From the website, "Laurène is our flagship wine, and is produced entirely from Pinot Noir grown on the family's estate in the Dundee Hills. Tags: Cellar Selection 2004 2 stars USA 2006 3 stars Oregon Sonoma Willamette Valley 4 stars And I almost enjoyed this more before dinner than during. Yes, that's one word.) MORE >>

Innocent Anden Vineyard Pinot Noir ** as we waited for the Monte Bello to unwind. true Willamette Valley style pinot noir with another decade of life in it as well. The 1990 Monte Bello * is another blockbuster. Deep garnet with very light bricking. We also tasted a 2004 St. should pair these again in 2019. MORE >>

Please put aside the fact that I've compiled this list because I'm a tool of the marketing gestalt that controls Napa Valley.) Most of the cults aren't even bottled yet when they are purchased as futures, and this fact might give you the "blues." You aren't alone. This list is by no means complete, and it may very well be inaccurate. MORE >>

We return to Shea Vineyard on this, the fifth and final night of our Oregon Pinot festival. Anyway, no Brooklynguy-sponsored Oregon Pinot Noir festival is complete without an entry from St Innocent. Among the whites there are a Pinot Gris, a Pinot Blanc, and a Chardonnay every year. But a festival nonetheless. MORE >>

The fourth night of our 2004 Oregon Pinot Noir festival brings BrooklynLady and I back to a sentimental favorite. honestly do not remember how I knew to visit Adelsheim when BrooklynLady and I toured Willamette wine country in the unusually sunny and warm first week of January, 2005. But back to Pinot. Who really knows. MORE >>