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Merlot: Avignonesi Challenges Duckhorn

Serge ZJul 16, 2020July 17, 20200

We picked 2014 Avignonesi Desiderio and 2017 Duckhorn Vineyards Napa Valley for our Merlot wine swinging challenge. One might ask, why not Bordeaux versus California?

2016 BFM Dusted Valley

Serge ZJun 25, 2020July 6, 20200

Did you know that Walla Walla Valley is among the most exciting and dynamic wine regions of the world? Around 30 years ago, some visionary

De Lancelotti Chardonnay Le Mie Figlie 2016

LanaJun 18, 20200

2016 de Lancelotti Chardonnay Le Mie Figlie is among the wines we think of when people ask us about the top Chardonnays of Willamette Valley.

2018 Brandborg All Hands Pétillant Naturel

Serge ZJun 12, 2020November 23, 20200

Have you tried Petillant yet? It's been growing in popularity in recent years. 2018 All Hands Pétillant by Brandborg Winery of Umpqua Valley of Oregon

2015 Chehalem Mountains Chardonnay – Matzinger-Davies

Serge ZJun 8, 2020June 8, 20200

Two for one is always a great deal! 2015 Chehalem Mountains Chardonnay by Matzinger-Davies Wine Company is precisely that. This wine is a creation of

2017 Roco Wits End Chardonnay

Serge ZMay 21, 2020August 2, 20200

At the turn of the 20th century, Oregon Chardonnay turned the corner in improving its quality. 2017 Wits End by Roco Winery is an example

2017 Soléna Pinot Noir Domaine Danielle Laurent

Serge ZMay 3, 2020May 21, 20200

2017 Domaine Danielle Laurent is a single estate Pinot Noir from Soléna Winery in Willamette Valley of Oregon. This bottle quite naturally ended up going

2016 The Walls Syrah Gaspard

Serge ZApr 28, 2020April 28, 20200

At the time of this writing, we were in the quarantine due to COVID-19. And having a bottle of 2016 The Walls Syrah Gaspard was

2017 Brandborg Whale Song Blanc de Noir

Serge ZApr 24, 2020May 21, 20200

For some time, we were looking forward to tasting 2017 Brandborg Whale Song Blanc de Noir – the very first sparkling wine from Brandborg winery.

Willamette Valley Crémant 2016

Serge ZMar 13, 2020April 8, 20200

Willamette Valley Crémant 2016 by Domaine Divio winery is the first Crémant among the sparkling wines of Willamette Valley of Oregon. So what is Crémant,