Walla Walla Walla Walla sits in the South East of Washington. You have to mean to go there to get there. Luckily the easiest route is through the spectacular Columbia River Gorge. We ended our last episode with a bit...
Late last summer, when Oregon was in its heatwave, we were in the Willamette Valley and spent a morning at Youngberg Hill with the owner and winemaker Wayne Bailey. The McMinnville AVA is another sub-appellation within Oregon’s Willamette Valley. Until...
Today we visit another of the Nested AVAs in Oregon’s Willamette Valley. We are off to Lenné Estate In the Yamhill-Carlton AVA. The Yamhill-Carlton AVA The Yamhill-Carlton AVA is a horseshoe-shaped bowl that faces south. The North Yamhill River flows...
The Scenic Route 2021 Remember that trip we took in August? The Scenic Route 2021, where we visited a million wineries (okay not a million, but it was quite a few!). We caught you up on Day 9 at Caprio...
We are on to Day 7 of the 12 Days of Wine! We don’t often dip into fortified wines, but it’s the holidays! We are sharing with you a port style dessert wine from Southern Oregon’s Umpqua Valley from Trella...
It’s Day 4 of the 12 Days of Wine 2020 and we are onto another style and color of wine! This time the wine leans orange, due to the skin contact on this white grape! Day 4 Bradley Vineyards 2018...
It had been a long time since we had traveled. I mean, this past year or so has been that way for most of us, right? We packed the car for 15 days on the road, complete with masks, hand...
The hundred valleys of the Umpqua Our in-depth tour of the Umpqua Valley continues! The Umpqua Valley is located in Southern Oregon sitting between the Rogue Valley AVA that presses up to the California border and the Willamette Valley AVA...
When you think of Oregon and wine you probably first think, Pinot Noir and then of the Willamette Valley. That’s good! Willamette Valley Wine has done its job well! But while that Willamette Valley Pinot is delicious, there is more,...
Troon Vineyard in Southern Oregon and the Applegate Valley We have been meaning to get to Troon Vineyard for quite a while and we were so happy when Craig Camp their General Manager said he had time to show us...
Bells Up They identify as “Micro-boutique and un-domaine”. Bells Up Winery was born from leaving stress behind and blowing their own horn! The name comes from a term in classical music composition as a note for French Horns. When it...
Steve Lutz didn’t start out planning to be a winemaker. Wine found him. He grew up in Colorado and planned to be a lawyer. In college at the University of Oregon, he had his first real experience with wine. He...
