• Dundee in the Summer, Part 2: Red Ridge Farms and Domaine Drouhin
  Our first stop was a little impulsive. Denise was looking forward to a quick side trip for fresh lavender. But when she saw the Red Ridge Farms sign, and that they also had olive oil tasting — she (and thus we) had to stop. And there, they ...
• Dundee in the Summer, Part 1
  We went out wine tasting during the Memorial Day weekend recently. In fact, we went both weekends — many wineries and vineyards are open Memorial Day proper and usually one day the weekend before. During those trips we visited Domaine Drouhin on ...
• ZAP: Zinfandels invade Pinot country
  A bunch of Zinfandel producers will be in town on the 29th of July — 40 of them — for a tasting event that should be interesting — assuming you're near Portland. Zinfandel Advocates & Producers will be in Portland on Wednesday, July ...
• Jos. Christoffel Jr., Ürziger Würzgarten, Riesling Kabinett, 2000
  I'm trying to learn my Rieslings, so this review will walk you through what I've learned so far. But the best place to start is why I bought this bottle (above) in the first place. Awhile back I drank the bottle below, and really liked it: Read that ...

• Re: Dundee in the Summer, Part 1
  Thanks for your sharing your Wine tasting experiences. I also am a fan of wines from Penner-Ash and Andrew Rich, though I've not visited either place (yet). I'll add those to my list! And I really agree with your note of the Rosés. I've been ...
• Re: Dundee in the Summer, Part 1
  My spouse and I took a trip out to Willamette Valley for the Memorial Day weekend. Highlights over the three days were Penner-Ash for the personal attention (Ron Penner-Ash brought us into the barrel room and let us stick our noses into the barrels), ...
• Re: Avignonesi, Vino Nobile di Montepulciano, 2005
  I've seen this at Fred Meyer's -- both the Stadium and Hollywood stores. You might call others and ask, if those two aren't close to you. I've seen other bottles from the same vineyard at Zupan's, but not this exact bottle. Good luck!

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