I recently spent a week in Oregon wine country. The first half was in the Willamette Valley, followed by three and a half days in the Tualatin Valley. I have hu...
As far as he's concerned, it's the best way to grow the fruit, "not some crazy scheme or hippy trend. It's the way people have grown things since the dawn of time."
It's been my goal since the beginning to share my journey with you. I'm always open to suggestions as to what you would like to see here. Thanks for joining me on this journey.
In 1969, Dick and Nancy Ponzi moved from Los Gatos, in what would become the Silicon Valley, to Beaverton, bought a strawberry farm and planted 12 acres of wine grapes. Even though they had little to no experience in the wine industry, they dreamed of producing world class Pinot Noir.
You can hardly visit the Willamette Valley without visiting some of its famed wineries and that's exactly what I did. Starting at Montinore Estate, one of the state's largest biodynamic/organic wine producers, we visited the stunning tasting room and then stepped into the vineyards for a visit with winemakers Ben Thomas and Stephen Webber.
Ahead of the Wine Bloggers Conference in Portland, we visited Washington County in the famed Willamette Valley.
Wine Bloggers Conference Pre Excursion to...
This was designed to be a live “speed tasting” of wines. It’s kind of hard to do without an internet connection! We’ll taste twelve wines in an hours and write ...
At the WBC, speed tasting while blogging, 2008 Maycas del Limari 100% Chardonnay, 10 month French Oak MT from Chile, 8 miles from coast, breezy desert. Hints of...
