Adam Campbell and his parents have experienced a number of classic vintages for Oregon Pinot Noir, and they view the early quality of 2014 alongside those from 1988 and 2002. Adam and his wife, Carrie, went in as partners with his folks when they purchased Mount Richmond Vineyard in 1996, and the 105-acre site has produced one of Elk Cove’s best efforts to date with this … [Read more...] about Elk Cove Vineyards 2014 Mount Richmond Pinot Noir, Yamhill-Carlton, $60
Love & Squalor 2012 Antsy Pants Riesling, Willamette Valley, $28
The Portland Wine Company’s reserve-style dry Riesling continues to focus on four-decade-old Brooks Vineyard in the cooler Eola-Amity Hills, but this vintage debuts an inclusion from Sunnyside Vineyard, an even older site planted in 1971. Matt Berson's expression from the 2012 vintage continues with the residual sugar at (0.6%), and here there's a great presentation of acidity. … [Read more...] about Love & Squalor 2012 Antsy Pants Riesling, Willamette Valley, $28
Buty Winery 2014 Sèmillon-Sauvignon-Muscadelle, Columbia Valley, $25
Walla Walla vintner Nina Buty continues to gain an audience for her expression of white Bordeaux that 10 years ago may not have been widely appreciated in our corner of the New World. And she doesn’t stray far from the winning formula of Sèmillon (60%) from historic Rosebud Ranch and Boushey Vineyard with Sauvignon Blanc (22%) and Muscadelle off Lonesome Spring Ranch. Why mess … [Read more...] about Buty Winery 2014 Sèmillon-Sauvignon-Muscadelle, Columbia Valley, $25
Armonéa Winery 2014 Wine Country Farm Estate Pinot Noir, Dundee Hills, $40
The late Joan Davenport named her Willamette Valley hilltop winery for the Spanish word describing harmony, and winemaker Alberto Alcazar handles these Wine Country Farm wines when he’s not in the cellar at Ken Wright Cellars. Aromas of cherry cola, plum skins, pomegranate, toast and smoky leather lead to Dundee Hills tones of bright red fruit flavors. Strawberry jam, raspberry … [Read more...] about Armonéa Winery 2014 Wine Country Farm Estate Pinot Noir, Dundee Hills, $40
Judges select favorites at Great Northwest Invitational Wine Competition
HOOD RIVER, Ore. – Not every wine wins a gold medal at wine competitions. In fact, fewer than 20 percent do. And wine judges do not always agree on everything. We asked our judges at the fourth annual Great Northwest Invitational Wine Competition to list some of their favorite wines, what we call “Judges Selections.” While some of the wines listed here did win gold … [Read more...] about Judges select favorites at Great Northwest Invitational Wine Competition