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“Good Things Are About To Happen” – Knudsen Revives Their Name in Winemaking

UPDATE: “Best of the Best” – I’m recycling my favorite articles from the last 6 years, this Knudsen piece is one of my all-time favorite articles. The latest...

Classic Wines Auction Winemaker Dinner Series Boasts Esteemed Oregon Chefs, Restaurants & Wineries

Classic Wines Auction Winemaker Dinner Series unites annually with some of Portland’s most notable chefs, restaurant venues and local winemakers to offer exquisite culinary...

Oregon Wine Symposium 2018: Northwest’s Largest Wine Industry Trade Show

Learn, connect and grow at the Oregon Wine Symposium, the premier educational event and trade show for the Northwest wine community. The Symposium is comprised of two full days of...

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Mar 16, 2013

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In The Glass: Chateau Montelena 2001 Cabernet Sauv...

Lucky me! A friend who owns a local winery here in the southern Willamette Valley, Christian Fox of Patchwork Cellars, decided to share this beauty of a Cabernet Sauvignon from the famed Chateau Montelena – one that most certainly put a smile on my face. Located in Napa Valley, California, Chateau Montelena is not just known for making incredible wine, but in 1976, when Napa...

Mar 12, 2013

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In The Glass: Oak Knoll Toasted Cow White Vintner&...

For just $10 dollars, this is a super fun, well balanced, fruity and slightly sweet white wine from Willamette Valley’s Oak Knoll Winery. With an interesting blend of Pinot Gris, Gewurztraminer, Muller Thurgau, Sauvignon Blanc and Riesling, the label with it’s expired cow, legs up in the air, also beckons a bit of interest. A brief story of the cow and the reasoning...

Mar 10, 2013

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