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A Gourmand’s Weekend in Newberg, Oregon

Andy Hayes
Features
2 min read
With so much on offer just blocks from my home in southeast Portland, sometimes it is easy to forget the bounty that surrounds our fine city. The Willamette Valley AVA is Oregon’s largest wine producing region, and home to a majority of the state’s wineries, and yet it is only

Willamette Valley: A Sense of Place with Soul

L.M. Archer
Feature Stories
4 min read
If some consider Pinot Noir the thoroughbred of varietals, then the Willamette Valley may be the Kentucky Bluegrass of wine regions. There is something in the soil that sets the Willamette Valley apart from other wine regions. Many speak of the terroir in northern Oregon, comparing it to other world-renowned

2011 Colene Clemens Rosé of Pinot Noir

Ryan Reichert
Wine Reviews
1 min read
Clear, medium-light orange pink in color. Clean medium intensity aromas of stone fruit, candied citrus, lemon, and white flowers. Dry on the palate with medium acidity, medium-full body, and medium flavors of citrus zest, peach, pink apples, and yellow cherry. Medium finish. Recommended (89-91). RR WHO: Colene Clemens WHAT: Pinot

2010 Lenné “Karen’s Pommard” Pinot Noir

David Honig
Wine Reviews
1 min read
The nose is earthy , with cherries and mocha over loam and mushrooms. On the palate it is deep, earthiness under chocolates and cherry. Acids show on the mid-palate as it brightens to add high-toned red fruits, along with a tiny cayenne-pepper tingle on the tongue. This is a very

2010 Seven of Hearts Chardonnay, Mahonia Vineyard

Ryan Reichert
Wine Reviews
1 min read
Clear, bright, pale golden color. Clean on the nose with medium intensity aromas: caramel, vanilla, orange, yeast, white floral, fleshy sun-warmed peaches, and dried ginger. Dry on the palate with medium-high acidity, medium to medium-full body. Flavors of candied lemon peel, orange, tart peaches, green apple. A creamy, round texture

2011 Left Coast Cellars White Pinot Noir

David Honig
Wine Reviews
1 min read
The wine is very light almost white/clear, in color. The nose offers light tropical fruits and a touch of citrus. The feel on the palate is soft, slightly viscous, and leads with pears, mangos, and fresh-cut grass. It adds citrus and Key lime on the mid-palate. The finish lingers. The

Perspective on Wine Bloggers: Oregon Winemakers

Ryan Reichert
Features
2 min read
In anticipation of the upcoming 2012 Wine Bloggers' Conference later this week the editors at Palate Press: The online wine magazine have gathered several different perspectives on wine bloggers. This week we will be running those perspectives, and taking a look at how wine bloggers are viewed by the rest

The Secret is Out About Willamette White Pinot Noir

Ryan Reichert
Features
7 min read
When I moved to the Willamette Valley in 2009, I had little knowledge of a simmering disquiet, obscured by rolling hills of pinot noir vines. In a region renowned for elegant red wines the cause for such fuss was, surprisingly, a white Pinot Noir wine—though, one produced using red grapes.