My 8 year-old son is a picky eater. If it was not for parental insistence, he would happily avoid vegetables and only consume eggs, bread and butter daily. He loves butter. To our surprise, he also loves the burgers at Little Big Burger (who doesn’t?). What is really surprising though, is that he eats 3 [...]
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I read a Facebook posting this morning from the (nearly) legendary Erica Landon, wine teacher and winemaker: “Anyone know where I can find some Algerian, Moroccan or Chinese wine in PDX? Even a bit of Bulgarian wine would help…” One responder chimed in: “Screw all you guys! Don’t help her, She is going to make [...]
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This week’s scorecard features a pretty balanced international blend of tastings, including a “Wines with Animals on the Label” a benefit for the Humane Society! No surprise with France and Italy leading the way with 5 and 4 tastings, but Great Wine Buys has a steller 2008 Oregon Pinot Noir lineup and Storyteller Wine Co. [...]
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Portland, OR: Announcing the wine-pairing collaboration between www.portlandoregonwine.com and www.smittenkitchen.com, as the extremely popular wine website is pairing wines with the amazing food recipes from smittenkitchen.com. Although representatives from www.smittenkitchen.com have no idea of the collaboration, portlandoregonwine.com will be pairing wines with the highly successful food blogger. Portlandoregonwine.com co-founder Eva is in charge of “recreating” [...]
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We had some great white wines in 2010, our list composed of a variety of varietals, with prices ranging from $11-$75. Our #1 of the year, Reuilly Pinot Gris, is only $20 (if you can find it!). Just goes to show that price is not everything, at least in white wines! The most unusual wine [...]
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The tastings around town are in full swing after the holidays, with a tremendous variety wines being sampled. If you want to sample Kermit Lynch’s proclaimed “vintage of the year”, Garrison’s is showcasing a number of 2009 Beaujolais. Vino has an exciting tasting, with the “Best of” in different price ranges, and portlandoregonwine.com friend Ewald [...]
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If we were dictionary authors, our definition of Champagne would have absolutely nothing to do with the region in France, but everything to do with the vibe associated with it. “Celebrations, fun, joy, Fridays!” Actually, we would be better Thesaurus editors instead as we could probably come up with about fifty words like that to [...]
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2010 was a big year for Oregon Pinot Noir, from the initial negative reviews of the 2007 vintage (including Portland’s own Matt Kramer), to monster 2008′s, to new vineyards (Colene Clemens). There were many Pinot Noir tastings around town, and Portland always showcases Oregon Pinot very well, including the Indie Wine Festival and the “Pinot-Oregon” [...]
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