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AVALON NEWS December 15, 2001 Our Newsletter Sponsored by Try it, you'll like it! Organic Wines! Over 30 different wines to start! December 2001 New Northwest Wine Releases Updated December 15th, here are all the new wines we have in stock, and a few interesting prereleases to grab before they go.... more.... Complete List of Available 1999 - 2000 Oregon Pinot Noirs Updated December 15th, here is the complete list of available 1999 AND 2000 Oregon Pinot Noirs. Watch for weekly updates. more....			Gordon Brothers Syrah A big, plush, juicy wine, rich mouth feel, smooth bittersweet chocolate, a hint of char, and a long vfinish with hints of vanilla. Avalon best buy!
	So Many Wines on Sale! Wow! The economy has hit the NW wine industry, or are our wonderful winemakers feeling generous? There are dozens of highly rated wines on sale this month, just in time to treat yourself for the holidays. On to the list..... Torii Mor-- Panther Creek -- Adea -- Argyle --- Ponzi Raptor Ridge -- Gordon Brothers --- Sagelands and lots more! ....NW Sale Wines.... So many Great New Wines from Artisan Winemakers People we have not heard from for a year or more are showing up at the store with wonderful wines! Quilceda Creek Red Table Wine in Stock! Andrew Rich Mesalliance, Pinots, Dessert wines Thomas Winery 1999 Pinot Noir rocks! Evesham Wood--Burgundian complex Pinot noirs Hamacher--Robert Parker raves--99 Pinot Noir Adea Pinot Noirs luscious and on sale Andrew Will Cabs, Merlots, Sorella Broadley 2000 reserve is out, Claudia's Coming! Cameron Clos Electrique and Abbbey Ridge The incredible Chehalem 99 Rion Reserve Delille D2 99, Doyenne Syrah 99 Dunham 99 Cab and Tre Marie Trutina Elemental Syrah 2000 from the Witness Tree guy Stonecroft Pinot Noir 2000 from Brian Croft Fiddlehead Cellars 98 from Kathy Joseph Gordon Brothers Syrah- juicy inky black slurper High Pass Pinot Noir Walnut Ridge 99 - Can Not Miss! Ken Wright 2000 Pinot Noirs in stock Matthews Cellars Yakima Red and Cab Reserve 99 Top 100 Wines of Year Winemaker Lynn Penner Ash's Own Label- Penner Ash Pinot Noir 99 Pepper Bridge Cabernet Sauvignon Ponzi Vino Gelato, Abetina PN and Reserve PN 99 Reininger Merlot and Cab 99's Shea Vineyards Pinot Noir 99- Dick Shea's own blends, made by Ken Wright, Mike Etzel, and Patricia Green Spring Valley "Uriah" back in stock- limited Woodward Canyon Charboneau Red 99, Old Vine Cab 98	WINE SPECTATOR TOP 100 WINES OF THE WORLD 2001 #60 Beaux Freres Yamhill Pinot Noir 99 $59.99 #89 Rex Hill Pinot Noir 99 $27.99 Quilceda Creek Red Table Wine is in! Very much a Quilceda Creek wine, this is a younger, "drink me now and be merry" version of their Cab. It is mostly Cab, and is a dark, rich wine, concentrated, smooth and ready to slurp.

	“Chehalem Winery grows grapes, mentors winemakers” by Christina Kelly 12/01 Harry Peterson-Nedry has a distinct fingerprint in the wines made at Chehalem Winery, but he also has a mark on future winemakers as a mentor who is willing to teach his craft to those willing to listen. more......	Chehalem Rion Reserve Pinot Noir 99 Just released and spectacular 93+ points, The Wine Advocate
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	December 2001 by Cole Danehower Oregon Wine Report December 2001 Dessert Wines for the Holidays	On Sale!

	Lost Mountain Winery offers hand-crafted wines tucked away in the Olympic Mountains by Christina Kelly (06/01) Lost Mountain on the Olympic Peninsula near Sequim, Wash. isn’t really lost, although it’s easy to become absorbed in the beauty of the Olympic Mountain foothills and drive past one of the best wineries in the area. more....	Lost Mountain Wines now available from Avalon!

	by Cole Danehower, publisher June 2001 Wine for Romance This month Cole tells how he met his wife because of a glass of Giradet Baco Noir and recommends the best wines for all kinds of romantic occasions- it worked for him... might be worth a try!. more....

	“Wine for the Leap Year, and a Proposal” By Christina Kelly It was the last day of February Leap Year and I knew something was up when my friend Carole asked me to purchase a special bottle of wine. She and her boyfriend Kevin were coming to dinner that night and I could see she had something mysterious up her sleeve. more....