It’s the fifth day of wine here at CGC this holiday season, and today we are enjoying a wine from the Northwest Willamette Valley, in the proposed Tualatin Hills AVA from Montinore Estate. We have been doing a bit of...
Illahe Vineyards Well, I suppose “simpler” is all about perspective. They have a wine here called 1899 that they do with all the conveniences that could be had at that time. That means no tractors, no electricity, no motorized vehicles....
“On the fourth day of wine my true love pulled out of the cellar for me, a Grüner Veltliner from Illahe.” Illahe Vineyards ILLAHE, pronounced Ill-Uh-Hee, is a local Chinook word meaning “earth” or “place” or “soil”From the Illahe Vineyards...
We spoke with Rudy Marchesi of Montinore Estate in Oregon’s Willamette Valley about the Missoula floods and the soils of the proposed Tualatin Hills AVA.
It was overcast the morning we headed out to Montinore Estate. That’s not unexpected in Oregon. What was unexpected for me was how vivid the colors were under the cloudy sky. We headed out from Newberg, through a bit of...
“Tour Rain” It’s a play on words and a bit of an inside joke on the label. Note the rain, the umbrella, the boots… Tour Rain speaks to the Touraine region of France as well as to Oregon Climate and...
Joyful Noise…it’s the sound of family and friends coming to table, chairs being pulled up or maybe milk crates, scuffling with a cacaphony of conversation, squeels of children being hoisted up onto seats, clanking of dishes as they are passed,...
Jim Fischer II and Jenny Mosbacher of Fossil & Fawn These two…they finish each others sentences. Case in point Jim & Jenny This is our 2017 White wine blend (they say in almost stereo) Jenny our field blend of 6...
While we are visiting the Willamette Valley we will be attending the Uncommon Wine Festival at Vista Hills Vineyard. Vista Hills Winemaker and GM, Dave Petterson took a little time out of a busy day in the cellar to talk...
I spent an afternoon with Joey at the View Wine Bar (420 South Rampart Las Vegas at Tivoli Village) awhile ago and shared with you in my Adventures in Sauvignon Blanc blog. Well today I took Michael along for lunch at...
Growing up, the first wine I tasted was Blue Nun. My parents were not wine drinkers and when they had people over for dinner, Blue Nun was a good safe bet at the time. Now we think of this as...
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