The history of Oregon wine-making dates back to the mid 1800s. Horticulturalist Henderson Luelling is credited with planting the first grapes in 1847 in Willamette Valley. His son-in-law, William Meek, won a medal in the 1859 California State Fair for wines made from the Isabella grape (an American hybrid). By the 1880s, vineyards began to take shape throughout the Willamette and Umpqua valleys, with Vitis vinifera stocks imported from Europe for the first time.
You could argue that Oregon Pinot Noir is not the ideal wine for Peking duck (though you might be mistaken), but that's neither here nor there. In this, our second installment on the People's Voice Awards Wine Writer Seminar Series, we hear from some o...
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Craig Donofrio is an Advanced Sommelier in the Court of Master Sommeliers and has worked and consulted for some of the nation's top restaurants. He is chief food/wine photographer at Grapevine Studios (www.grapevinestudios.blogspot.com).
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Panther Creek wines are Oregon's most beautifully packaged and also the most concentrated and age...
Cliff Creek Cellars is owned by the Garvin Family LLC. The Garvins grow all of their own fruit a...
Domaine Serene, named after Ken and Grace Evenstad’s daughter, Serene, has been named one of Or...
ilver Falls Vineyards is a family owned and operated winery located in the mid-Willamette Valley ...
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At EIEIO & Company we make the best possible wine we can without compromise. To date, this is a ...
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Oregon on Snooth
January 2008
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January 2008
An excellent inexpensive riesling. Clear, lightly fruity scent, excellent light golden color, and wonderful flavors: lightly buttery, strong apricot. Excellent sipping wine and good with light to medium foods as well. Read More
January 2008
Drinkable but not exceptional, on the light / fruity side. Read More
January 2008
No written review
January 2008
No written review
January 2008
From the Oregon Pinot Noir Club:Matello is one of the smallest wineries in Oregon, with total production of just about 500 cases. Proprietor Marcus Goodfellow is the current darling of the indie wine set in Portland. A former head bartender at the renowned Heathman Restaurant,Goodfellow is well known in food and beverage circles around Oregon.He... Read More
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