Avalon Wine this
week:
Forgeron Cellars
Joe Dobbes and Paschal
Winery
Fidelitas, Colvin, Isenhower, Hip Chicks
Wine Club - May and June Selections
Avalon
NW Wine News
May 8, 2003
Forgeron
Cellars
“Opportunities,
Love Come to
French-Born Winemaker
at Forgeron”
Joe
Dobbes
and Paschal WInery
" Dobbes
Takes Over
‘ Diamond-in-the-Rough’
to Make Polished Gems”
Interview
with Steve Girard,
Benton-Lane Winery
Washington
Wine Regions - New Section
The Avalon Hot Ten
Best Selling Wines this week
1. Bergstrom
Pinot Noir Rsv 2000
$29.99/26.99
Wine Spectator 90 points
2 .L'Ecole
No. 41 Syrah 01
$37.99/$34.20
Best of Show,
NW Wine Summit 03
3. Andrew
Will Syrah 2001
$23.99/$21.59
Great value, wild, rich, deeply flavored
4. Shea
Wine Cellars Pinot Noir "Homer" 2001
$64.99/$58.50
Wine Spectator 92 points
5.
McKinlay Pinot Noir
Special Select 00 $29.99
WIne Spectator rating
93 points!
*6.Bergstrom
"Cumberland" Pinot Noir 01 $29.99
Wine Spectator 92 points!
7. Andrew
Will
Seven Hills Merlot 01$44.99
Tanzer 90 points.
8. Big Reds Club Membership
$66 a month plus shipping when purchased as a yearly subscription
9. Andrew Will Sangiovese
$30.00/27.00
from Ciel du cheval grapes- big, plush, delectable- Avalon employee fav!
10. Abacela Tempranillo Reserve $45.99- Almost gone...
*first week
on the list
Big
Reds Wine Club
May
Selections:
McCrea Cellars
Ciel du Cheval Syrah 2001 $50
"Orleans" Syrah
2000 $56
Wine Club Price $66
with annual Sub
Rsv Pinot Noir Wine Club
Soter
Vineyards Beacon Hill 99 $50
Beaux
Freres Estate 01 $58
Wine Club Price $66
with annual sub
Highly rated
and still available
Brickhouse
Vyds Pinot Noir
01 $28.00
90 points Wine Spectator
Brickhouse
Vyds PN Cuvee du Tonnelier
01 $42
92 pts Wine Spectator
Raptor Ridge Murto Pinot Noir 00 $25
91 pts Wine Spectator
Raptor
Ridge Meredith Mitchell
00 $38
90 pts Wine Spectator
Jean's Kitchen Sink
What's on the counter next to the sink this time? Argh- glucosamine for my poor pound dog, Milo, who has hip dyspaysia... he hates me since I took him to the vet, seems to believe that I am personally responsible for his pain. Anyone out there have any ideas how to bring back the old Milo?
On a happier note, there's bottles and bottles of Woodward Canyon Dolcetto, my new love, on the counter, and a bottle of the great Bergstrom Cumberland Pinot noir 01. There's remnants of spring herbs that I chopped up to make a pizza-
Try this- Boboli crust if you don't have time for the real thing, and chop up lots and lots of the new baby leaves of tarragon, chives, thyme, a little dill, sorrel, mint, sage, cilantro, Italian parsley... you get the idea, whatever is out there in the garden and nice and tender... I mixed them in with some of the good pre-made pesto that comes in the refrig case at Costco, and smeared it onto the Boboli as the sauce.
Then I and added my secret ingredient topping - red onions, sliced super thin and seared in butter till they are just starting to brown. A little decent mozzarella over it all, and a few thinly sliced portobello mushrooms seared in the onion butter, into the oven for 20 minutes at 350, and woila- I sure like it- maybe you will also? Let me know.
Also on the counter top- Fidelitas and Sineann Pinot gris Covey Ridge- very limited and I think only available from us on the web- Peter Rosback made less than 40 cases. It's delish.
And also on the counter, about 40 new wines to taste! I'll let you know what rocks next week!
New and Exciting
Woodward
Canyon Dolcetto $18
fresh, yummy, delicious summer wine Fidelitas
Meritage $45
Charlie Hoppes' Big Bruiser
Colvin
Allegresse $37.50
Meritage blend another winner for Colvin
Joe
Dobbe's "Quartet" $25.75
So this is what he's been up to!
La
Dolce Vita Pinot Gris $9.99
Excellent value, excellent flavors
Stag
Hollow "Tre Dolce" $11
Ann loves this dessert wine
Canon
del Sol Syrah 00 $29.99
Best of Show NW Wine Summit 02
Siduri
Pinot Noir WV 01 $18.75
Archery Summit, Shaw, Muirfield fruit
Andrew
Rich PN Cuvee B $18.99
Just about the best deal around
Andrew
Rich Ice Wine $20
92 points, Wine Spec, delish as usual
Come and see us
this Summer!
The summer weather here is wonderful, it's calm and rural and slow moving except in Portland and Seattle, the wine country is still farmland instead of Disneyland, you often get to taste wine with owners or winemakers, there's lots of outdoor activities, etc etc. In brief- this is a great summer to visit Oregon or Washington!
Email us if you are interested in coming out and let us know where you want to go, and we'll try to help with a little personal assistance- wher the locals go, places that don't show up in the guidebooks, etc.
New Releases 
Andy Perdue's new
NW Wine Guide, from Sasquatch Press--
Watch here for more info on how YOU can get a free copy.
Articles
from
past issues of this newsletter
4/25 Newsletter
4/25 Northstar Winery
4/16 Newsletter
4/9 Abacela
Interview
4/9 Newsletter
3/30 Patricia
Green Interview
3/30 Newsletter
3/29 Owen
Roe Quarterly Newsletter
3/25 Sineann,
interview with Peter Rosback
3/17 Allen
Shoup's
Long Shadows Winery
3/17 Newsletter
3/6 Cayuse
3/6 Newsletter
3/1 McCrea Cellars
3/1 Focus
on Syrah
3/1 Kitchen
Sink Syrah
3/1 Owen Roe
3/1 Sineann new
wines
3/1 Beaux Freres 2001
3/1 Elvenglade
sale
3/1 Newsletter
