Wineries and other small Oregon businesses are great supporters of the arts and should be thanked often. The best way to thank them is to support them with your purchases. The site will give links to all participating wineries and will be an ongoing record of the process of getting all the bottles. I will also include where I eat and stay on my journey.
I think this will be a great adventure!
Today I picked up a bottle of LaVelle Pinot Gris. I sampled the plummy, rich, juicy 06 Merlot. It will be amazing at about 5-6 years!
Looking out over the snow dusted hill from the tasting room of
Sweet Cheeks Winery and tasting the Dry Riesling made me very glad I was inside. The wine is crisp and cold but as it warms in your mouth you begin to feel the soft velvet and taste the figs and apples.
I was there to pick up their donation of the last bottle of the 2006 Reserve Pinot Noir. I may have to bid on it myself as all of mine is gone except for two bottles.
I drove across the road and up the long drive to the elegant Silvan Ridge Winery where each year Winetasia raises money for the Children's Miracle Network. I was stunned buy the reds I tasted! They gave us a 2006 Reserve Syrah that is remarkably smooth and rich, and files your mouth with ripe fruit.
I went to King Estate for what has become a bit of a habit: Lunch in the resturant overlooking the vineyards and the rolling hills. The food is worth every moment of the drive. They gave us a Signature Pinot Noir 2007 .
I ordered a glass of it to go with my Burger and truffle fries. Yes!
Thank you
Robert Canaga
You should try for Broadley!
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