Enobytes

While Champagne precedes its reputation for quality, the much-admired bubbly often carries extravagant pricing, making sparklers from other grape growing regions more appealing for value-conscious consumers. In Penedès, quality is king and many of the bodegas prove they have the goods to deliver delectable sparklers at a fraction of the cost of good Champagne—and they [...]

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A few days ago, Mark Norman interviewed me for his World Wine Marketing Blog Talk Radio about  Oregon’s wineries and the wines. We are all aware of the wonderful Pinot noir’s produced from the Willamette Valley, but many are not familiar with Oregon’s other regions and grapes. We had a lively discussion about the region’s [...]

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The Randle Johnson Interview with MacDaddy Marc from Enobytes A couple of weeks back I got an invitation from the folks at The Hess Collection Wines advising me I could interview Randle at Andina in Portland prior to his annual trek to Argentina for harvest and subsequent winemaking duties for Colomé,  Hess’s Argentinean outpost in [...]

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I’m guilty of reminiscing. I admit it. But I think anyone that has tasted wine for a few decades is as guilty as I for recollecting greatness. We all have those memories where certain decades, regions or producers simply blow our minds. Maybe it’s simply a green drinker finally grasping greatness in a glass. I [...]

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When I was invited to attend the “Make a Wish Foundation” dinner at Morton’s on April 28, I had no idea the extent of the education I would receive in just the amount of time it takes to eat dinner.  Well, I probably should include the time spent at the bar. I arrived at Morton’s [...]

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Joe Dobbes, one of Oregon’s innovative Winemakers hosts his own syndicated radio show “Vine Time” which airs every Saturday at 4PM on News Radio 750 KXL in Portland. This week, Joe is without his radio partner Brian Bushlach, so Marc from Enobytes joins the show to talk about the wine blogging industry. Midway through the [...]

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