A year ago, Texas native Larry Harris used a Cab from Red Mountain and a Chardonnay from the Columbia Gorge to earn his first two career Platinums. In 2023, six of his nine Platinums were for work with Pinot Noir, and this four-barrel estate effort with Dijon clone 777 is a stellar effort that captures the clone’s aromatic and attractive qualities. Silky sensations of black … [Read more...] about Bayernmoor Cellars 2021 Bayernmoor Vineyard Clone 777 Pinot Noir, Puget Sound $50
Pinot Noir
Cathedral Ridge Winery 2019 Pinot Noir, Columbia Valley $40
Directly across the Columbia River from this scenic Hood River, Ore., winery’s tasting room and patio is Underwood Mountain, the setting for Dampier Vineyard and the source of multiple Platinum medals for Robb and John Bell’s Pinot Noir program. Those rows at 1,100 feet of elevation in the Columbia Gorge contribute fruit to this melange that includes the Bell family estate and … [Read more...] about Cathedral Ridge Winery 2019 Pinot Noir, Columbia Valley $40
Valentine’s Pairings Wine Dinner
Please join us in celebrating love and wine at a special Valentine’s Pairings Dinner at the Estate in the Salem Hills on Wednesday, February 14th, or Thursday, February 15th at 6:30 pm. Your reservation includes chocolate truffles and a rose at your table. The evening’s four-course dinner features seasonal seafood and wine pairings like our newly released 2020 … [Read more...] about Valentine’s Pairings Wine Dinner
Stoller Family Estate 2021 Pinot Noir, Dundee Hills $35
The flagship Pinot Noir grown by Jason Tosch's crew and crafted by Melissa Burr’s team above the erstwhile turkey farm where Bill Stoller grew up continues to serve as nationwide ambassador for Oregon’s Dundee Hills. Their consistent approach remains on a fruit-forward style with light barrel influence — 17% new French oak — for 10 months, so these bottlings are released about … [Read more...] about Stoller Family Estate 2021 Pinot Noir, Dundee Hills $35
WNBA star Elena Delle Donne works with Bluebird Hill Cellars in Oregon on Deldon Wines
Women’s basketball superstar Elena Delle Donne has a number of worthy causes she supports, and now she’s worked with boutique Bluebird Hill Cellars in Monroe, Ore., on the opening tip of her delicious fundraising project — Deldon Wines. The standout center from Delaware plays in the District of Columbia for the Washington Mystics, and she’s believed to be the first in the … [Read more...] about WNBA star Elena Delle Donne works with Bluebird Hill Cellars in Oregon on Deldon Wines