The winemaking team of Burgundy star Jean-Nicolas Méo and Washington state native Tracy Kendall, recruited from Oregon icon Adelsheim Vineyards by Jay Boberg to help launch Nicolas-Jay, pulls from several of the Willamette Valley's top sites for a Chardonnay crafted in a charming reserve style not seen as often in the Northwest. Their work beautifully blends nuances of a … [Read more...] about Nicolas-Jay 2020 Affinités Chardonnay, Willamette Valley, $50
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Siduri Wines 2020 Pinot Noir, Willamette Valley, $35
This West Coast brand inspired by the wines of Burgundy and named for Babylon's wine goddess is closing in on 30 years since its founding by Adam Lee and then-wife Dianna Novy. Their 2015 sale of Siduri to Jackson Family Wines went down two years after JFW's initial acquisitions in Oregon — a string of respected vineyards that included Gran Moraine and Maple Grove. Both … [Read more...] about Siduri Wines 2020 Pinot Noir, Willamette Valley, $35
Argyle Winery 2020 Grower Series Chardonnay, Willamette Valley, $25
Harvest at Argyle during this vintage began Sept. 1 with Chardonnay from Lone Star Vineyard in the Eola-Amity Hills. Fruit from historic Knudsen Vineyard in the Dundee Hills came onto Nate Klostermann's crush pad later on as he deliciously navigated the wildfires to produce another friendly example of Oregon Chardonnay. This was 18 months in the making, starting with 12 months … [Read more...] about Argyle Winery 2020 Grower Series Chardonnay, Willamette Valley, $25
Ken Wright Cellars 2021 Chardonnay, Willamette Valley, $38
The Wright family creates this Chardonnay from two of their estate sites — Haakon Lenai Vineyard, a Dundee Hills site owned by Cody and Marque Wright, with Savoya Vineyard in Yamhill-Carlton owned by founder Ken Wright and his soccer-coaching wife, Karen. Both vineyards are certified organic, and clone 548, which has found a home at each site, forms the foundation of this 50/50 … [Read more...] about Ken Wright Cellars 2021 Chardonnay, Willamette Valley, $38
Vino Vasai Wines / The Potter’s Vineyard 2018 Estate Reserve Pinot Noir, Chehalem Mountains, $58
The 2022 Oregon Winery to Watch in the eyes of Great Northwest Wine received a double gold at this year's Cascadia International for the 2018 Estate Reserve Pinot Noir crafted along a plateau above the town of Newberg by winemaker/pottery artist Bill Sanchez, and this bottling marks his seventh vintage of working with the site planted by Laura Volkman in 2001 and originally … [Read more...] about Vino Vasai Wines / The Potter’s Vineyard 2018 Estate Reserve Pinot Noir, Chehalem Mountains, $58