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Wow, this is some zippy stuff, a wine that shows it is worth taking a risk sometimes planting a variety not already being grown by folks around you. This wine came from grapes from vines that are only five years old. This vintage is only the second harvest from these young but vibrant vines. Exciting, [...]

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This is some stylish Pinot noir and rightly so coming from the winemaker Tony Rynders who has made wine here in America at a few wineries who represent the pinnacle of quality for more than twenty years prior to making his own label. He certainly knew what he was doing when he made this fine [...]

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This is another unique Willamette Valley Pinot noir from a producer who just keeps getting better. Winemaker Jim Seufert seems to have no ceiling to the amount of passion and flavor he can coax out of the berries and into a bottle. This 2009 from the Zenith vineyard a large and diverse location that supplies [...]

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This wine is made from a blend of two clones that just happen to be two of my favorites, which are the 777, and Pommard clones. The aromatics that greet your nose after opening a bottle of this fine elixir are reminiscent of ripe marionberries mingling with the earthiness that most accurately describes quintessential Willamette [...]

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Craig Camp may no longer reside in the Willamette Valley but his presence undoubtedly still exists in the wines he is making with Tony Rynders, formerly of Domaine Serene for the California winery Cornerstone. This 2009 Pinot Noir is another great example of how the vintage has been way underrated. With just a little over [...]

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The chef says… This wine is a good example of how the well made wines from the 2006 Willamette Valley vintage will be remembered a decade from now. Full bodied, bold and beautiful the aromas are tantalizing notes of dark ripe cherries, mingled with an earthy tone of the smell you get on a dusty [...]

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