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Oregon graciously brought parts of its Wine Country to San Francisco in March 2020. The event showcased wines from some of the state’s primary wine regions. Over 50 wineries participated in pouring their wines to an appreciative audience. Samples of Oregon cheeses and charcuterie complemented the large, walk-around wine tasting. We have visited Oregon and […]
For Pinot Noir fans, there is no better event than the International Pinot Noir Celebration or IPNC located at the Linfield University campus in McMinnville Oregon. IPNC is an annual celebration that is probably the premier global Pinot Noir-focused event in Willamette Valley Oregon. Although roughly 60 percent of the hundreds of participating vendors in […]
We love visiting the Willamette Valley wine region. Whenever we go, we end up buying a lot of wine. While we visited a number of wineries, four stood out don’t this trip: Wineries where we enjoyed virtually every wine we tasted. Among this rare breed were: The Four Graces. This winery, which we had …
Yamhill-Carlton is at the northern end of the Willamette Valley Oregon, while Eola-Amity Hills is at the southern end. Given the diversity in the Valley among these two AVAs, one might expect the wines from each to differ greatly, as do those from the contiguous Newberg and Dundee Hills AVAs. Surprisingly, while the soil types […]
As a reminder form our previously posted Primer on Willamette Valley AVA and Vintages, the Dundee Hills AVA is generally characterized by red volcanic (Jory) soil which holds heat, resulting in deep, red cherry and plum-based fruit-focused wines with iron-based minerality and spices such as cinnamon, clove and cardamom. Of the three vintages we …
As a reminder form our previously posted Primer on Willamette Valley AVA and Vintages, Newberg is generally characterized by brown, loamy, sedimentary (Willakenzie) soil that drains better than volcanic soil, resulting in more intense, earthier, darker fruit flavors, with floral elements and subtle tannins and baking spices. Of the three vintages we tasted: …