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A few days ago, I attended the 2nd Annual New Zealand Wine Day virtual wine tasting. Did I say virtual? Yes, I did.  Through social media channels, wine lovers and wine industry folks taste, share and engage through various online software platforms. Technology has come a long way, baby! And if you haven’t participated in this [...]

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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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I have long been a fan of wines from this winery and I was not let down by this offering. Excellent structure, fruit flavors that shine through and a texturally pleasing finish that makes you glad you plunked down your cash because this certainly is a reward. This wine would easily adept at pairing with [...]

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One of the better 2009 Pinot Noirs I have tasted from New Zealand at a price that cannot be ignored. Structurally a bit weightier than the lighter style of Pinot that usually gets sent north was what endeared me to this wine. Winemaker Matthew Mitchell shows his expertise gathered from working with this grape in [...]

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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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This wine is one of the better examples from the 2007 vintage. Arbre Vert, Dion-Shaw, Eds, Gran Morraine, Hawks View, Meredith Mitchell, Stony Mountain, and Yamhill Springs vineyards provided fruit for this wine. That is really quite a cuvee. Plenty of cherry notes on the nose and some minerality keep this blend from many vineyards [...]

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