Avalon Wine
Online magazine about Pacific Northwest wines. Covers Oregon, Washington, Idaho, also wines of British Columbia. Winemaker interviews, winery profiles, wine reviews and tasting notes. Affiliated with northwest-wine.com.
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- Bottling Wine in Oregon's Willamette Valley
Have you ever visited a winery and wondered what the impressive stainless steel equipment is all about? Or perhaps you've seen a winery processing grapes or bottling. Shea Wine Cellars bottled their entire 2004 vintage on August 9, 2005, and here's what happened.
Fri, 21 Oct 2005 12:50:32 -0700 - A Tour of Shea Vineyard- Vistas, Views, Block, and Vines
Shea Vineyard has been declared one of only ten "American Grand Crus" by Wine Enthusiast Magazine. The vineyard's grapes make some of Oregon's top rated wines, including wines from Beaux Freres, St Innocent, Penner-Ash, Broadley, Bergstrom, and Francis Tannahill. The Shea Vineyard name has become one of the most prestigious labels in Oregon, placing it squarely among the elite terroirs of New World Pinot noir.
Fri, 21 Oct 2005 12:50:32 -0700 - Evesham Wood Winery- An INterview with Winemaker Russ Raney
Any established winemaker will tell you that if you want to produce and sell wine you’ve got to know how your unique style fits in to the national—even global—wine market. Russ Raney, winemaker at Evesham Wood, knows that the wine he makes from grapes grown west of Salem in Oregon’s Eola Hills will never taste just like French Burgundy—nor will his wine ever taste like California Pinot—nor would he want it to.
Fri, 21 Oct 2005 12:50:32 -0700 - Oregon's Wine Harvest 2005- An Update
Oregon’s 2005 wine harvest is described as good to excellent by vineyard owners and winemakers across the state. Increased crop levels and ripeness profiles indicate favorable flavor structure and higher acidity than in past years. In Southern Oregon, particularly, perfect weather may result in their highest quality harvest ever.
Fri, 21 Oct 2005 12:50:32 -0700 - Shea Wine Cellars's 2004 Pinot noirs Reviewed
Shea Wine Cellars' 2004 vintage Pinot noirs have achieved a new level of excellence. Perhaps the exemplary quality experienced in all of the Shea 2004s is the result of a combination of the maturity of the vineyard, a year that produced near perfect (if little) fruit, and winemaker Sam Tannahill’s several years of experience with the winery and its fruit. At Shea's Memorial Day 2005 Barrel Tasting, customers noticed the quality of the 2004's, snapping up 40% more 2004’s at the event. With a total of only 2400 cases of five different Pinots produced, Shea’s 2004 wines are collectable, noteworthy, and wonderfully satisfying, promising rewarding experiences across their 10-12 year life.
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