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By Duane Pemberton Winery website: www.argylewinery.com/ Located in Dundee Oregon, Argyle winery has not only built up a loyal following and fanbase, it’s nearly turned cult-like and for good reason. Its wines have a pedigree of showing very well in regards to terroir, flavor and balance – not to mention its great-tasting bubbly. This “Nuthouse” [...]

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By Duane Pemberton Winery website: www.lecadeauvineyard.com Le Chadeau is a winery in the Willamette Valley of Oregon and has a somewhat unique way of producing tasty wines from its estate vineyards – they have a different winemaker for each bottle. Additionally, each winemaker picks different blocks of the vineyards in an effort to showcase what [...]

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By Duane Pemberton Winery website: www.sevenofheartswine.com When I first met winemaker, Byron Dooley, at a wine event in the Yamhill area of Oregon last year, I knew right away he was dead-serious about making kick-ass wines. This “Special Reserve” is his flagship Pinot that brings a lot of prowess to it – it’s a Pinot that [...]

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By Duane Pemberton Winery website: http://www.alexanawinery.com Alexana Winery was started by the same Dr. Revana who started Revena Family Vineyard winery in Napa but clearly this winery’s mission is all about burgundy varietals. He hired winemaker, Lynn Penner-Ash, to produce world class wines from the fruit of the Willamette Valley. Technical Data: Varietal: Pinot Noir [...]

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By Duane Pemberton Winery website: http://www.sevenofheartswine.com/ While so many Oregon wineries focus in on the grapes that they can grow well, there are a few that source fruit from neighboring Washington State to make some very interesting blends.  This bottle of Seven Hills captures a common blend of Syrah and Grenache to make a very [...]

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By Duane Pemberton Winery website: http://www.sevenofheartswine.com/ Oregon has been known to many here in the northwest for making outstanding Pinot Gris so I was excited to try this one from Seven of Hearts as I know their winemaker is extremely passionate about producing Oregon varietals that express the terroir of the vineyards and regions they are [...]

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By Duane Pemberton Winery website: http://panthercreekcellars.com If you’ve been following my reviews for awhile, you’ll notice that I’m a fan of Panther Creek in McMinville Oregon because they have an excellent track record of producing quality Pinot Noir at competitive prices. This wine is from the nearby Freedom Hill Vineyard that they have a good [...]

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By Duane Pemberton Winery website: http://www.sevenofheartswine.com/ Based in the heart of the Willamette Valley, Seven Hearts winery produces small, hand-crafted wines that have been garnering a loyal following from both wine lovers and critics. Its wines do a good job of expressing the terroir of the region there while remaining food-friendly. Technical Data: Cases Produced: [...]

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By Duane Pemberton Winery website: http://www.cowhornwine.com/ Cowhorn winery, located Jacksonville Oregon, is one that’s committed to making biodynamic Rhone-varietal wines. Unlike most wineries in Oregon, this one is not at all close to the Willamette Valley – instead it’s closer to the California border, in the Rogue Valley AVA. 2010 Spiral 36 – W.E.P. Rating: [...]

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By Duane Pemberton Winery website:  http://librawines.com/ Bill Hanson is no stranger to the Willamette Valley and to pinot noir. As the assistant winemaker for Panther Creek, he and the team there have carved out quite a name for themselves as producers of high quality Pinot Noir. His passion and know-how of producing good Pinot comes [...]

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