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Pinot Noir
Famous for its finesse, fruit and complexity, Pinot Noir is the grape of red Burgundy. However, these days, good and even great Pinot Noir is unquestionably also being produced in vineyards around the globe including those of New Zealand and California.
Amalie Robert
Winery: Amalie Robert
Region: Oregon
Sub-region: Willamette Valley
Pinot Noir ‘Amalie’s Cuvée
Pinot Noir ‘Dijon Clones’
Pinot Noir ‘Estate’
Pinot Noir ‘Vintage Debut’
Located in the central Willamette Valley, some fifteen miles southwest of Salem, Oregon, Amalie Robert Estate produces premium Pinot Noir. Amalie Robert Estate has quickly earned a reputation for its farming practices, reflecting a true understanding of the site. They have dedicated themselves to growing premium quality fruit and are committed to delivering quality throughout the growing and winemaking process.
Categories: Pinot Noir, Sauvignon Blanc
Dusky Goose
Winery: Dusky Goose
Region: Oregon
Sub-region: Willamette Valley
Pinot Noir Dundee Hills
Pinot Noir Rambouillet Vineyard
The winery has worked to establish a distinctive profile with a complex structure one can clearly recognize as Dusky Goose, while capturing the intrinsic flavor characteristics unique to the region and vintage. The two Pinot Noirs offered this year are the personification of that goal. Both of these wines were made under the direction, skill and expertise of Lynn Penner-Ash at Penner-Ash Wine Cellars in Newberg, Oregon.
Categories: Pinot Noir
Grayson Cellars
Winery: Grayson Cellars
Region: California
Sub-region: Paso Robles and Central Coast
Chardonnay Central Coast
Cabernet Sauvignon Paso Robles
Merlot Paso Robles
Pinot Noir Central Coast
Zinfandel Central Coast
Decades of Napa Valley winemaking meet excellent Paso Robles and Central Coast grapes to create fruit forward, well crafted, value driven wines that are a pleasure to drink.
Categories: Cabernet Sauvignon, Chardonnay, Merlot, Pinot Noir, Zinfandel
Isabel Estate
Winery: Isabel
Region: New Zealand
Sub-region: Marlborough
Sauvignon Blanc
Sauvignon Blanc 375
Riesling
Chardonnay
Pinot Noir
Situated at the northern tip of the South Island, Marlborough is New Zealand’s largest and most successful wine producing area. It is renowned for the production of exuberantly fruity Sauvignon Blanc. The Isabel Estate vineyard is one of the largest privately owned wine estates in Marlborough. Yields for the production of Isabel Estate wines are restricted by pruning to low bud numbers and, where necessary, leaf and bunch thinning to ensure that fruit quality is optimized.“We aim to make inspired wines that are a strong expression of the individual style and character, as determined by the vineyard site and soil.”
Isabel produces outstanding Sauvignon Blanc, Pinot Gris, Riesling, Chardonnay, Pinot Noir, and a late-harvest SB, “Noble Sauvage”. These are wines of amazing substance and style.
Categories: Chardonnay, Pinot Noir, Riesling, Sauvignon Blanc
Patricia Green Cellars
Winery: Patricia Green
Region: Oregon
Sub-region: Willamette Valley
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Patricia Green uses a meticulous system to categorize her wines by source in order to ensure she gets the best blend of rows and blocks within vineyards. This time-consuming method is working because Patricia Green is producing some of the best wine in Oregon! She has earned a loyal following among wine enthusiasts, and is consistently celebrated by the press. These are silky, lush wines that baste the palate with pure Oregon fruit, show excellent tannic structure, and long fruit-filled finishes.
“These wines are accessible from the moment the cork pops, and age well in the cellar. Great fruit extraction and wonderful aromatics.”
“While many Oregon Pinot Noirs sell for $40 to $75 per bottle, Green’s Pinots, often rated higher than the more pricey wines, retail for less.”
Avalon Wine
“Green has a wonderful feel for Pinot Noir”
Los Angeles Times
Categories: Pinot Noir
Vidon Vineyard
Winery: Vidon Vineyard
Region: Oregon
Sub-region: Willamette Valley
Pinot Noir Chehalem Hills
This vineyard is located in the Chehalem Hills in the Willamette Valley between 400 and 500 feet of elevation. This land, comprised of volcanic and sedimentary soils, was on the beach of glacial Lake Missoula over 15,000 years ago. The site is very warm but is exposed to cool evening breezes providing ideal conditions for slow, gentle ripening essential to fine Pinot Noir.
Categories: Pinot Noir
Viña Tabalí
Winery: Tabalí
Region: Chile
Sub-region: Limarí Valley
Chardonnay Reserva Especial
Sauvignon Blanc Reserva
Viognier Reserva
Pinot Noir Reserva Especial
The winery started its vineyard plantings in 1993 in the exciting and promising Limarí Valley, situated in the northern part of Chile. The Limarí Valley is adjacent to the driest desert on Earth, the Atacama, but temperatures are moderated by the nearby Pacific Ocean. Clear and pure skies; limestone soils; dependable morning fog, hot days and refreshing nights result in an exceptional terroir. The winery exerts complete viticultural control over their 100% handpicked and estate grown fruit and is solar powered, sustainable and uses gravity flow. Tabalí is committed to crafting unique wines with distinct Limarí character.
Categories: Chardonnay, Pinot Noir, Sauvignon Blanc, Viognier