Category Results for: Oregon Wine

 

The Pines Vineyard: Century Old Vines in the Northwest

Monday, August 16th, 2010

The Pines Vineyard, located the The Dalles, Oregon, is home to some of the oldest vines in the Northwest. Their Old Vine Zinfandel vines are over 100 years old. On our trip to the Columbia Gorge earlier this summer, we toured The Pines Vineyard with owner Lonnie Wright.
History
Louis Comini, an Italian stone mason and immigrant, [...]

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Riesling Rendezvous: Producers and Enthusiasts from Around the World Celebrate and Promote this Noble Grape

Monday, July 19th, 2010

The third Riesling Rendezvous, hosted by Chateau Ste. Michelle of Washington State and Dr. Loosen of Germany, was held last week in the Seattle area. Nearly 70 producers from seven countries and six U.S. states traveled to Washington State to celebrate, explore, and promote Riesling.
While Riesling is enjoying a resurgence of sorts (currently, Riesling is [...]

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Rhone Rangers’ Struggles Provide Great Opportunity for Wine Consumers

Friday, July 16th, 2010

Good wine and great values have been the keynotes at the Rhone Rangers events that I have attended. So why was attendance down so much at this year’s trade event in Seattle, both in numbers of producers pouring wines and in distributors, restaurants, and media tasting the wines? For answers to that question, I turned [...]

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Challenging Wine Pairing: Christmas in July

Tuesday, July 13th, 2010

People so often eat certain meals only on very special occasions. In our family the main entrée of our traditional Christmas dinner is chicken and dressing. Not wanting to wait until December to eat it again, I thought it would be fun to have a Christmas in July dinner for this month’s challenging wine pairing.
I [...]

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Seven Hills Winery: One of the Pioneers in the Walla Walla Valley

Monday, June 28th, 2010

Founded in 1988 by winemaker Casey McClellan and his wife Vicky, Seven Hills Winery is located in downtown Walla Walla, Washington. Casey was raised in Walla Walla and is a fourth-generation farmer. In fact, he helped his father plant Seven Hills Vineyard in 1982, one of the first three vineyards in the Walla Walla Valley. [...]

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Live Wine Blogging from WBC in Walla Walla – Red Wines

Saturday, June 26th, 2010

5:00pm
It’s Day 2 here at the Wine Bloggers Conference in Walla Walla, Washington. We are just about to begin the Live Wine Blogging – Red Wines segment featuring wines poured for us by the winemakers themselves. Just like yesterday, we will update this post as we go.
5:05pm
2007 Sequel Syrah [Long Shadows] (Columbia Valley, Washington): Always [...]

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Live Wine Blogging from WBC in Walla Walla – White Wines

Friday, June 25th, 2010

4:50pm
Dad (John), Colby, and I are here at the Wine Bloggers Conference in Walla Walla, Washington. We are just about to begin the Live Wine Blogging – White Wines segment featuring wines poured for us by the winemakers themselves. We will update this post as we go.
5:00pm
NV Pepperwood Grove Chardonnay (California): The Big Green Box. [...]

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Challenging Wine Pairing: Halibut Cheeks

Tuesday, June 15th, 2010

Halibut is the fish of choice in our family, so when I learned about halibut cheeks, I could not resist giving them a try. The cheek meat is located behind the eyes and jaws and is thought to be the most tender and flavorful part of the fish. Halibut cheeks are considered an Alaskan gourmet [...]

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Columbia Gorge AVA: One of Washington and Oregon’s Best Kept Secrets

Wednesday, June 2nd, 2010

We spent Memorial Day Weekend visiting the Columbia Gorge AVA. The Columbia Gorge AVA was established in 2004. It runs along the Columbia River and encompasses areas in both Washington and Oregon. The area boasts gorgeous views, numerous outdoor recreation options, quality vineyards, excellent wines, and very friendly folks.
We arrived in Hood River, Oregon, on [...]

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Oregon’s Willamette Valley Wineries: On the Road to Seattle

Tuesday, March 23rd, 2010

Our neighbors to the south, the Willamette Valley Wineries Association, recently made a trip to our fair city for their first ever consumer and trade tasting. “On the Road to Seattle” was a block party event featuring over 50 Willamette Valley wineries. All of the AVAs within the greater Willamette Valley AVA were represented including [...]

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