Oregon pinot

• November 2009

  Oregon Pinot's - Rivers Edge - Very nice, Burgundian style, similar to a Nuits St George, nice earthiness, good fruit (Umpquaa Valley) and Ponzi Tavola - Hearty Burgundian style, similar to a Gevry-Chambertin, Nice fruit, long finish for a Pinot, Evesham Wood is also an excellent... Read moreOregon Pinot's - Rivers Edge - Very nice, Burgundian style, similar to a Nuits St George, nice earthiness, good fruit (Umpquaa Valley) and Ponzi Tavola - Hearty Burgundian style, similar to a Gevry-Chambertin, Nice fruit, long finish for a Pinot, Evesham Wood is also an excellent choice, and I agree very far from Cali Pinot. As For Thanksgiving I am providing 4 bottles Schlinkhaus Riesling Kabinett 2007 (My Mom and Dad's "house" wine), Debouf Beaujolais Nouveau 2009, Rivers Edge Pinot Noir 2006, and Terradorro Falanghina 2007... I think the Falanghina goes pretty well with Turkey, and is veggie friendly (Green bean, Sweet Potato, corn, carrots)    (hide)

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• November 2009

  Since you live in Seattle, and can pick any orders up yourself, I assume (and not have to wait for their something-like-twice-a-year deliveries), you should consider getting on the Garagiste listserv. The guy who puts it out has a lot of interesting wine in your price range that you... Read moreSince you live in Seattle, and can pick any orders up yourself, I assume (and not have to wait for their something-like-twice-a-year deliveries), you should consider getting on the Garagiste listserv. The guy who puts it out has a lot of interesting wine in your price range that you won't likely find through neighborhood merchants. http://www.garagistewine.com/ Do keep looking around besides that, though. The Columbia Valley (Walla Walla, etc.) has many good wines from several different varietals, and the pinot noir and others from the Willamette Valley in Oregon can be quite good. Then there's all over California. Plus France, Italy, Spain and other countries in Europe. Australia/New Zealand, Chile/Argentina, etc., etc. If you have any specific questions, be sure to ask them in this forum. You're likely to get quite a few useful responses.    (hide)

  Forum post in the topic Newbie looking for Red Wine... by dmcker

  
  

• November 2009

  Looks like you've enjoyed pinot noir from Oregon, and syrah/shiraz from Oz and ... --Once Wines California/Oregon Pinot Noir; made from 60% Willamette grapes and 40% Taylor Lane grapes from the Sonoma coast; a *great* value for a little north of $20; last I checked it was the house... Read moreLooks like you've enjoyed pinot noir from Oregon, and syrah/shiraz from Oz and ... --Once Wines California/Oregon Pinot Noir; made from 60% Willamette grapes and 40% Taylor Lane grapes from the Sonoma coast; a *great* value for a little north of $20; last I checked it was the house wine at French Laundry and a few other choice eating establishments. --Au Bon Climat Santa Barbara Pinot Noir, just south of $20; not the too-frequent gaggingly thick, syrupy pinots that seveal California producers turn out, but more delicately balanced; another great value considering that the even better California pinots from the Sonoma Coast and elsewhere are now several multiples of this price. Southern Rhone blends including Syrah: -- 2007 Perrin & Fils "Reserve" Côtes du Rhône $7.99; better than many Chateau Neuf du Papes three or four times its price; being from the palate-bogglingly good 2007 vintage that we'll be looking back at for decades to come only helps; 2007 Perrin & Fils Côtes du Rhône-Villages 50% syrah, 50% grenache $10.99 is also very good. --2007 Delas "St-Esprit" Côtes du Rhône 75% syrah, 25% grenache $9.99; even better than the Perrin & Fils, which are excellent; you'll also find these wines more balanced than the shiraz from Oz, IMO. There are many more syrahs and pinots out there, once you find what you like. But I think these are pretty good starting points. If you can't find them at your local shops, try K&L Wines in California (Bay Area and a newer branch in LA): http://www.klwines.com/content.asp?N=4294967276+4294967039&Ne=38&Nr=OR%28OutofStock%3AN%2CInventory+Location%3ASpecial+Order%29&Ns=QtySoldLast30|    (hide)

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• November 2009

  Hello, I am new to the world of wine. The Snooth Website has been a great source of information and it looks like the forum is a good place to learn some more. I have been trying out different varietals to get a better idea of what I like (and don’t like). So far am finding... Read moreHello, I am new to the world of wine. The Snooth Website has been a great source of information and it looks like the forum is a good place to learn some more. I have been trying out different varietals to get a better idea of what I like (and don’t like). So far am finding that I prefer medium to full bodied red wines. What kind of suggestions do you all have for red wines in the $10 - $15/bottle range. There are so many interesting sounding wines out there I am trying to keep my spending within my limits! Here are a few examples of what I have tried and liked so far: http://www.snooth.com/wine/jigsaw-pinot-noir-oregon-2007/ http://www.snooth.com/wine/penfolds-koonunga-hill-shiraz-cabernet-2007-1/ http://www.snooth.com/wine/strong-arms-shiraz-2007/ http://www.snooth.com/wine/dr-jebediah-drinkwells-2007/ http://www.snooth.com/wine/chatter-creek-cabernet-sauvignon-2006/ http://www.snooth.com/wine/concha-y-toro-central-valley-casillero-del-diablo-merlot-2007/ Looking forward to hearing your suggestions. Cheers!    (hide)

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  November 2009

  Jigsaw Pinot Noir Oregon 2007

  Snoothrank: Starting at $19^.99

  Solid medium body Pinot with hints of Vanilla and Cream. Smooth long finish.

