CROIX ESTATE
“Floodgate” Pinot Noir 2021
Croix Estate may not (yet) be as well-known as some of the big names of… Continue reading
Croix Estate may not (yet) be as well-known as some of the big names of… Continue reading
The name of this winery reminds me that one of the things I love most… Continue reading
My birthday is coming up. Can someone give me a bottle of this? (Just teasing;… Continue reading
The Willamette Valley of Oregon is so well-known for Pinot Noir that the major story… Continue reading
Some time ago, I read a piece suggesting that most wine drinkers believe that red… Continue reading
The beautiful, slow, complete arc of flavor in this wine is sensational. And what flavor! Christmas cranberry sauce, grenadine, spiced cherries and kirsch (all flavors I associate with the Dundee Hills). But “Laurène” doesn’t stop there. Woven into all that “red” flavor are exotic spices, notes of earth, and wild mushrooms. The best Willamette Valley Pinot Noirs have both coolness and warmth…like laying a cool hand on your warm skin. The Burgundian Drouhin family came to the Willamette Valley in 1987 and are now making some of the best wines in Oregon.
Ah, blind tastings: they keep us humble. We were more than humble—we were stunned—when this… Continue reading
Back in December I wrote a Blog about some of the astounding white wines coming… Continue reading
La Rocca rocks. Period. The end. This stellar white wine—the top wine from the famous… Continue reading
Some of the most distinctive, delicious Cabernet Sauvignons in the world are made at the… Continue reading
When we tasted this wine blind, we were sure it cost in the neighborhood of… Continue reading
Chianti Classico is a flavor and texture world unto itself. It can be simultaneously sleek… Continue reading