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 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 [...] September 30, 2010, at 8:20 am
If House bill H.R. 5034 is passed in Congress, Avalon might as well pack up and go home. This bill would limit consumer choice and essentially ban us from shipping wine. Here’s a good article about it I haven’t ever used our blog to push any kind of political thing, but this is pretty bad [...] 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 [...] July 6, 2010, at 9:15 am
Evening Land Vineyards Summum Chardonnay 07 $89.06 in any 12 bottle order – If you follow this wine, you know how good it is and this is a heads up – last call. Wine Spectator 94 points. Rumbles are that it’s about to get yet another rave review. It’s already gotten a lot of buzz [...] May 15, 2010, at 6:37 pm
There’s been lots of discussion on the wine forums this weekend about the Oregon Wine Arterberry Maresh Juliard Vineyard Pinot noir 08. We have the Arterberry Maresh Pinot noir Juliard Vineyard 08 in stock at $44.95 (any 12). We also have the Arterberry Maresh Pinot noir Maresh Vineyard 08 $49.45, and the Arterberry Maresh Pinot [...] May 5, 2010, at 2:16 pm
Brick House big story in NY Times – new wines presale – BOULDER BLOCK – the one they went gaga over – http://cot.ag/dg0Boh May 5, 2010, at 2:12 pm
David O’Reilly on 2009 Oregon vintage: “very ripe year – gorgeous, soft, approachable wines” His Owen Roe wines here: http://cot.ag/duB7O5 May 5, 2010, at 2:09 pm
David O’Reilly on 2009 O’Reilly’s Pinot noir: “amazingly textural” NEWRELEASE PRICE $14.80 any 12 http://cot.ag/cMi3CP April 25, 2010, at 12:38 pm
JUST up – Evening Land Vineyards 08 Estate – followup to Wine Spec Top 100 #97 http://cot.ag/aiLHkI April 23, 2010, at 12:42 pm
“Ayoub is everything those of us want if we prize small, handson winegrowers who focus on one special place.” Wine Spec http://cot.ag/cgg5dQ April 23, 2010, at 9:27 am
Price reduction – 92 pt Parker was $45 now $28.75 in 12 or more btls ROCO PN 06 – Argyle winemaker’s personal label http://cot.ag/9R4wOJ April 23, 2010, at 9:00 am
JY Belle Pente Murto PN 07 – 1 of 3 best from 25 ’07 PN judged -Cherries, roses silky elegant Sublimely Burgundian http://cot.ag/99n6jb April 22, 2010, at 3:00 pm
2009 OR Rose “Glass” White Pinot from special block of Temperance Vyd – unique, yummy $17.05 in any 12 btl ordr http://cot.ag/cW3Rtj April 22, 2010, at 2:00 pm
HIGHLY REC – Soter Min Sprs 07 $46 any 12 btls – best of big tasting OR Pinots yesterday – exciting – prev was $65 http://cot.ag/bX8PQV |
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