October 2011

I finished a great spy novel written by Olen Steinhauer (The Book of Sighs), where one character described her husband: “All his pleasures are guilty”.  Watching Project Runway certainly fits that bill for us, as we were relentlessly pulled back to the TV on Thursday night to watch the finale.  We rooted for the multi-talented [...]

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Michael Alberty, the charasmatic owner of the Storyteller Wine Company in Portland, Oregon, is having a birthday!  Michael knows everyone in the wine industry, both locally and abroad (he tweets with Jancis Robinson).  The cool part of Michael knowing everyone, is that “everyone” is proud to know him and truly like him.  Winemakers become friends, [...]

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Thursday, October 26 , 2011 Korkage Wine Shop Seufert Winery This 4th generation Oregonian boutique winemaker averages just a couple thousand cases a year, and has won numerous awards for pinot noirs. Seufert Winery in Dayton Oregon believes that wine should connect you to it’s origin and therefore focuses on sustainable and distinctive single regional [...]

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Our friends have sent us youtube videos to watch, ranging from totally lame to sort-of funny.  However, this totally irreverent video has LOL highlights, including the “Parker Rat Fucked Us” line regarding the switch of California reviewers in Parker’s publication.  Worth watching!  Enjoy the n0n-Parker wines at John’s Marketplace and Liner and Elsen today, Prost! [...]

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Friday, October 21, 2011 Blackbird Wineshop TBD Cork, NE Alberta Columbia Valley Grapes One of the great benefits of making wine in the Pacific Northwest is the ready access to a wide variety of grapes if you’re willing to truck them a short distance from the South or the East.  Many local wineries use grapes [...]

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Thursday, October 20, 2011 Korkage Wine Shop California Wines Columbia Distributors will be pouring smaller production wines from some of the best producers in California, featuring the 2007 vintage that was rated one of the best years ever for Napa Valley. Now is the time to start your holiday gift shopping for fans of Napa [...]

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ESPN’s College Gameday opened at 7 am pst on campus in Eugene, Oregon, and if you look closely you can see some Dan Nation photos.  Nice work Dan Nation!  Also, we recorded RECORD hits on www.portlandoregonwine due to mention of “Occupy Gameday” and the Dan Patrick Show!  Apparently, the Dan Patrick fans do not have [...]

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There are apps for everything, including an app to view the current French Laundry wine list! (click here for the app) You can try a French Laundry wine at Vinopolis Wine Shop Thursday and Friday (the Ostatu Crianza) and see what Thomas Keller likes. Enjoy! Thursday, October 13 , 2011 Korkage Wine Shop Hood River’s [...]

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