Tag: Dundee Hills
Pinot Noir Discoveries, from Values to Burgundy Classics
by Tom Gable | Feb 28, 2023 | Burgundy, California, Classics, Discoveries, France, New Zealand, Oregon, Values | 0
With the continuing and rapidly rising cost of Burgundy wines, we continue to search for fine Pinot Noir from around the world. We’ve found some winners in Oregon and New Zealand, with their own sense of place and styles that...
Read MoreValues in Oregon, California and New Zealand Pinot Noir
by Tom Gable | Sep 30, 2022 | California, Discoveries, New Zealand, Oregon, Values | 0
In going through tasting notes looking for fine values in Pinot Noir, wines from these regions tended to shine: Willamette Valley, Oregon; Russian River Valley, Sonoma; Santa Lucia Highlands, in Monterey County; and further...
Read MoreExploring New World Pinot Noir, $12 to $88
by Tom Gable | Jul 31, 2021 | Burgundy, California, Classics, Discoveries, France, New Zealand, Oregon, Values | 0
The following notes are from Pinot Noir wines tasted from the New World over the past six months and rated as good, very good and excellent. For background on Pinot Noir in the New World, versus its home in Burgundy, France,...
Read MoreValues in New World Pinot Noir
by Tom Gable | May 30, 2020 | Burgundy, California, Classics, Discoveries, New Zealand, Oregon, Values | 0
In seeking gastronomic relief from the high-alcohol fruit bombs attacking our palates from all over the world, we often turn to something more friendly with food – Pinot Noir. Wines from this fine red wine grape can be enjoyed...
Read MoreWillamette Valley and Seven AVAs — Exploring Oregon Pinot Noir
The seminar was titled “It’s Willamette, Damnit,” to break the pronunciation barriers, and offered...
Read MoreWorld 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...
Read MoreWillamette Valley: Escape to Pinot Noir, Nature, Fine Dining, UFOs
by Tom Gable | Nov 13, 2013 | Discoveries, Oregon | 0
UT San Diego carried my travel piece on escaping to Portland and the Willamette Valley. Enjoy new...
Read MoreFall White Sale: Wine Values from $12 to $27
by Tom Gable | Oct 13, 2013 | Australia, Bordeaux, Burgundy, California, Discoveries, Italy | 0
The quest for values continues. Here are recent white wine finds in the $12 to $27 range. All...
Read MoreOregon Wine Trail: Finds in the Dundee Hills and Chehalem Mountain AVAs
by Tom Gable | Jun 1, 2012 | Discoveries, Oregon, Touring | 0
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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