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Tuesday, January 25, 2011

Wine Spectator' List of Oregon Wines With Scores

This is Wine Spectator's alphabetical list of Oregon wines with the score included. Some surprises and some disagreements. Some of the wines need more time laying down and are now coming in to their own, such as Ghost Hill's '08 Pinot Noir, and Brandborg's Bench lands '08 Pinot Noir.

Wine	Score	Price
A TO Z WINEWORKS
Chardonnay Oregon 2008	87	$14
Night & Day Southern Crossing Rogue Valley 2007	87	$15
Pinot Gris Oregon 2009	88	$12
Pinot Noir Oregon 2008	90	$20
ABACELA
Albariño Umpqua Valley 2009	88	$18
Tempranillo Southern Oregon 2008	87	$20
ACROBAT
Pinot Gris Oregon 2009	87	$12
Pinot Noir Oregon 2009	88	$18	MORE

Friday, March 6, 2009

"Surprise! Surprise!" to quote Gomer, A Magnum for Auction!

I just received our second magnum,(the first was from La Cadeau), this one is from Ray Walsh of Capitello Wines. He strolled in to OPUS6IX with a huge bottle tucked under his arm and handed it over, signed "1 of only 12! Enjoy". The 06 Pinot Noir got a 90 in Wine Spectator and all of his 06 in regular bottles are gone gone gone!

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!