From Walla Walla’s oldest Cabernet vines (30 years!) comes today’s first outstanding wine, the Wine Spectator 93-point Seven Hills Walla Walla Cab 2010. We liked it so much we selected it for our Big Reds Wine Club. It’s fantastic! The second wine is Guardian Cellar’s flagship: Gun Metal 2010. This will be one of the [...]
You want to know about Illahe. The 2012 Illahe whites are ambrosia in a bottle: a rich Pinot gris, a layered Gruner, and an intense Viognier. We are most drawn to wineries like Illahe. The owners grow their own grapes and are deeply committed to the longterm: Lowell Ford has 30+ years experience in the [...]
Hello from Marcus at Avalon Wine, I have two new Oregon Pinot noir values worth the wait. While nearly all of the sub-$25 2010 Oregon Pinots have been sold out for months, Et Fille and Whistling Dog waited patiently until their wines were ready. And man are they ready! Et Fille Willamette Valley 2010 [...]
Patricia Green Cellars: a down-to-earth winery where the “tasting bar” is a plank over two barrels. That down-to-earth style is reflected in their Pinots, especially today’s steal of a Pinot: Dollar Bills Only, for less than $15! Patty and Jim’s Pinots are big and juicy, dark and earthy. Of their dozen single vineyard selections, our [...]
Wine Spectator’s Insider just came out, featuring a line-up of Ken Wright 2010 Pinots. You’ll find them here. And it’s last call on one of the highest-scoring Pinots of the 2010 vintage, Bethel Heights Casteel Reserve Pinot noir 2010. Wine Spectator 93 Points Ken Wright Cellars Yamhill-Carlton District Savoya Vineyard 2010 $49.45 in any 12 [...]
We often joke about all the mistakes young wineries make, so it’s especially refreshing to see a young winery that’s doing everything right: Crowley. Tyson, Emily, Evan and crew are making incredible wines with integrity and keeping their prices modest. Crowley Wines Chardonnay Willamette Valley 2011 $22.45 in any 12 bottle order or Build a [...]
Cameron values substance over style, which might help explain the awesome wine values they gift us with each year. Here’s their biggest value release: Willamette Valley Pinot, Chardonnay, and Pinot Bianco! Cameron Willamette Valley Pinot noir 2011 $17.95 in any 12 bottle order or Build a Case* Attention! This dynamite value Pinot will be gone [...]
I have breaking news for you: Chris Mazepink (Ebony Wines) is the new head winemaker and General Manager at Archery Summit. Here’s your chance to see what Archery Summit’s new winemaker can do. We’ve been telling you for years that Chris Mazepink is something special. I saw it when he was making wine for Shea [...]
I can’t make up new words to describe Soos Creek Champoux Vineyard Cabernet and Ciel du Cheval Vineyard, so I will say the most important thing: buy them. Wines like these make me proud to be in the wine business, reds that over-deliver for the price, that you can recommend without hesitation, that are purely awesome. [...]
Avalon Wine Club March Selections Oregon Reserve Pinot Noir Club Colene Clemens Reserve 2010 & Westrey Justice Vineyard 2010 Colene Clemens Reserve 2010 $45 retail $38.25 member price Wine Advocate 92 Pts: The 2010 Pinot Noir Reserve offers a striking aroma of diverse flowers, smoky black tea and Asian “five spice”, fresh ripe cherry and [...]