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  November 2009

  A To Z Oregon Pinot Noir 2007

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  Wine review by bradcpa

  
  

• November 2009

  One of my favorite producers from Oregon is Evesham Wood. Their Pinots have so much character and elegance. They are very far from the California style. The Pinot Noir Le Puits Sec is really amazing but seriously, even their entry level stuff has a lot of character.

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• November 2009

  Thanksgiving is very strange in my house. It was my Mother-in-laws holiday and when she passed it left a void. Not just on the holiday schedule but also that she was such a remarkable women that we are still literally mourning her five years later. I now prepare Thanksgiving for... Read moreThanksgiving is very strange in my house. It was my Mother-in-laws holiday and when she passed it left a void. Not just on the holiday schedule but also that she was such a remarkable women that we are still literally mourning her five years later. I now prepare Thanksgiving for the family but my wife's side wants the exact same style of food that my mother-in-law used to create which means turkey, stuffing, mashed potatoes, glazed carrots, string beans and corn bread. It's literally a ritual. As for wine, I still haven't decided. I may open a Lagrein that has a little age along with a Pinot Noir, likely from Oregon.    (hide)

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• November 2009

  dmcker, I've read great things about the Oregon sparkling wines. Considering the great Pinot Noirs they produce, I would think a good sparkling Pinot Noir acheivable. Thanks for the nod on Soter. As to the mystery of the disappearing Champagne... my standard response for years, at... Read moredmcker, I've read great things about the Oregon sparkling wines. Considering the great Pinot Noirs they produce, I would think a good sparkling Pinot Noir acheivable. Thanks for the nod on Soter. As to the mystery of the disappearing Champagne... my standard response for years, at least to my lady friends, has been that the bottles are only half full after all. The other half being occupied by tiny bubbles, so we're really only drinking half as much as we would if it were still wine. I don't think they really believe this, but they find it a reasonable enough excuse to open a second bottle.    (hide)

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• November 2009

  Am in Tokyo for several years now, so tend to view this holiday with particular sentimentality. 10 people for dinner, with staggered arrivals. Tuna and avocado tartare, raw ama-ebi sashimi and a couple of other snacky bits yet to be decided for the earlier arrivals. With a couple of... Read moreAm in Tokyo for several years now, so tend to view this holiday with particular sentimentality. 10 people for dinner, with staggered arrivals. Tuna and avocado tartare, raw ama-ebi sashimi and a couple of other snacky bits yet to be decided for the earlier arrivals. With a couple of different bubblies, a white from Champagne (Pierre Morlet) and a rose from Oregon (Soter). Dinner itself to be turkey with a chestnut/oyster/dried cranberry stuffing. Skin-on mashed potatoes with giblet gravy. Yams baked in fresh mikan juice and Grand Marnier. Greenbean casserole with wild mushrooms. Baked zucchini with a cheese topping. Caesar salad. A couple of excellent breads from my favorite local baker, one a sourdough baquette and the other an Italian flatbread with dried tomatoes baked in. Two or three whites (a Mayacamas chardonnay with some bottle age, a Dr Loosen Wehlener Sonnenuhr Riesling Kabinett, also with some bottle age, and maybe a Zind-Humbrecht gewurtztraminer), and three reds (a '96 Les Forts de Latour, a 2005 Auteur Shea Pinot Noir, and a 2007 Rhone since we are giving thanks for very good things this year ;-); was originally thinking to throw in a 2007 Roger Sabon Prestige CdP, but this will likely be too many big guns, so now am thinking a 'lowly' Cotes du Rhone from either Delas or Perrin & Fils--want to lay down the CdP, anyway....). Dessert to be pumpkin pie, persimmon pudding and a venison mincemeat pie with hardsauce (the meat was gifted to me). Oloroso sherry, Madeira, coffee or black tea to accompany. To fight off the tryptophan-induced drowsiness, Partagas or Montecristo Cubans, with Venezuelan rum, Lagavulin or good Armagnac, for those who want them afterwards. I never really try to make any sophisticated efforts to match wines to foods on Thanksgiving, nor even worry too much about the progression of whites or reds, since everyone will have different wines in their glasses at the same time. Just wines that I have on hand, that I think the people at the table will like, and that I want to try. Too many people with too many tastes involved, and the intimate frestival of a dinner is generally a gastronomic blowout of potlatch proportions, anyway. More about enjoying the blowout with close friends and family, and not worrying about discipline of any sort, whether of wine appreciation or what have you....    (hide)

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