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 Burgundy + Pinot Noir
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| Page 1 of 1 | Previous | Next | BROOKLYN GUY LOVES WINE JANUARY 8, 2008 Five Nights of Oregon Pinot Noir - Part I I've become such an old world wine nut that I seem to reach for a Burgundy every time I want Pinot. In that spirit, BrooklynLady and I dug into the ol' wine fridge and sampled five Oregon Pinots from the Willamette Valley. I've been a bit neglectful of my Oregon wines lately. I'm talking about Mark Vlossak at St. | | | | | | |
| BROOKLYN GUY LOVES WINE APRIL 29, 2007 Wine with the In-Laws, San Diego Style Anyway, here are the wines we sampled on this visit 1996 Cristom Pinot Noir Mt Jefferson Cuvee, Willamette Valley - Funky, rotting aromas at first, but blew off to reveal mellow red and black berries, leathery earth. nice example of an Oregon Pinot improving with age, gaining complexity. alcohol - not too bad. | | | BROOKLYN GUY LOVES WINE JANUARY 26, 2007 2004 Shea Pinot Noir Wadenswil Clone Many prominent Willamette Valley producers source grapes from Shea vineyards: Mark Vlossak of St Innocent and Panther Creek (where he is consulting winemaker), Ken Wright, and Josh Bergstrom, Beaux Freres (the winery partially owned by Robert Parker), and Patricia Green, to name a few. Spadvocator hit the nail on the head this time. | | | | | | | |
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BROOKLYN GUY LOVES WINE | TUESDAY, JANUARY 23, 2007 Revisiting Some 2001's
For example, 2002 was considered to be a great year in Burgundy and in Oregon, and the wines tend to be priced accordingly. In both regions, 2001 was not as highly regarded, particularly difficult in Burgundy where hail and limited sunlight wrecked havoc in certain areas. Same thing in Burgundy. They also make pretty good Pinot. MORE >> -
BROOKLYN GUY LOVES WINE | FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 2006  A "Masculine" Pinot
Some wine makers and wine writers describe Pinot Noir as "masculine" sometimes. If so, then most Pinots that are indelicate are "masculine," and not my style, for that matter. But both Oregon and Burgundy wines that are called "masculine" can be lovingly reviewed - there must be something good doing on here. Makes sense. MORE >> -
BROOKLYN GUY LOVES WINE | TUESDAY, OCTOBER 3, 2006 Oregon Pinot Noir - Some Thoughts on the 2004 Vintage
In 1993 the bartender at the now-defunct French restaurant where I waited table graduated from Reed College in Portland, and he knew about Oregon pinot. He convinced the owner to put Eyrie Willamette Valley Pinot Noir on the wine list, and this was my first experience with Oregon wine. Is this specific to 2004? MORE >> -
BROOKLYN GUY LOVES WINE | MONDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 2007  2004 St Innocent Pinot Noir Shea Vineyard
You may already be familiar with St Innocent, wine maker Mark Vlossak's wonderful winery in Salem, Oregon - the Willamette Valley. Mark makes several Pinots each year, beginning with a young drinking, under $20, grapes-from-several-vineyards wine called Villages Cuvee, to single vineyard wines from some of the finest sites in Oregon. MORE >> -
BROOKLYN GUY LOVES WINE | TUESDAY, APRIL 17, 2007  Roundup - Recent Sips
Since I never seem to be able to write here about all of the tasting that interests me (and that potentially would interest you), here is a roundup of interesting wines from the past month: Burgundy (yes - I still drink Burgundy wines, and still love them the most!) Oregon 2003 Sineann Pinot Noir Phelps Creek , $40. MORE >>
- Sips and Vittles in Portland BROOKLYN GUY LOVES WINE | THURSDAY, DECEMBER 20, 2007
- Recent Sips - July 2007 BROOKLYN GUY LOVES WINE | MONDAY, AUGUST 13, 2007
- A Load of Oregon Pinots.in Oregon! BROOKLYN GUY LOVES WINE | SATURDAY, MARCH 10, 2007
- Value Priced Burgundy - an Update BROOKLYN GUY LOVES WINE | WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 2007
- Belle Pente - Old World Pinot from Oregon BROOKLYN GUY LOVES WINE | WEDNESDAY, JUNE 4, 2008
- Pinot Noir Season SLAKED | WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 22, 2008
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