RICKREALL, Ore. - Eola Hills Wine Cellars will be taking some of its fans in the Willamette Valley out to the ballgame this season, as the Oregon winery has scheduled two Sunday trips to Safeco Field to see the Seattle Mariners play. The first trip is June 9 to face the aging and hobbled New York Yankees. On June 30, the M's play host to the Chicago Cubs and Beaverton, Ore., … [Read more...] about Eola Hills Wine Cellars takes fans to Safeco Field
Archives for April 2013
AntoLin Cellars 2011 Chardonnay, Columbia Valley, $19
This boutique winery based in Yakima, Wash., is operated by Tony and Linda Haralson, two longtime Washington wine lovers who planted grapes and opened their own winery. The winery name is a combination of their first names - Anthony and Linda. This luscious Chardonnay opens with tropical notes, pineapple and a whiff of oak. On the palate, its pineapple elements take the lead, … [Read more...] about AntoLin Cellars 2011 Chardonnay, Columbia Valley, $19
Stoller Family Estate 2009 SV Pinot Noir, Dundee Hills, $45
Of the six small appellations in the northern Willamette Valley, the Dundee Hills is the most distinctive. First are the red soils that have made the region so famous. Second are the Pinot Noirs that come from those soils, which tend to reveal themselves with high-toned red fruit aromas and flavors. This is a classic example from Stoller winemaker Melissa Burr, who blended … [Read more...] about Stoller Family Estate 2009 SV Pinot Noir, Dundee Hills, $45
Angel Vine 2010 The Hellion, Columbia Valley, $22
Owner/winemaker Ed Fus crafts his wines in Carlton, the wine capital of Oregon, but he gets most of his grapes from the Washington side of the Columbia. This red blend includes Primitivo, Petite Sirah and Zinfandel from Coyote Canyon (Horse Heaven Hills) and StoneTree (Wahluke Slope) vineyards. It opens with aromas of spices, black pepper and strawberry-rhubarb jam. On the … [Read more...] about Angel Vine 2010 The Hellion, Columbia Valley, $22
Oregon’s Ponzi Vineyards getting ready to unveil state-of-art tasting room
BEAVERTON, Ore. - Ponzi Vineyards, one of Oregon's oldest and most innovative and progressive wineries, is getting ready to unveil a new tasting room. Ponzi Vineyards was founded nearly 40 years ago by Dick and Nancy Ponzi. The second generation is building a beautiful new tasting room atop a hill near the winery's gravity-flow production facility near the northern … [Read more...] about Oregon’s Ponzi Vineyards getting ready to unveil state-of-art tasting room