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Munching Vidal Blanc on Keuka Lake, New York
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My Daughter’s Wine Label Design
One morning, while making coffee, I heard some clanking bottles. Panicked I ran into the living room to find this: So she’s not yet four years old, but I think her “Disney Princess Collection” wine lineup has a great chance … Continue reading
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Tagged art project, daughter, Disney, drink, kids, labels, Princesses, wine, wine labels
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Illahe Vineyards’ “1899” Pinot Noir: Making And Moving Wine Without Modernity
JancisRobinson.com recently finished their summer 2020 Wine Writing Competition (WWC20) and published 75 entries on Sustainability Heroes in the wine industry. I was honored to have all three of my submissions published. Although, I did not win the final, the … Continue reading
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Tagged bicycle, Canoe, drink, history, Illahe, Jancis Robinson, natural wine, Oregon, pinot noir, River, solar, stagecoach, sustainability, travel, Willamette River, Willamette Valley, wine, winemaking, WWC20
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2020 Harvest Report: Tualatin Valley, Oregon
It’s time. My backyard row of vines survived a week of smoke from Oregon’s fires and now face a deluge of rain. Rains last year waterlogged vines, berries split, fruit flies moved in, leading me to triage the harvest. Luckily, through obsessive sorting, SO2, and a year of lees aging, my few bottles of 2019 turned out pretty crisp, clean, if a bit low in alcohol (10% abv). Continue reading
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Tagged 2020, drink, DYI, ferment, grapes, harvest, home winemaking, Oregon, pinot blanc, Pinot meunier, pinot noir, Tualatin, vines, vineyard, wine, winemaking, yeast
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Wine Review: Domaine Tollot-Beaut Chorey-Les-Beaune Rouge 2011
Now trapped at home, my cellar (aka crawl space) lights up the end of this dark tunnel. Each bottle holds a glimpse into the world before this plodding, boring present. I would rather open wines too early than too late for the sake of some palate time travel. So, yes, let us crack open another Burgundy. Continue reading
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Tagged 2011, Bourgogne, Burgundy, cellar, Corona Virus, Covid 19, drink, France, pinot noir, Tollot-Beaut, travel, wine review, Wine tasting descriptors
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