Pause for a second on booking that Napa trip: California may reign supreme in our perception of good domestic wine, but there are plenty of places outside of the Golden State that make bottles worth more than a passing glance. Here, five other states making excellent U.S. wine. Read full article
Just a year ago, this section of Oregon less than an hour from Portland marked the 50th anniversary of its first Pinot Noir, Chardonnay and Pinot Gris vines, planted by Eyrie Vineyards' David Lett. Read full article
Last month I spent a bit more than a week in Oregon and Washington tasting wine in a number of different regions. A couple of those days where spent just south of Portland in the Willamette Valley, home to, among others things, lots of great pinot noir. Over a few days I met with numerous winemakers, toured vineyards, and, most importantly, found a lot of terrific wines. Read full article
It might have been a sign of optimism in the U.S. economy, but the $476,000 raised by the inaugural Willamette: The Pinot Noir Barrel Auction definitely showed that more than 400 wine collectors are bullish on the 2014 vintage in Oregon’s Willamette Valley. Read full article
Oregon has built an international reputation in the wine industry for the complex, tasty Pinot noirs created in its Willamette Valley. The state is a world-class wine producer with 18 approved winegrowing regions and more than 900 vineyards. Come taste for yourself at one of these ten breathtaking wineries. Read full article
San Francisco is a popular destination to celebrate a 50th anniversary, even for folks from far-off Oregon. Late this summer, representatives from 65 Oregon wineries gathered at the Presidio in San Francisco for “Pinot in the City,” a party to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the first pinot noir planted in Willamette Valley. Read full article
Oregon Pinot Noir has been riding a rising wave of popularity in the USA as well as around the world, and there's no better time than now to plan a visit to the new wine country USA. Oregon has been called new American home of Pinot Noir. Read full article
Oregon white wine is beginning to generate real buzz – the state known for classy Pinot Noir is now making delicious whites too. But this is not so strange, when you come to think about it. If Willamette Valley’s cool climate is sympathetic to Pinot Noir, why not the white varietals of cool Alsace and Germany, Pinot Gris and Pinot Blanc? Or the cool climate Burgundy white grape, Chardonnay. Read full article
