Category: Oregon
From Barbera to Zinfandel, Finding Values in Old and New World Red Wines
Recent tastings – foreign and domestic, remotely or in person — led us to wine discoveries from the Sonoma Coast, to the mountains of Argentina, sunny slopes of Rioja and emerging vineyards in Central Otago, New Zealand....
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Bring in the Clones: Juggling Pinot Noir Vines, Styles
Pinot Noir is a mystery to many. How can wines made from the same grape differ so much in quality,...
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World of Pinot Noir: Exploring Burgundy and Oregon Contrasts and Parallels
The non-profit World of Pinot Noir (WOPN) annual event is conceived to celebrate and educate...
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Picnic, Barbecue and Burger Wines: New Finds from $9 to $16
In search of something with a little more style than beers and sodas to go with food during summer...
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Finding Your Benchmark Wines, Calibrating Your Palate
During the early days of running the San Diego Chapter of WINO (Wine Investigation for Novices and...
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Whites for Toasting the Red, White and Blue
Heading into the July 4 weekend, we reviewed recent notes on wines suitable for a little summer...
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Willamette Valley: Escape to Pinot Noir, Nature, Fine Dining, UFOs
UT San Diego carried my travel piece on escaping to Portland and the Willamette Valley. Enjoy new...
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Summer White Sale — Finds from $8 to $35
From some 300 white wines tasted over the past few months, we found about 5 percent rising to the...
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Oregon Wine Trail — Yamhill-Carlton and Eola-Amity Hills Discoveries
In the two previous postings on wine adventures into the 9,000-square-mile Willamette Valley, Oregon???s largest American Viticultural Area (AVA), we covered the Pinot Noir and Chardonnay clones used to make their best Pinot Noir (Dijon clones) and …
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Moving Up the Meat and Sauce Ladder — Red Wines for Summer
Man (and woman) can???t survive alone with white wines during the summer. As refreshing as they may be with hot weather picnic fare, salads, fish and other lighter dishes, whites don???t have the power of a red to titillate the taste buds when moving …
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Summer White Sale from $6 to $50
Whether you are setting up for a barbecue, loading up for a picnic or just thinking about easy sipping on a summer day, the array of different style white wines at reasonable prices continues to grow. The following were selected from several hundr…
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Oregon Wine Trail: Finds in the Dundee Hills and Chehalem Mountain AVAs
As with any other major wine growing area, touring in the 9,000-square-mile Willamette Valley, Oregon???s largest American Viticultural Area (AVA), is best approached selectively and in small chunks. In our misspent youth when tastings were free, we…
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