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My Commencement Speech at the CIA

By Karen MacNeil
April 12, 2019

Yesterday, I had the honor of giving the commencement speech at the Culinary Institute of… Continue reading

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What Makes Wine Sexy?

“In the Willamette Valley, we are no longer simply trying to make great wine. We are now just as concerned with representation of place. With pinot noir, a single place (a vineyard) reveals extremely precise aromas and a very specific tannin signature. Wines that are blends of places may taste wonderful in the mouth, but they don’t reach the same level of purity.”

—David Adelsheim, founder of Adelsheim Vineyard (established 1971)