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Posted: 8/5/2007 9:49:51 PM EDT

As I sit here and am finding the bottom of the second bottle of a tasty Oak Knoll 'Niagrara' this evening, I've been contemplating on what other fine local wines my fellow brothers (and sisters) in arms might enjoy. Please list what winery and type of wine they are. Also if you have some tasty suggestions on what they go good with...... feel free to list.

I'll list a few soon..........

Posted: 8/5/2007 9:57:24 PM EDT

[#1]

Knob Creek

Buffalo Trace

Makers Mark

Jim Beam Rye

Bookers

Bakers

( Wine.....pfffft....girl!!!! )

Posted: 8/5/2007 11:56:11 PM EDT

[#2]

Rex Hill - I'm trying to remember which of their 2001 reds (it was a Pinot) I had - but it was really good. Their Pinots (Gris and Noir) have consistently finished high in taster's panels for the last 10 years. They're located in Newberg, so there is no excuse not to go and sample some. I've also found their product on the shelves of the local groceries, and even on the menu at Rose's in Sherwood.

Some of Columbia Crest's wines are good (they make a bunch of different ones). Some of these are also sold ONLY at the winery or select outlets - these tend to be a notch above the ordinary. If you go to the winery (about a 2-1/2 to 3 hour drive), make sure to let them know you're an Oregon resident, as sales tax is waived.
From their website, I see they're offering an ice wine this year. This is somewhat unusual, as it requires the grapes to remain on the vine past the first frost, and such conditions don't happen often. The stuff is spendy - about $25 for a 375 ml bottle. (Having never tried it, I can only wonder what it tastes like.)

Seth Ryan winery produces some interesting varieties (I like the Meritage). They're located on Red Mountain, near the Tri-Cities in Washington. Biggest draw for me is they're about 3 miles from the 1000 yard range there (and the owner is a member), and therefore can be visited after a day's shooting. The company's website appears to be down, but information is available at www.columbiavalleywine.com/sethryan.htm.

Posted: 8/6/2007 12:11:56 AM EDT

[#3]

Best ones I've had in a while.

Panther Creek Pinot Noir (Shea Vineyard). Smoothest Pinot Noir I have ever had.

Silvan Ridge (also under Panther Creek) Early Muscat. Super-sweet, best dessert wine with some sweet fruit.

Amity Pinot Blanc. Very light and dry without bite.

Eroica Resiling. Just an all around good Reisling without being overly heavy or sweet like a Gewürztraminer

But all those are a bit on the expensive side (although well worth it). For the basics:

Rex Hill Pinot Gris and Pinot Blanc

Chateau St. Michelle Resling.

Posted: 8/6/2007 7:02:43 AM EDT

[#4]

willamette Valley

Had some sweet cheeks I think it was this past weekend. Pretty sure they're local and it was pretty tasty stuff.

Posted: 8/6/2007 7:05:15 AM EDT

[#5]

My parents are founding members of Willamette Valley, discounts up to the nil. They know the owner since he first started out. Was there for him when he was having bad days. My mom was his doctor's PA so it's rather interesting.

My favorite from them is the Cherry Blossom and their version of Mondavi red wine.

It's hard to beat Mondavi and some Hungarian Bullsblood but Willamette will do.

Nice place to hang out in the weekend also wandering the vineyards.

Posted: 8/6/2007 7:59:23 AM EDT

[#6]

Quoted:
Knob Creek

Buffalo Trace

Makers Mark

Jim Beam Rye

Bookers

Bakers

( Wine.....pfffft....girl!!!! )

Werd!

Edit to add "Fighting Cock" to the list...

Mark.

Posted: 8/6/2007 8:31:07 AM EDT

[#7]

DeLille Cellars' Grand Ciel Cabernet Sauvignon. Pairing it with a plain ol' lip on NY has been good. I also like the Canoe Ridge Cab. (of Cha.Ste.Mich.) when I run low on the DeLille.

Posted: 8/6/2007 8:35:06 AM EDT

[#8]

Hip Chics Do Wine has the best Chard I've ever had. They are off SE Holgate near that classic car shop (20th?)
Dry Hollow Vinyaards Cabernet
Heron Merlot

I'm a Champagne guy myself...........

Posted: 8/6/2007 9:48:22 AM EDT

[#9]

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Hip Chics Do Wine has the best Chard I've ever had. They are off SE Holgate near that classic car shop (20th?)
Dry Hollow Vinyaards Cabernet
Heron Merlot

I'm a Champagne guy myself...........

I was just going to post Hip Chics....

Stop staking me. We are on their "wine club" I actually think I have to go over there this week to pick up two new bottles.

I'm a Merlot fan though.

Posted: 8/6/2007 10:17:53 AM EDT

[#10]

For Pinot it is Chehalem Winery.

