Oregon Wine and ART Project: Oregon Wines Chosen Among Best For Holiday!

Friday, November 13, 2009

Oregon Wines Chosen Among Best For Holiday!

Three Oregon Pinot Noirs were chosen by the Wall Street Journal for the perfect match with Thanksgiving dinner!
WillaKenzie Estate 'Estate Cuvée' 2007, Erath Winery 2007, Domaine Serene 'Evenstad Reserve' 2006 Two, WillaKenzie and Erath gave wine last year and I hope they will this year for the "one bottle" project. Domaine Serene gave us a couple of tasting coupons.
Thanks to Rebecca from Northwest Wines to You for the heads up.

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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!

Friday, November 13, 2009

Oregon Wines Chosen Among Best For Holiday!

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