From the monthly archives:
May 28, 2010
While in graduate school in San Diego, friends from out of town would come visit (if you don’t like houseguests, do NOT move to San Diego!), and they would inevitably want to check out Tijuana, a mere 30 minute drive away. One of my favorite travel memories of all time entails Mark and I purchasing [...]
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May 22, 2010
Sparkling Riesling is common in the Pfalz region of southwest Germany. Like cava in Spain or Prosecco in Italy, Sekt is the German word for sparkling wine that’s not champagne. Sekt is usually a drier style sparkling wine, with crisp minerality typical of an authentic German Riesling. Olympic Provisions serves the Wachtenburg Winzer 2007 Sekt, [...]
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May 21, 2010
Welcome to “spring” in Oregon, the weather changes every five minutes from rain to hail, followed by two minutes of sunshine, and back to rain again! The website ecouterre.com, promotes “making your own raincoats” out of recycled materials, perfect for Portland’s recycling culture. This weekend’s tasting is just like the mix of weather; eclectic, varied [...]
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May 16, 2010
Owen Roe has been (and is) one of our favorite all-time wines. The Rosa Mystica Cabernet Franc was the first American wine that Eva liked upon moving here from Germany, and we enjoyed visits to the old “nuthouse” for Thanksgiving tremendously. So, I was very excited to receive an invitation to visit the facilities and [...]
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We love wine tasting and being the destination Portland, Oregon Wine Blog for all wine events in Portland! Eva loves old world sensibility, balance and refinement; and has taught Bernard "the American" to appreciate subtlety and craftsmanship. We absolutely love finding (and drinking) wines that taste more expensive than they cost. We are on the "Quest" to find the best QPR "natural" wines, please send us your suggestions!