June 22, 2011, at 1:21 pm
The 2011 vintage is turning out to be one of the slowest starters ever. Here’s a picture of a grape cluster on June 20th 2011.
Christina Kelly, Christina Kelly spent the first half of her career as a journalist for daily newspapers and magazines. She left daily journalism to work in corporate marketing/communications, but as a passionate wine enthusiast, she continues to write about the Northwest wine industry (since 1997) for many national publications. Christina is a multiple fellowship winner to the Professional Wine Writers Symposium in Napa, including 2012. Christina has written for Avalonwine.com for the past 12 years. She can be reached at winewriter@comcast.net. 
Jean Yates Jean first worked with the Oregon wine industry in 1989, when she helped develop marketing brochures for wineries in the South Willamette. She then started Avalon, and has supported the industry through her wine shop and web site ever since. Jean enjoys promoting Oregon and Washington wines and bringing Northwest wines to the notice of the wine-loving public across the country. She previously worked in high tech marketing and research in Silicon Valley. Jean built and continually updates the Avalon web site, writes our Wine Club Newsletter, numerous e-mail articles on NW wine, and articles for the web site. Her twenty five years of experience working with NW wineries and winemakers gives Avalon a deep knowledge of the industry. She's judged NW wine at various competitions since 1997. Jean's favorite activity is photography, and many of the images on the Avalon web site are hers. She's from NC via Palo Alto, and lives in the South Willamette wine country. |
May 3, 2011, at 7:43 pm
We visited Evening Land Vineyards last week – what a fascinating crew of people – Owner Mark Tarlov, winemaker Isabelle Meunier, Marketing Director Larry Stone, consulting winemaker Dominique Lafon. Oregon Pinot noir is getting a big boost in visibility with Evening Land and its high profile participants. at right, Isabelle and Mark Mark Tarlov is [...] April 29, 2011, at 12:43 pm
Abeja Cabernet Sauvignon 08 $39.83 in any 12 bottle order ($44.25 retail) New release from John Abbott. Being a fan of Abeja Cab means that the bar is set high – each vintage has to be as good, or better than the last. Such is the 2008 Abeja Cab, my favorite since the 2005 vintage. [...] April 28, 2011, at 1:45 pm
It’s last call for one of our most popular 2008 vintage Oregon Pinots. Winemaker Steven Westby also made the Elemental Syrah 06 ($17.95) that’s been on our top ten list for several months. Well managed, older vineyards, careful wine making, and very reasonable prices add up to a lot of popular wines. There are some [...] April 28, 2011, at 1:26 pm
Whistling Dog’s two Pinots from the 2007 and 2008 vintages make up their Double Dog Case, on sale today at 15% off. The 2008 is just released and is shipping now. LAST CALL – BEST DEAL DOUBLE DOG MIXED CASE $234 (15% off retail) 6 Whistling Dog 08 at $20.35 6 Whistling Dog 07 at [...] April 26, 2011, at 6:52 pm
Winemakers setting out on their own, making their own winery’s first few cases — they’re so excited, they put every ounce of passion and skill into their couple of barrels. No wines receive more attention than that first vintage. We added two great examples to our website today. Both winemakers work for bigger wineries fulltime, [...] April 23, 2011, at 11:29 am
Wine Club members get 15% off the prices listed. For the complete newsletter, go to the Wine Club website. April Reserve Pinot Noir Club More Oregon Pinot noir Johan Three Barrel 08 $60 Unique is an overused word, but I’m using it anyway – there are flavor components of this wine that I haven’t tasted [...] April 23, 2011, at 10:15 am
We’ve got Owen Roe Yakima Red magnums. Finally. And they are gorgeous. I’ve got some friends who are SO hard to buy for – now it’s handled. Whew. The bottles are stunning. David’s labels (image below) are hand engraved photogravure prints of the castles and ruins near his ancestral home in Ireland. It’s a hassle [...] April 22, 2011, at 3:20 pm
Two of the real “biggies” of Oregon Pinot noir are here. Shea’s Homer Pinot noir is their very best wine bottled as the “home run” of the lineup. Evening Land La Source is the third vintage of Pinot noir from a winery whose iconoclastic owner is reinventing the way you think about Oregon wine. Shea’s [...] March 30, 2011, at 1:17 pm
Six new wines today that Marcus found on his road trip to wine country on Monday. Cameron, Crowley, Evesham Wood – a few hundred cases of the highest production wine, down to 45 cases total for the Evesham Le Puit Sec Chard and Tempranillo. Oregon Pinot noirs from Cameron, Crowley, and Evesham Wood. February 17, 2011, at 2:14 pm
We posted the new Betz and Andrew Rich wines online yesterday, along with the new Andrew Rich Cabernet Franc. Bob Betz’s Betz Family Winery Pere de Famille 08 got 96 points from Wine Advocate and it went fast. The Clos de Betz 08 is close to sold out as well. We may have more of [...] November 22, 2010, at 3:21 pm
Wine Spectator’s TOP 100 Wines of the Year were announced today. There are eight wines from the northwest in the list – and six of them are made by Oregon wineries. Three 2008 vintage Oregon Pinots are included – from ROCO, A to Z, and Evening Land Vineyards. It’s awful nice to get some well [...] November 3, 2010, at 8:51 am
People can’t get enough of Peter Rosback’s really big red wines. They make pilgrimages to the small barn that is his winery, where he climbs up, around, and over barrels like the athletic soccer fanatic he is. His crew is super loyal – he has a lot of volunteers, people who love his wine and [...] October 27, 2010, at 4:50 pm
The Portland restaurant scene is hot – from fine dining to wildly popular food carts, the up and coming chefs of the nation congregate here. Their wine lists are creative, offering stellar quality and the most interesting of the artisan small wineries. Ken Pahlow and Marcus Goodfellow are two winemakers whose Pinots, made in tiny [...] September 1, 2010, at 8:18 am
A new batch of Oregon 2008 Pinot noirs are out this week – here’s two standouts: BEST BUY – Pappas Pinot noir 08 $13.99 any 12 – Yumm! Immediately appealing, a lively perfume of red raspberry and damson plum ushers in a silky textured Pinot. Delicate red fruit flavors – raspberry, red currant, and plum [...] |
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