Anyone making their own wine should think of their wine label as a sort of business card. It creates a first impression and, as they say, you only have one chance to make one. This wine, created by our very good friends at Evening Land Vineyards, was...

# 4 of Wine Spectator Top 100 2024 

The French invasion of Oregon, beginning many years ago when the Drouhin family first planted their flag in the Willamette Valley, was based entirely on the notion that, without the ability to expand Burgundy’s borders any further, Oregon would be...

Wine Country: AmericaWine Subregion: OregonWine Varietal: Pinot Noir

Wine Country: AmericaWine Varietal: Pinot Noir

95 Decanter, 94 Jeb Dunnuck "The 2022 Pinot Noir L'Ensemble is a top 100 Wines of the Year contender.” Jeb Dunnuck Shipping included on orders of 6 bottles or more Even while Pinot Noir from Oregon was catching the imagination of wine lovers...

Wine Country: AmericaWine Subregion: OregonWine Sub-subregion: Willamette ValleyWine Varietal: Pinot Noir

The nucleus of this miniscule Pinot Noir-only project is the winemaking prowess of one Jean-Nicolas Meo, the winemaker at, and owner of the iconic Meo-Camuzet domaine in Vosne-Romanee.  Burgundy lovers swoon at the very sound of this domaine’s...

PRIMA Notes: Even though Tony Rynders, the owner/winemaker at Tendril Wine Cellars, calls his second label “Child’s Play”, the thought and effort that goes into making this phenomenal Pinot Noir is far from simple.  Tony, the same...

The French invasion of Oregon, beginning many years ago when the Drouhin family first planted their flag in the Willamette Valley, was based entirely on the notion that, without the ability to expand Burgundy’s borders any further, Oregon would be the...

Winery Notes:  Child’s Play wines are made to be enjoyed upon release— straight forward, fruit focused and delicious, yet can be aged for a few years if you prefer (1-3 years from vintage date for our Chardonnay). Whether it’s a...

One year I happened to be in Walla Walla the same weekend as Cayuse’s annual open house- the only weekend of the year when the winery is open and wines for the mailing list can be picked up.  It was an amazing sight to see! ...

Wine Country: America Wine Subregion: Oregon Wine Varietal: Pinot Noir

If anything, this is denser and darker than the Archery Summit!  This winery is one of the best in the state and the biodynamic farming shows up in the wine’s special internal energy and vivacity. Bergstrom is an Oregonian family affair with...

Wine Country: AmericaWine Subregion: OregonWine Sub-subregion: Willamette ValleyWine Varietal: Pinot Gris

One year I happened to be in Walla Walla the same weekend as Cayuse’s annual open house- the only weekend of the year when the winery is open and wines for the mailing list can be picked up.  It was an amazing sight to see! ...

One year I happened to be in Walla Walla the same weekend as Cayuse’s annual open house- the only weekend of the year when the winery is open and wines for the mailing list can be picked up.  It was an amazing sight to see! ...

95 Decanter, 94 Jeb Dunnuck Shipping included on orders of 6 bottles or more Even while Pinot Noir from Oregon was catching the imagination of wine lovers everywhere some 30 years ago, Chardonnay from the northwest was proving to be a very hard sell...

Wine Country: AmericaWine Subregion: OregonWine Varietal: Chardonnay

An annual and all-encompassing pursuit, the name Tendril honors the grapevine, the foundation for all truly great wine. Driven by the desire to provide a unique experience, Rynders created his signature five-course “meal” of Pinot Noir to...

2021 Cooper Mountain Pinot Noir, Willamette Valley 

One year I happened to be in Walla Walla the same weekend as Cayuse’s annual open house- the only weekend of the year when the winery is open and wines for the mailing list can be picked up.  It was an amazing sight to see! ...

Bin Location: H14-15

One year I happened to be in Walla Walla the same weekend as Cayuse’s annual open house- the only weekend of the year when the winery is open and wines for the mailing list can be picked up.  It was an amazing sight to see! ...

Even though its production has crept up and there’s probably are a few out there that shouldn’t really bother, Oregon Pinot Gris is still one of the best values out there in American white wine and Ponzi has been making it for decades- long before Oregon...

Speaking of Willamette Valley whites, how about this thoroughly delightful, crisp, unoaked lemon-infused Chardonnay from Stoller Family Vineyard? If Pinot Gris has become a ‘thing’ in Oregon, Chardonnay is now neck and neck, if not in terms of quantity,...