From the monthly archives:
PORTLAND, OR – After years of controversy surrounding various wine rating systems, www.portlandoregonwine.com unveiled a new system that factors in value and price as well as quality. Co-founder Bernard Gehret: “(Robert) Parker’s 100 point scale has always been rife with controversy for a reason, it’s not “blind”, and doesn’t factor in price or value. [...]
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If you love french wines, especially Burgundy, this is a great weekend for you! Garrison’s has a burgundy tasting (including a $70 white burgundy), and Matello Winery (not French, Oregon) will also be tasted at Garrison’s and Storyteller Wine. Matello Winery is getting some serious pub- we’re seeing them written up everywhere as [...]
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If you are lucky enough to find the Soter Vineyards tasting room (on a day where they forgot to put up the sign), you’ll be greeted by the host at the beautiful tasting room with sparkling wine in hand. Totally worth the frustration in finding the place, as the taste of the wines are directly [...]
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We are intrigued about a couple of tastings this week, Woodstock Wine & Deli has Oregon Pinot Noir “The Big Guns” and Gem Wine Shop has a blind tasting of 6 wines, get 5 of the varietals right and win a prize! According to the experts, tasting blind is the best way to learn about [...]
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Raclette is both a cheese and a grill, and the Raclette Grill lends itself to winter dinners with a lot of people, communing over food and wine for an entire evening. Last week, we spent an evening with good wine and even greater friends, and the light, crisp wines were perfect with the food. Overall, [...]
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This week features two 2008 tastings of the heralded Pinot Noir vintage from Willamette Valley at Great Wine Buys and Storyteller wine, both shops have a great selection. Also, look for the German Riesling tasting Friday at Liner & Elsen. Prost!
Friday, January 15, 2009
Blackbird Wine Shop
TBD
Cork, NE Alberta AND NW Lovejoy
New Italian Arrivals, 4-7 (4-6 [...]
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The beauty of wine is the mystery, and how one cannot possibly know everything.
We were blown away by the surprisingly bright and fresh food pairing of a spinach salad with fresh yuzu and Libra Winery’s 2008 Pinot Gris. Eva received some beautiful homegrown yuzu citrus fruit from her green-thumbed brother Filip. She pureed the [...]
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Bar Avignon wins the first ever “Wine Bar of the Year” for simply being very, very good at the basics- great wine selection, surprisingly good food, a warm, sultry atmosphere, and knowledgeable service that makes you feel as if you have your own personal sommelier (because you do!).
To me, a great wine bar has two [...]
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Happy New Year wishes to everyone, thank you for visiting us in 2009! For 2010, we are looking forward to featuring our first annual “PortlandOregonWine.com Wine Award” winners in January, adding videos of naked women drinking wine, and finding the best QPR wines available in Portland.
May your 2010 be filled with prosperity, love, success and [...]
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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.