EVENTS CALENDAR

We have a new feature on our site- an events calendar for Oregon, Washington, IDaho, and BC wineries.-- Check it out!

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NEW ARRIVALS
AND RELEASES-
See all listings here

Brooks Winery-
Great Values from Jim Brooks
Amycus
Pinot Noir
Riesling
Check them out!

Big Fire Pinot Gris 2001
from R Stuart

Patricia Green Pinot Noirs- read the updated info about release dates and pricing- great deals, small amounts

Owen Roe and Sineann-
NEW RELEASES!

Sineann
Old Vine Zinfandel 2001- Yes!
Pinot Noir "All Oregon" 2001
Pinot Noir Reid & Reynolds 2001
Pinot Noir Phelps 2001


Owen Roe
Abbotts Table 2001
Chardonnay Casablanca 2001
Pinot Noir Casablanca 2001
Zinfandel 2001 (Big Reds Only)

David O'Reilly, Winemaker holding his Owen Roe Dubrul Cab

Spring Valley Vineyard
"Uriah" '00
94 points in Wine Spectator!
$39.99

Carlton
Winemakers Studio-
Hamacher Wines
Launches Nation's
First 'Green' Cooperative Winemaking Facility

By Christina Kelly
avalonwine.com Staff Writer
8/10/02

Carlton Winemakers Studio, one of the nation's first "green" cooperative winemaking facilities, will open in several weeks, featuring an All Star line-up of Oregon winemakers ready to produce high-end, premium wine.

The Studio, located southwest of Portland, OR, is the brainchild of winemaker Eric Hamacher. The other wineries include Soter Vineyards, Andrew Rich Wines, Bryce Vineyard, Domain Meriwether, Dominio and Penner-Ash Wine Cellars.

Each winery will operate independent of one another, with separate cellars and staff, but all will benefit economically from sharing state-of-the-art equipment in the gravity-driven building designed to use natural light, passive solar heat and recycled materials. The winery will be the first LEED (Leadership in Energy & Environmental Design) certified winery in the US.

Read the entire article..........

Seven Hills received what I think is their first 93 point score from Wine Spectator in yesterday's Wine Weekly (8/1/02).

The Seven Hills Merlot Seven Hills Vineyard 2000 ($29.99 at Avalon) won kudoes from Harvey Steiman of Wine Spectator, who said:

Seven Hills Winery
Merlot Seven Hills Vineyard 2000
93 points

"Long a supplier of grapes to some of Washington’s top wineries, this vineyard has been impressing with its own wines. This plump, generous, well-focused red has yummy currant, blueberry and cherry flavors, framed with extrafine tannins and spreading extravagantly on the finish. Drink now through 2007.—H.S."

In the interest of clarity, we would like to note that Seven Hills Vineyard does not belong to Seven Hills Winery. The wine reviewed above was made by Casey McClellan at the Seven Hills Winery with fruit purchased from Seven Hills Vineyard.

Wine Spectator also gave 90 points to Seven Hills for their Klipsun Cabernet Sauvignon recently.($29.99 on sale at Avalon).

1999 Seven Hills Cabernet Sauvignon
Columbia Valley Klipsun Vineyard
90 points
Wine Spectator says: "Dark and brooding, this dense Cabernet is packed with currant, plum and exotic spice aromas and flavors, which echo beautifully, picking up just a kiss of spicy oak on the long finish. Best from 2004 through 2009. 500 cases made. (HS)"

German Winemaker
Praises
Oregon Pinot Noir
by Christina Kelly
Avalon Staff Writer
August 7, 2002

Ernst Loosen understands the concept of terroir-capturing the flavor of a vineyard with minimal human intervention-and says Northwest winemakers are getting it right. MORE.....