A friend invited Allison and me to stay with him and his wife on the coast a few weekends ago. My two favorite places on the Oregon Coast are Lincoln City and Dundee and this was nestled in between there. They said there was only one restaurant that was on the schedule that we had … Read more
What a beautiful Saturday we had in the Northwest. It was that great luck you hope for when a friend plans a birthday outing in wine country. As we left Beaverton at 11am I knew the goal of five wineries was not likely and I think that when you go wine tasting you should relax … Read more
A friend is having a birthday party this weekend and a wine tasting is part of it. I really wasn’t sure if we should warn the tasting rooms that we might have a group of 12-15. I have been to tasting rooms where five cars pulled up at almost the same time and nothing went … Read more
The 2007 Cloudline Pinot Noir – On the nose, there is an immediate burst of bright, fresh red fruits, including strawberries and raspberry, followed by an earthy quality. On the palate, the wine has a fine texture, soft tannins, good acidity and a strong core of fruit. A long, dry, relatively mild summer left Oregon … Read more
Anne Amie Vineyard A vineyard is made up of many microclimates that produce wines with different characteristics and our blends reflect that diversity. Each vineyard block is carefully matched to a suited barrel. Our Cuvée A Pinot Noir is a selection of our most forward and charming barrels of Pinot noir, blended in a style … Read more
Pour Wine Bar & Bistro is featured on Groupon today where you can buy a $30 gift card for $15. I have wanted to do a post on Pour for a while. I mean really, Pour and Pouregon, it just makes sense I should spotlight them. The perfect food and wine pairing is like the fateful … Read more
Boedecker Cellars was founded in 2003 by winemakers Stewart Boedecker and Athena Pappas, Boedecker Cellars hand crafts small lots of structured, food oriented wines. They focus on Pinot Noir, bottling cuvees that bear the name and reflect the individual palate of each winemaker: Stewart and Athena. They work with eight vineyards to produce some fine … Read more
I must confess complete ignorance on this one. Much like people confused the Spanish word “embarazada” with “embarrassed” when it really means “pregnant’, corked just seems like a simple word and you don’t ask it’s meaning. While visiting the Chehalem Wine Tasting Room in Newberg Sunday I noticed the screwcap on one of the bottles. … Read more
Harry Peterson-Nedry is the founder, winemaker, and managing partner of Chehalem, one of Oregon’s premier wineries. Harry initially applied degrees in Chemistry and English from the University of North Carolina to a career in high-tech manufacturing. His interest in wine began innocently enough as a hobby, but developed into a serious passion—deeply rooted when he … Read more
Vista Hills Vineyard is teaming up with White Rose Wines, Panther Creek Cellars, Le Cadeu Vineyard, and Arcane Cellars to have a single day special sale on their cases of wine. The sale is 5-15-10 from 12-5 where all five wineries will be on hand pouring pouring their work. You can go to tasting rooms and have … Read more