Tasting Notes at Drouhin. Fabulous tasting at A Voce today of wines from Drouhin. got a sense of "Cherries jubilee" - rich concentrated cherries that tasted almost a bit brandied, while in contrast the Volnay was exceptionally well balanced but a little less ebulliant. Laurent and Oregon based Ashley Bell. MORE >>

Last night I attended the Amanti Vino Fall Wine Tasting Event (to benefit MOSCOT Mobileyes Foundation) at Irving Mill, an event featuring over 100 wines that was open to the public for a price, following a tasting for the trade in the afternoon. And since I rarely cross the bridge, I was glad that Amanti [.]. MORE >>

Further, “The wines will be reviewed in our standard blind-tastings in the company’s New York office.&# Evesham Wood , a small producer in Oregon, has been sold. Tags: tasting sized pours wine writing SPIT: en primeur scores? James Suckling is retiring from Wine Spectator after 29 years. SIPPED: new owners. Avalon wine ]. MORE >>

The wines that matched up to the wines I tasted blind when judging the Indie Festival This festival showcases wineries and winemakers too small to get into other festivals. Its founder (and my friend) Lisa Donoughe has done loads to kick off plenty of new and exciting names in the Oregon wine world. Finally! In the mail? MORE >>

The Oregon event was a special session at the annual conference of the Geological Society of America. At the meeting, Alex Maltman presented a paper with this to say about minerality: “The widely cited direct, literal connection between vineyard geology and wine taste seems scientifically impossible. Terroir: clear as mud! MORE >>