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Dundee in the Summer, Part 3: White Rose
I think we got really lucky on the next choice. But I think I really have to tangent for second ... I've had the St. Innocent "White Rose" Pinot Noir — twice. And both times, it was not worth near the money I paid for it. Now, I must ... |
Jul 4, 2009 |
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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 ... |
Jul 2, 2009 |
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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 ... |
Jul 1, 2009 |
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Emerson Vineyards, Avelina, Pinot Noir, 2007
We reviewed this wine from Emerson Vineyards last year (the 2006 release), and it's amazing how different this bottle was from last year's. I went back and read the review, and we described the 2006 as Burgundian and, of all things, "a spelunker's ... |
Jun 22, 2009 |
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Lemelson Vineyards, Thea's Selection, Pinot Noir, 2004
I first discovered Lemelson many years back when my wife and I had an anniversary dinner at Georgio's -- serving upscale Italian fare. I don't remember the vintage, but I did remember that I liked it when I saw this bottle at the store. I picked it up ... |
Jun 17, 2009 |
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Solena, 'Guadalupe', Pinot Noir, 2006
This was a bottle purchased at a business dinner. I'm the wine guy (obviously), so I get the difficult dance of picking the right wine. This doesn't necessarily mean the best or most expensive. It all depends. In this this particular case, there wasn't ... |
Jun 3, 2009 |
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Willakenzie Estate, 'Pierre Leon', Pinot Noir, 2002
My goodness, this wine was a surprise! This is a really, really big wine: think, rich and full-bodied. This was very different from other Willakenzie wines I've had in the past, including the 1999 version of this wine (see that review here). The wine ... |
Jun 2, 2009 |
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Emerson Vineyards, Pinot Gris, 2007
We just got the latest releases from Emerson Vineyards, so this will be part of a group of reviews. Emerson is located in Monmouth, just to the south of Salem. Monmouth was a dry town until 2002, so it's sort of ironic to be making wine there. Emerson ... |
Jun 1, 2009 |
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Emerson Vineyards, Pinot Noir, 2007
We just got the latest releases from Emerson Vineyards, so this will be part of a group of reviews. Emerson is located in Monmouth, just to the south of Salem. Monmouth was a dry town until 2002, so it's sort of ironic to be making wine there. Emerson ... |
May 31, 2009 |
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Stag Hollow, 'Vendange Selection', Pinot Noir, 2005
My friend was talked into buying a couple bottles of this by the wine stewart at the recently-closed Zupan's on Beaverton-Hillsdale; and lucky for him he did. This is a very limited production wine (only 72 cases). I've had the Stag Hollow ... |
May 27, 2009 |
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Beaux Freres, 'Ribbon Ridge', Pinot Noir, 2007
This is another one of the bottles that we purchased during our recent Memorial Day wine tasting tour of Ribbon Ridge. We always love Beaux Freres' wines -- with some minor exceptions -- but this was not one of those. Interestingly, this wine has a ... |
May 26, 2009 |
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Adelsheim, Rose, Willamette Valley, Pinot Noir, 2008
This one was of the more memorable bottles of wine we tasted on the recent Memorial Day weekend wine tasting tour we took. It's one of the ones we actually purchased there on the spot. This is 100% Pinot Noir grapes (they remove the skins such that you ... |
May 25, 2009 |
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Domaine Drouhin 'Louise' Party
Today was the "Louise party" at Domaine Drouhin. And seeing as we've never had the opportunity to go (and may not again soon), there was no stopping us. Sure we were tired. And dragging our 4.5 year old made things a bit more tricky. But go we ... |
May 16, 2009 |
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Anne Amie, Willamette Valley, Pinot Noir, 2002
This was brought out for a special occasion: my cousin Casey proposed to his new fiancee! My aunt was crying, and out came this bottle. My goodness, it's hard to convey the size of this bottle. No, that's no magnum -- that's a Jeroboam. It's basically ... |
May 16, 2009 |
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Jezebel, Blanc, 2006
I've been drinking more white wine lately. Maybe I'm starting to branch out a bit more. And Zupan's on Beaverton-Hillsdale highway was closing and was selling everything for 25% off. Yes, including wine. So I arrived in the morning with a fist-full of ... |
May 10, 2009 |
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Whistling Dog, NSV (Nuestro Sueño Vineyard), Willamette Valley, Pinot Noir 2006
This was a "Steward Selection" at Zupan's. And without impugning my friendly stewards, I don't necessarily always agree with them. But here's this sub-$20 Oregon Pinot -- yes, that perpetual holy grail -- and a sign saying that it's not ... |
May 5, 2009 |
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Penner-Ash, Willamette Valley, Pinot Noir, 2006
I had a birthday recently -- another unfortunately. So Denise and I went to Lucy's Table for dinner. There, we had a great dinner, though some of the dishes were, well, a little too eclectic. Spicy steamer clams? A beet salad where 90% of the beets are ... |
May 1, 2009 |
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Elk Cove Vineyards, Willamette Valley, Pinot Noir Rose, 2008
We reviewed the 2006 version of this wine awhile ago; and rereading that review, there's not much to change (read it here). Yes, the wine has some subtle nuanced differences. But overall the theme is the same. I'm not usually a fan of rose wine. This ... |
Apr 26, 2009 |
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Duck Pond, Willamette Valley, Pinot Noir, 2006
We've been drinking a lot of Duck Pond recently, especially that yummy Pinot Grigio during these (all to fleeting) sunny and hot days here in Portland. So we've reviewed the Syrah, the Pinot Grigio, and their high-end Pinots -- but what about the ... |
Apr 22, 2009 |
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Domaine Drouhin, Willamette Valley, Pinot Noir, 2007
I received an incredibly generous gift this year: a DDO Direct Membership. So we're the lucky recipients of a lot of wine from one of my absolute favorite vineyards: Domaine Drouhin. True story: I lobbied to name our first born son "Drouhin" ... |
Apr 14, 2009 |