From the monthly archives:
My favorite wine story for 2009 is clearly the Murphy-Goode marketing campaign, where Hardy Wallace (www.dirtysouthwine.com) proclaimed wine to be “crunk” and won the innovative contest. The “Liar’s Dice” has been a Murphy-Goode staple for years, and is very tasty.
The label says “sweet and juicy” so I expected an extracted California fruit bomb, but I was [...]
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Okay, I was hooked when I read Jancis Robinson served Marc Chauvet Champagne NV at her daughter’s wedding as I’ve repeatedly exclaimed how I’m a sucker for hype but it’s the price ($39) that really caught my eye. By definition, few wines are “QPR” wines if priced over $30, but this truly is a [...]
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Happy Holidays! This week there is not one, or two, or three, or even four but FIVE champagne tastings! If you love the bubbly you are in heaven! If you are up for the blind tasting challenge, Storyteller Wines will give discounts if you can blindly guess the region, varietal, year and producer of [...]
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In season five of “The Office” (Episode Prince Family Paper), the crew had a seriously intense debate/argument over the question: “Is Hilary Swank Hot?”
Jim leads the debate:
“Who thinks Hilary Swank is hot? (5 people raise their hands), Ok, and who thinks that Hilary Swank is not hot?” (5 other people raise their hands).
Like the Hilary [...]
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Last week there were three Champagne tastings, this week there are at least two Rhone tastings (Vino and Vinopolis). Also, Cork is highlighting some big time Washington producers and Pinot Noir is being tasted at Cornell Wine, John’s Marketplace, and Mt. Tabor Fine Wines. Also, don’t forget to vote for your favorite wine shops in [...]
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First, there were the Oscar’s, then the Emmy’s and then the MTV Music awards. The award shows just keep getting bigger and bigger, and now we have the first inaugural PortlandOregonWine.Com Wine Awards! Now is your chance to vote, twitter, and get your friends and family to have a say in the first ever wine [...]
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Check out the tastings for the weekend, as we get closer to New Year’s we always see more sparkling wine tastings and this year is no exception! Great Wine Buys, Cornell Wine, and Vino all have sparklers so make sure to hit at least one!
Friday, December 4, 2009
Blackbird Wine Shop
TBD
Cork, NE Alberta
Aromatic wines, including Roter [...]
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We love wine tasting and being the destination Portland, Oregon Wine Blog for all wine events in Portland! Eva "the German" loves old world sensibility, balance and refinement; and has taught Bernard "the American" to appreciate subtlety and craftsmanship. (Although Eva now secretly enjoys some new world 'fruit bombs' on occasion!) We absolutely love finding (and drinking) wines that taste more expensive than they cost.