Tag: Applegate Valley

• Welcome Spring with Wines from the South of France (with a twist)

  

  Spring is here! Some have experienced a slow defrost over the past few weeks and are already experiencing the awakening of plants and trees. Others are still buried under piles of snow. Regardless of the weather, the calendar says today is the spring equinox. Prepare to pack away your parka because sunny days and warmer…

  Michelle Williams

  March 20, 2018

  France, French Wine, spring, Travel, Wine, Winetasting

  2014 La Bravade Torpez Côtes de Provence France, 2015 Domaine Saint Andrieu L’Oratoire Coteaux Varois en Provence France, 2015 Ferraton Père & Fils “Samorëns” Côtes du Rhône France, 2015 Ferraton Pere & Fils “La Matiniere” Crozes-Hermitage France, 2016 Domaine de la Sangliere Prestige Côtes de Provence France, 2016 Les Vignes de Bila-Haut Blanc Côtes du Roussillon France, 2016 Les Vignes de Bila-Haut Rouge Côtes du Roussillon France, 2016 Troon Blue Label Grenache Rouge Valley USA, 2016 Troon Blue Label Kubli Bench Blanc Applegate Valley USA, 2016 Troon Blue Label Vermentino Cuvée Rolle Applegate Valley USA, Applegate Valley, French Wine, Languedoc, Provence, Rhone Valley, Roussillon, South of France, spring, springtime, Troon Vineyards, wine, wine review, wine tasting

• #Food & #Wine Pairing: College Football and Troon Wines

  

  Fall ushers in cooler temperatures, changing leaves, warmer clothes, and college football. In our house, college football is one of the best aspects of fall. Recently our house was once again filled with the sounds of young adults as our kids returned home from their respective universities for a weekend of college football. As we…

  Michelle Williams

  October 23, 2017

  Food, Food and Wine Pairing, football, Troon Vineyard, Wine

  2014 Troon Vineyards Black Label M*T Reserve Applegate Valley USA, 2015 Troon Vineyards Blue Label G*S*M Rogue Valley USA, Applegate Valley, burger, Coffee Rubbed Burgers with Dr. Pepper Sauce, college football, fall, fall food and wine pairing, food, Food and Wine Pairing, Longhorn football, music, Pinterest, Recipe, Red River Shootout, Tom Petty – It’ll All Work Out, Troon Vineyard, wine, wine and food pairing

• #Food & #Wine Pairing: Seeing Orange with Troon Vineyards

  

  When you think of Oregon wine you likely think of Willamette Valley’s delicious Pinots and Chardonnays. However, there is more going on in Oregon these days than just the outstanding wines coming out of Willamette Valley. Troon Vineyards is located in Oregon’s Applegate Valley. It has not taken long for wine industry wizard Craig Camp’s…

  Michelle Williams

  October 2, 2017

  Applegate Valley AVA, Food, Riesling, Troon Vineyard, Wine

  2016 Troon Vineyards Whole Grape Fermented Riesling Applegate Valley USA, Applegate Valley, food, Food and Wine Pairing, music, Oregon Wine, Riesling, The Killers – Mr. Brightside, Troon Vineyards, wine, wine and food pairing

• #Winophiles Showdown: Madiran vs Applegate Valley

  

  This month our French Winophiles group is exploring a more obscure region of France: Sud Ouest, aka Southwest France. Although it is the 5th largest wine producing region in France, its location, tucked away between the Pyrénées Mountains and Spain to the south and Bordeaux to the north, results in a sparsely populated area. Sud Ouest…

  Michelle Williams

  July 15, 2017

  Applegate Valley AVA, Madiran, wine

  #Winophiles, 2009 Brumont Chateau Montus Madiran France, 2014 Troon Vineyard Blue Label Estate Tannat Applegate Valley USA, Applegate Valley, Craig Camp, France, French Paradox, French Wine, Gascony, Madiran, Malbec, Oregon, Southwest France, Sud Ouest, Tannat, The Wine Diet, Troon Vineyards, wine, wine health benefits, wine review

• Craig Camp: Succeeding at Making Great Wine

  

  Craig Camp knows wine from every angle. He has been a wine and food writer, president of Direct Import Wine Company, studied wine production in Italy for three years in Barolo and Barbaresco, and president of Ann Amie Vineyards in Oregon and Cornerstone Cellars in Napa Valley. Today Craig resides in Southern Oregon as General…

  Michelle Williams

  January 30, 2017

  Music, Oregon wine, Troon Vineyards, Wine

  2014 Troon Black Label GSM Rouge Valley USA, 2014 Troon Black Label Syrah Reserve Applegate Valley USA, Applegate Valley, Bach, Bach: Goldberg Variations Glenn Gould, Craig Camp, interview, music, Oregon, southern Oregon, Troon Vineyards, wine, Wine Camp Blog, wine review

• #Food & #Wine Pairing: Going Hardcore Carnivore with Troon Wines

  

  This is a particularly fun food and wine pairing article for me to share with you. Fun because it features three wines instead of one. Fun because these wines are new releases from Troon Vineyards that were shared with me from a legend in the wine world, Craig Camp. Fun because I am trying out…

  Michelle Williams

  August 6, 2016

  Applegate Valley AVA, Food, Music, Oregon, ORwine, Troon Vineyard, Wine

  Applegate Valley, Applegate Valley AVA, Craig Camp, food, Hardcore Carnivore, Malbec, music, Oregon, ORwine, Rolling Stones, Tannat, Troon 2013 Malbec, Troon Estate Tannat 2013, Troon Vineyard, wine, wine and food pairing