We drove up to Larkmead Vineyards at exactly 4:05 pm, and we were just HOPING they would take pity on us and let us taste some wine right at closing time. “You open?” I asked sheepishly. “Well, not exactly” said the wine steward as he cleaned wine glasses. Eva said: “I’ve heard about this place [...]
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Yes, I know Napa is far from Portland, but we get excited when we see a wine bar that has “It”, the “Magic”, the “X” factor, or whatever you want to call it. The bottom line- Oxbow Wine Merchant is just really cool. All of this without even tasting a sip of wine! Situated in [...]
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Monday, May 18, 2009Tuesday, May 19, 2009 Wednesday, May 20, 2009 Liner & ElsenKermit Lynch Portfolio Wine Tasting, 6:15-8 pm, $25, see http://www.linerandelsen.com/tastingsandevents.html Paley’s Placethree individually priced flights, 5:30-10:30. Storyteller WineWednesday night flight night, Austrian whites! 5-8 pm 1001On the Spot Tasting, Rhones from Croze-Hermitage, Saint Joseph, Chateaunuef du Pape and Tavel, after 5, $15 [...]
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We just received this from our German correspondant Karl LaFong, which has not received much U.S. press: Hi, Eva and Bernie! I know that this comment doesn’t deal directly with this blog entry, but I didnt know where to post it. I suppose it’s OK to put it here, as anyone reading this post is [...]
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Great article on www.slate.com about buying wine based on the importer. The concept is simple: find an importer whose palate matches yours (and has a great reputation), and when you are buying wine, buy based on the importer rather than the “type” of wine. Some importers only buy biodynamic wines, some only “natural” wines, etc. [...]
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Friday night was a busy night, with a glass of wine and food at three different wine bars/restaurants: Bar Avignon, the brand new Metrovino in the Pearl, then Bar Mingo for the finale. Bar Avignon The first sentence of Bar Avignon’s poetic Mission Statement sums up our experience: “We like cheap red wine that tastes [...]
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Monday, May 11, 2009Tuesday, May 12, 2009 Liner & ElsenGerman Riesling tasting with Ewald Moseler, 6-7:30, $20. Oscar AlbertWine Trivia night, 6:30-8:30 pm, $10 includes your first glass of wine or beer Wednesday, May 13, 2009 Cork, NW LovejoyVisiting winemaker Benjamin Leroux will share his first releases, 5-7:30 pm, $5, free with 3 bottle purchase. [...]
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Want to earn $10,000 a month for six months drinking wine and writing about it? The following link posts a six month job in Sonoma for Murphy-Goode Winery, which entails utilizing social media to “tell the world about our wines and the place we live”. Just fill out the application, make a video- and (hopefully) [...]
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