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About Ellen Landis

Ellen Landis is a certified sommelier, wine writer, wine educator, wine event moderator and sought-after judge at prominent regional, national and international wine competitions. Ellen and her husband, chef Ken Landis, sold Landis Shores Oceanfront Inn, a boutique resort on Miramar Beach, Calif., in 2015. They invested in the Pacific Northwest before moving to St. Petersburg, Fla.

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  Barnard Griffin rosé again leads NW producers at San Francisco Chronicle judging

  CLOVERDALE, Calif. — Family-owned Barnard Griffin Winery in Richland, Wash., rose to the top of the field of 176 rosé wines as the 2021 Rosé of Sangiovese captured the sweepstakes award

  • Posted April 12, 2022
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  Warnshuis realizes dream of Utopia along Oregon’s tiny Ribbon Ridge

  NEWBERG, Ore. — Dan Warnshuis is no stranger to hard work, focusing on goals and achieving results, which he’s continued at Utopia Vineyard & Winery. He was an All-American swimmer in

  • Posted April 21, 2021
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  Former Oregon car dealer gears up with Jachter Family Wines

  NEWBERG, Ore. — For more than 27 years, Dave Jachter owned and operated successful car dealerships in Oregon. Many in the Willamette Valley may recall his tagline in commercials —

  • Posted February 16, 2021
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  In tune with Bells Up Winery in Oregon’s Chehalem Mountains

  NEWBERG, Ore. — “Bells up” refers to a memorable moment in classical music when French horn players raise the bells of their instruments up to the heavens for a bright,

  • Posted March 14, 2020
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  2019 American Wine Society conference casts spotlight on Pacific Northwest

  There will be a sizable contingent of Pacific Northwest producers this fall in St. Pete Beach, Fla., at the national conference of the American Wine Society, the largest organization in

  • Posted July 28, 2019
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  Alloro Vineyard weaves New World with Old in Chehalem Mountains

  SHERWOOD, Ore. – Meandering up the scenic path to Alloro Vineyard had me reminiscing about a visit to Tuscany a decade ago. Tall, swaying cypress trees guide you into a

  • Posted May 27, 2019
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  Purity, sophistication at play on Youngberg Hill in McMinnville

  McMINNVILLE, Ore. – Seeking out fine wines and a first-class getaway in Oregon’s Willamette Valley? You’ll feel enriched and spoiled after a visit to the idyllic McMinnville estate that is

  • Posted March 6, 2019
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  Vidon Vineyard melds science, craftsmanship into Oregon wine

  NEWBERG, Ore. – Vicki Lewis and her husband Don Hagge, a Ph.D., and former NASA physicist, purchased in 1999 what is now Vidon Vineyard (pronounced “VEE-dawn” – a contraction of

  • Posted November 14, 2018
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  Erica Landon, Ken Pahlow take Walter Scott Wines into second decade

  SALEM, Ore. – The year 2008 may be widely known for the significant economic downturn, but for husband-and-wife team of Erica Landon and Ken Pahlow it marked the launch of

  • Posted September 27, 2018
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  Lenné Estate exudes sophistication, sense of place with Pinot Noir

  YAMHILL, Ore. — Steve and Karen Lutz relocated to Oregon in 1998 after spending a year living in Karen’s native England, near her parents. They moved to Oregon to be

  • Posted July 21, 2018
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