There are many others already listed...

Posted: 8/6/2007 11:34:46 AM EDT

[#11]

Nice.... finally a topic I can say I know what the hell I'm talking about href=www.sokolblosser.com/
Evolution, 11th Edition
This is a fresh crisp white wine that goes with just about anything. This wine is for people who enjoy a refreshing drink without all the bold in your face taste of many wines. It's a treat on a hot day....

2005 White Riesling Dessert Wine
If you can get your hands on this stuff you will be very pleased, it's my wife's and my favorite dessert wine to sever at dinner parties. Serve it cold and enjoy the sweet taste it's like candy in a glass. In prior years the bottle was frosted, it shows off well. One of the best dessert wines you could get your hands on.

Meditrina, IV
The girls like this one his
www.cuneocellars.com/
Check out the wine from Cuneo Cellars you will not be disappointed. They claim to be an Oregon wine but I believe most of the grapes if not all come from the Washington. Bold tasty wines..... they go good with a large steak

Posted: 8/6/2007 11:51:07 AM EDT

[#12]

Quoted:

Quoted:
Hip Chics Do Wine has the best Chard I've ever had. They are off SE Holgate near that classic car shop (20th?)
Dry Hollow Vinyaards Cabernet
Heron Merlot

I'm a Champagne guy myself...........

I was just going to post Hip Chics....

Stop staking me. We are on their "wine club" I actually think I have to go over there this week to pick up two new bottles.

I'm a Merlot fan though.

This is getting creeeeeeepy!!!!

BTW Try the Heron merlot. Its zergut!!

Posted: 8/6/2007 3:02:12 PM EDT

[#13]

try Tyee

Posted: 8/6/2007 8:38:54 PM EDT

[#14]

Quoted:

Quoted:
Knob Creek

Buffalo Trace

Makers Mark

Jim Beam Rye

Bookers

Bakers

( Wine.....pfffft....girl!!!! )

Werd!

Edit to add "Fighting Cock" to the list...

www.fightingcock.com/Downloads/Wall_4_1024x768.jpg

Mark.

I'll put it on my list....haven't seen it before, can you get it locally?

I've been meaning to make a trip to Vancouver to find some Yellow label Beam....damn OLCC...

Posted: 8/6/2007 9:02:11 PM EDT

[#15]

I think there is like one or two liquer stores in OR that stock it. One of them is in PDX someplace. I can find out.

Mark.

Posted: 8/6/2007 9:09:06 PM EDT

[#16]

Quoted:
try Tyee

Tyee is not bad.
I like this one from Kesteral.

Posted: 8/7/2007 12:13:19 AM EDT

[#17]

Quoted:

Quoted:
Knob Creek

Buffalo Trace

Makers Mark

Jim Beam Rye

Bookers

Bakers

( Wine.....pfffft....girl!!!! )

Werd!

Edit to add "Fighting Cock" to the list...

www.fightingcock.com/Downloads/Wall_4_1024x768.jpg

Mark.

I'll put it on my list....haven't seen it before, can you get it locally?

I've been meaning to make a trip to Vancouver to find some Yellow label Beam....damn OLCC...

Yellow label? God I hope it's better than the black, red or green label.... yuck!

I did go though this stage of consuming much Red Rum. I was in Chicago once and found this cool liquor store that delivered to my hotel.........

Got back and found out they sold it in Washington..... don't know if it's in Oregon yet as I haven't looked for it for a long time.

Posted: 8/7/2007 1:41:46 AM EDT

[#18]

Yellow is 100% Rye, good schtuff!!

But, If you don't like bourbon, you don't like Bourbon....

Hmmmm......maybe we need to introduce you to Single Malt Scotch?

Mmmmmm...peaty.....

Posted: 8/7/2007 5:55:47 AM EDT

[#19]

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Posted :: 8/7/2007 2:41:46 AM PDT

Surprised you didn't post about milk........

Posted: 8/7/2007 8:13:42 AM EDT

[#20]

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I like this one from Kesteral.

+1 Kesteral Cabernet is very good stuff and it's priced reasonable....."Costco"

Posted: 8/7/2007 5:28:09 PM EDT

[#21]

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Posted :: 8/7/2007 2:41:46 AM PDT

Surprised you didn't post about milk........

You'd be surprised how quickly boobies lose their "magic" quality when you see your kidlet snackin' on them 15 times a day...

Posted: 8/7/2007 7:47:49 PM EDT

[#22]

Quoted:

Posted :: 8/7/2007 2:41:46 AM PDT

Surprised you didn't post about milk........

You'd be surprised how quickly boobies lose their "magic" quality when you see your kidlet snackin' on them 15 times a day...

Shame on you!! The magic is never lost!!!

