Best Buy! Spain is among the handful of countries where Dyson DeMara continues to make wine, and he and co-winemaker Scott Kelley created this with an approach inspired by the roblé style of Ribera del Duero. As a result, half of the lot spent 18 months in barrel, the other half stainless steel in order make it approachable sooner with a more complexity than a joven - the … [Read more...] about Oregon Territory 2019 Tempranillo, Oregon $19.99
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Olea Vineyards 2019 Cockburn Vineyard Mix Tape Tempranillo, Columbia Valley $48
Portland-area podiastrist/guitarist Thomas Melillo creates a transition between his record company and his winery brand with Olea Vineyards. While he grows Pinot Noir on Parrett Mountain in the Chehalem Mountains, he brought in this Tempranillo from the Oregon side of the Walla Walla Valley, achieving harmony with Cecil Zerba's grapes. These two barrels offer an abundance of … [Read more...] about Olea Vineyards 2019 Cockburn Vineyard Mix Tape Tempranillo, Columbia Valley $48
Paul O’Brien Winery 2021 Pinot Noir, Umpqua Valley. $32
Scott O'Brien Kelley is one half of this decade-old project with fellow winemaker Dyson Paul DeMara at the historic Hansen Chevrolet Building in downtown Roseburg, Ore., and Kelley is given credit for this expression of Pinot Noir grown near their Umpqua Valley headquarters that provides a delicious level of pop. Two sites near the northern edge of the American Viticultural … [Read more...] about Paul O’Brien Winery 2021 Pinot Noir, Umpqua Valley. $32
Van Duzer Vineyards 2019 Estate Westside Blocks Pinot Noir, Van Duzer Corridor, $65
The microclimates that influence the 83 acres of berries brought into Cornell-educated winemaker Eric Misiewicz's cellar include that of the Westside Blocks, where an arena-like feature focuses more heat on the vines managed by Bruce Sonnen for owners Carl and Marilynn Thoma. Their clonal selection of 113 and 777, fruit moderated by coastal breezes through Van Duzer Corridor, … [Read more...] about Van Duzer Vineyards 2019 Estate Westside Blocks Pinot Noir, Van Duzer Corridor, $65
Open Claim Vineyards 2019 Chardonnay, Willamette Valley, $75
At this point, there are 10 vineyard blocks established across the Wall family's 55 acres in what's now the Mount Pisgah, Polk County, Oregon American Viticultural Area. The two blocks planted at the highest elevation are clone 76 and 95 Chardonnay, which combine for the 3 acres that winemaker Tony Rynders works with for this bottling. The barrel program of 16 months in French … [Read more...] about Open Claim Vineyards 2019 Chardonnay, Willamette Valley, $75