Oregon Wine and ART Project: Whistling Dog Wine

Sunday, February 1, 2009

Whistling Dog Wine

I stopped by the Market of Choice in Eugene on 29th and Willamette today to let our house guest, Jeniece Golbourne, who is singing Azucena in Eugene Opera's Il Trovatore, collect some food and sundries. While I was there I wondered back to the wine section and found Celeste doing a tasting of Whistling Dog wine. I was so excited to find a new wine! I sampled their Pinot Noir and was very impressed. Big, lush mouth feel, lots of rich fruit and soft finish. I can't wait to visit them and collect the bottle!
They taste at St Innocent.

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About the "One Bottle" Project

A number of years ago I was tasked with finding a way to raise money to help with operation costs fora local chamber orchestra. I have many friends in the wine business and know that they are continually ask for cases, half cases, bottles, tastings, etc, and that it gets old fast. They are all very giving and caring people but they can't give away all their wine to help other people.
With that in mind, I decided that if I were going to ask anyone for wine, I would do it in person and just ask for one bottle. I drove my Subaru Legacy Wagon all over the state, putting on 180,000 miles.
The first year I gathered over 150 and last year I ended up with 259 bottles of Oregon wines for our auction. This year I gathered less because I knew that too much wine would be a problem for a "mixed" auction. This year I plan to create an auction for just the wine, separate from any other event.I was given wines from every wine region we have. I drove from Cave Junction (Foris) to Milton Freewater (Zerba) and to Bend (Volcano) Bonanza (12 Ranch) and the coast(Flying Dutchman). I traveled all over the Willamette Valley and Southern Oregon on my quest, met hundreds of wonderful wine people, made new friends, and tasted the bounty of Oregon.
I look forward to this years journey in my brand new Subaru Legacy and the support of all who helped last year and the year before, and of my wonderful wife, who puts up with this crazy idea!

Sunday, February 1, 2009

Whistling Dog Wine

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