After postponing a road trip down the Oregon Coast for a month due to wildfires, the time had finally arrived in mid-November to pack the binoculars and hiking boots and depart western Washington. The goals for this trip were simple: birds, trees, wine. The trip exceeded expectations, but stark and surprising contrasts awaited us, too. […]
Troon wine: Farm-fresh flavor in every glass (#winePW) Read More »
For Black History Month last year, David from Cooking Chat interviewed and wrote about a sommelier-turned-winemaker who realized his dream of starting his own label. I read David’s post with interest because I admire self-starters. Then I watched his interview with André Hueston Mack and thought to myself: Wow, this guy has it going on.
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Let me start this post about Oregon sparkling wine by saying a few words about Lambrusco. Don’t worry – I promise to connect the dots. It’s been hit or miss for me with Lambrusco from central Italy. Too many of these red sparkling wines taste grapey and lack complexity. Now, fans might insist I haven’t
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When I told friends and family about my summer “vacation” plans to attend a wine conference, reactions were mixed. Some chuckled and expressed mock sympathy, and perhaps a hint of envy, as in, “too bad you have to taste wine for three days.” Others registered skepticism and concern. Actually, I signed up for the 13th
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Daffodils were opening and the earliest flowering trees were just starting to bloom in Oregon’s Dundee Hills when the spouse steered our Subaru Outback onto Worden Hill Road. Spring, warm and sunny, had sprung at last, and the northern Willamette Valley was already hopping with travelers despite Covid restrictions still in place. Our destination was
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