The Vineyards at Stage Pass, a luxury wine-inspired community emerging in the outskirts of historic Jacksonville, Ore., is the new home of The Oregon Wine Experience public festival and the Oregon Wine Competition. Organizers of the five-day fundraiser for the Children’s Miracle Network and other health care programs funded by Asante Foundation said the relationship with The … [Read more...] about Oregon Wine Experience moves to luxury Stage Pass development
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Yamhill Valley Vineyards 2018 Estate Pinot Noir, McMinnville, $28
The Burger family, who founded in 1983 what's now the oldest winery in Oregon's McMinnville American Viticultural Area, and homegrown winemaker Ariel Eberle continue to release wines worthy of acclaim in the wake of being named 2019 Oregon Winery of the Year. Their flagship bottling is this estate Pinot Noir, a sweep of the 150-acre site that features Pommard, Wadensvil and a … [Read more...] about Yamhill Valley Vineyards 2018 Estate Pinot Noir, McMinnville, $28
Argyle Winery 2017 Vintage Brut Sparkling Wine, Willamette Valley, $30
Part of its Grower Series, this methode Champenoise by Argyle winemaker Nate Klostermann continues to set the standard for Northwest sparkling wine in terms of its style, scale and execution. It's a blend of Chardonnay (55%), Pinot Noir (30%) and Pinot Meunier from two sites — nearby Knudsen Vineyard in the Dundee Hills and Argyle's estate Spirit Hill Vineyard in the cooler … [Read more...] about Argyle Winery 2017 Vintage Brut Sparkling Wine, Willamette Valley, $30
Knudsen Vineyards 2019 Estate Chardonnay, Dundee Hills, $45
The Knudsen siblings recently named this tier as their "Family Series," and this bottling by Argyle winemaker Nate Klostermann exemplifies the style has elevated Oregon in the eyes of the Chardonnay. Three blocks of Dijon clones 76 and 96, planted between 1993 and 1995, spent 15 months in a barrel program of French oak that includes 25% new wood. That oak provides only a … [Read more...] about Knudsen Vineyards 2019 Estate Chardonnay, Dundee Hills, $45
Minimus Wines 2017 Dijon-Free Chardonnay, Willamette Valley, $35
UCLA-educated biochemist Meredith Bell grew up in the Willamette Valley and her fascination with Chardonnay explains why she shared in the launch of Chardonnay-only Statera Cellars in 2014. For this Craft Wine Co., project, she and Laura Cusick worked with five non-Dijon clones of Chardonnay — Calera, Wenté, Musqué, Mount Eden and Mendoza — and the lots spent 16 months in a … [Read more...] about Minimus Wines 2017 Dijon-Free Chardonnay, Willamette Valley, $35