesling, Vermentino, Viognier, WHITE
Tagged american wine, Applegate AVA, biodynamic, Covid, Covid-19, demeter-certified, orange wine, Oregon wine, Oregon Wine Board, organic, pinot noir, red wine, riesling, social distance, Troon Vineyard, US wine, Vermentino, viognier, Willamette Valley, Winderlea Vineyard and Winery, Wine media conference, wine media conference 2020, zephyr conferences
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Pinot Gris, Arsheen, Momtazi Vineyard, Maysara, McMinnville AVA, Willamette Valley, Oregon, 2015, 12.5% abv, US$16
I confess that even I get a little overwhelmed by the sheer volume of choice offered at some wine stores. And I often shake my head when trying to figure out how they’ve decided to organize the styles, grapes, quality … Continue reading
Posted in Oregon, Pinot Gris, WHITE
Tagged 12.5% abv, 2015, Arsheen, maysara, Maysara Winery, mcminnville AVA, momtazi vineyard, oregon, pinot gris, white wine, Willamette Valley
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Pinot Noir, Ken Wright Cellars, Savoya Vineyard, Yamhill-Carlton AVA, Oregon, 12.5% abv, 2013, US$85
In August 2016, we visited Ken Wright Cellars’ tasting room in Carlton, Oregon for the second time. We stayed at their Carlton Lofts which is very beautiful, but pricey. It’s worth noting that Ken Wright doesn’t discount anyone for tastings … Continue reading
Posted in Oregon, Pinot Noir, RED
Tagged 12.5% abv, Ken Wright Cellars, oregon, pinot noir, red wine, Savoya Vineyard, Willamette Valley, Yamhill-Carlton AVA
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Pinot Noir, Boulder Bluff, Adelsheim, Willamette Valley, Oregon, 2010, 13.6% abv.
It’s Thanksgiving again – so here is the requisite post about a Pinot Noir and pairing it with your turkey. Medium plus garnet with some ruby tinges and deep, broad aromas of plum with boysenberry and spiced tobacco, here is … Continue reading
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Tagged 13.6% abv., 2010, Adelsheim, Boulder Bluff, oregon, pinot noir, red wine, Willamette Valley
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Beaux Frères, Pinot Noir, Newberg, Willamette Valley, Oregon, US, 2007, 13.8% abv.
In March 2013, we visited this winery but managed to hold onto the bottle until a special birthday happened in 2015. Read here for details and pictures from the morning spent tasting Beaux Frères wines in Newberg with wine guide, Anna … Continue reading
Posted in Oregon, Pinot Noir, RED
Tagged 13.8% abv., 2007, Beaux Frères, biodynamic, Michael Etzel, Newberg, oregon, pinot noir, red wine, Robert Parker, unfiltered, unfined, US, Willamette Valley
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De Ponte Cellars, Pinot Noir, Dundee Hills, Willamette Valley, Oregon, 2009, 14.1% abv
Friends, Americans, neighbours to the south, what are you going to drink with your Thanksgiving turkey? Yes, you can drink red wine with this meal, you really can. There are many options to choose from. Pinot from Oregon’s Willamette Valley … Continue reading
Posted in Oregon, OTHER, Pinot Noir, RED
Tagged DePonte Cellars, Dundee Hills, oregon, pinot noir, red wine, Willamette Valley
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