Category: Pinot Noir
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#Food & #Wine Pairing: Welcoming Fall with Pedroncelli
Crisp air, football, scarves and sweaters, outdoor fires, and warm meals – J’aime l’automne. I spent the past weekend leaf peeping in Vail to welcome fall. It was incredible (more on this later). Pedroncelli is feeling fall as well. Their latest #tasteup4 includes three killer reds and a delicious fall meal you don’t want to…
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Willamette Valley Makes Wine Family Style
Family wineries are the soul of Willamette Valley. Life there is community minded, a place where farmers raise families as well as vines. As international praise continues for the wines of Willamette Valley, the valley stays true to its farming roots.
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Snooth Article: Chile’s Terroir-Driven Wines are Shifting the Narrative
In my recent article for Snooth, I share my experience of traveling to Chile to meet with a group of winemakers who are shifting the conversation from Chilean brands to Chilean wine regions. They are seeking to produce wines of place – and succeeding.
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#Food & #Wine Pairing: Left Coast Cellars and Braised Beef Short Ribs
I am a self-proclaimed wine geek. I am also a Pinot Noir lover. I think these two facts make me a super wine geek (a wine geek wearing a cape). If you are a super wine geek like me, I have the perfect wine for you. Left Coast Cellars Latitude 45° is situated on the…
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Experiencing Pinot Noir through Scheid Family Vineyards
Some would say Pinot Noir is the most noble of all vitis vinifera. Wine writers wax poetically about its virtues in red Burgundy. It is also a diva grape. It is fussy about where it grows, when it ripens, weather, rainfall, temperature, how many grapes are on its vine, the list goes on. If Pinot…
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Celebrating the Wind with WindVane Wines
As winemaker for Freixenet USA’s Gloria Ferrer, Steven Urberg has years of success under his belt. Recognitions and accolades aside, embarking on a new wine project can be like starting over. However, for Steven embarking on his new project, WindVane, is like revisiting old friends.
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Square Peg Winery: Creating Beauty out of Non-Conformity
“Square peg in a round hole” is an idiomatic expression which describes the unusual individualist who could not fit into a niche of their society. Have you ever felt different? Not necessarily trying to be a non-conformist but just not “fitting in” to the established mold. When I was growing up there was a goofy television…
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Aberrant Cellars: Pursuing the Profound
Aberrant: adjective meaning departing from an accepted standard, diverging from the normal type In a world of paths, standards, and expectations, what happens when you wander off the path of standards and expectations? How will you know if you never try?
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Domaine Drouhin: Where Burgundy and Willamette Valley Meet
Burgundy represents the gold standard of Pinot Noir. Some argue this point, but ultimately the wine world accepts the bar for Pinot Noir is set in Burgundy. Outside of Burgundy, high quality Pinot Noirs are produced in New Zealand, Chile, Sonoma, Santa Barbara, and other small areas along California’s central coast. However, next to Burgundy,…
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Two Elegant Pinot Noirs from Alsace
Alsace is a French wine region known for its stunning white wines. Alsatian whites feature Riesling, Pinot Gris, and Gewürztraminer. These wines are known for their mineral driven acidity. But, have you ever had Alsace Pinot Noir? For some of you the answer is an easy yes. I had never had the opportunity to taste…
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