Posted: 8/13/2007 7:24:56 PM EDT

[#23]

Wine franchises demystify wine drinking and buying

06:58 AM PDT on Monday, August 13, 2007

By DANA TIMS, The Oregonian

BEAVERTON, Ore. -- Most of the considerable attention lavished upon Oregon's fast-growing wine industry over the past decade has focused on who is producing which varieties of grapes and where.

But a corresponding increase in wine consumption in the state -- for the first time consumer preferences for wine are now neck-and-neck with beer -- is shifting some of that attention toward the new-found retail gold mine represented not just by Oregon wine, but by wine sales in Oregon.

Nowhere is that trend more evident than inside WineStyles and Vino 100 -- nationally franchised wine stores that are both flourishing in a state featuring more than 350 wineries and nearly twice as many commercial vineyards.

What's more, the stores are garnering praise from wine-industry leaders, who credit them with helping cultivate the next generation of wine aficionados.

"They are knocking down barriers that will help get beginning wine drinkers who want to be educated," said noted Oregon winemaker Joe Dobbes. "In the long run, that will be an incredible benefit for the entire industry."

Both WineStyles and Vino 100 employ similar business models, aimed at simplifying the wine-buying process and erasing any trace of snobbery long associated with the beverage.

At WineStyles in Beaverton, for instance, owner Sandey Church groups her wines not by varietals or region, but by color and flavor descriptors such as crisp, silky, rich and bold. And, like Vino 100 near the Streets of Tanasbourne shopping complex in Hillsboro, she guarantees that customers will find most wines priced from $10 to $25.

"Everyday wine is not a $40 bottle of pinot noir," said Church, who nonetheless stocks a few for customers interested in bolstering their cellars or seeking a special gift. "It's just not."

The store's interior, in keeping with the other 176 WineStyles franchises nationwide, is modeled after an old-world wine cellar. Bottle-stuffed alcoves along the walls are topped by Gothic arches, while a low-level lighting scheme helps re-create a vault-room atmosphere of hushed intimacy.

Tables in the middle of the store are covered with accessories and gifts. A tasting room at the back contains four small tables, each surrounded by three comfortable stools. Overstuffed chairs are tucked against sage-green walls, with sculptures and paintings produced by local artists as backdrops.

Church's hopes of serving as a "Starbucks after dark" appear to be playing out nicely. She offers live music Friday nights, twice-a-week tastings and even a Bunco-dice game night, which has gained enough popularity that it now jams the store.

"The whole concept is to take the intimidation factor out of wine and simply make this a fun place to meet other people," said Church, who opened her doors in February after logging two decades as a private-college administrator. "So far, things couldn't be working out better."

Church eyed several other types of franchises before signing on with WineStyles. Those included Subway, the country's top-earning franchise of any sort for the past decade, along with UPS Stores and even a gourmet peanut butter sandwich franchise.

"I wanted whatever I did to include people and be fun," she said. "In the end, I decided that wine is really all about both."

At Vino 100, co-owner Megan Markel also dispenses with wine-speak terminology in an effort to demystify the wine-buying process. Small tags beside each bottle use a scale of "fruity to dry" and "light-bodied to full-bodied" to tell customers what they can expect.

Red and white wines are displayed separately in classic wooden bins. The reds, for instance, start with a sweet Israeli wine that Markel laughingly refers to as "a red wine on training wheels." They end with a dense petit sirah that Markel calls a "tannic monster."

Most people who come into the store, she said, are beginning- to intermediate-level wine-drinkers. Few are serious enough to have their own wine cellars. The bulk are women, ages 35 to 65, although Markel has noticed a growing number of younger women frequenting the store.

"And they know their wines," she said of the latter group. "It's obvious they've been doing their homework."

Markel, who owns the store with her sister, Paige Easterday, and their parents, Bob and Karen Markel, hopes to find new customers by tapping into the hypergrowth reshaping much of Hillsboro. The area's first Whole Foods grocery store is going in nearby, while nonstop construction on hundreds of new townhouses is visible from her front window.

She, like Church at WineStyles, is quick to acknowledge that people can walk into any grocery store and grab a bottle of decent wine. The key to their respective successes, Markel said, will be in creating an experience that customers will want to revisit.

"We need to make it fun," said Markel, whose "Wining Women" tasting night attracted more than 90 women recently. "If we can keep things fun and affordable, we think the rest will take care of itself."

Posted: 8/15/2007 6:13:00 PM EDT

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As I sit here and am finding the bottom of the second bottle of a tasty Oak Knoll 'Niagrara' this evening, I've been contemplating on what other fine local wines my fellow brothers (and sisters) in arms might enjoy. Please list what winery and type of wine they are. Also if you have some tasty suggestions on what they go good with...... feel free to list.

I'll list a few soon..........

Pear Sherry out of Hood River Vinyards.

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