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2017 Vitis Ridge Cabernet Franc ($34) Vitis Ridge is currently owned and operated by Chris & Sharon Deckelmann. What started as a hobby in their garage over 20 years ago has evolved into one of the North Willamette Valley’s most popular winerie...
2021 Vitis Ridge Viognier ($22) Vitis Ridge is currently owned and operated by Chris & Sharon Deckelmann. What started as a hobby in their garage over 20 years ago has evolved into one of the North Willamette Valley’s most popular wineries. Vi...
2016 Left Coast Latitude 45° Estate Pinot Noir ($38) This Left Coast Pinot Noir is their oldest vineyards on their Estate and are planted directly along the 45th parallel which is halfway between the North Pole and the Equator and just so happens to...
2018 Left Coast Truffle Hill Chardonnay ($24) This Chardonnay is from Oregon’s Left Coast “Truffle Hill” vineyard that contains four acres of European Black Truffle-inoculated hazelnut trees, shrub roses and holly oaks. This 100% Chardonnay is fer...
2018 Left Coast White Pinot Noir ($24) I’ve been looking forward to trying a white Pinot Noir for some time. I’m a big fan of Pinot Noir but have never gotten an opportunity to try the white version. This Left Coast White Pinot Noir is produced fr...
2018 Left Coast “The Orchard” Pinot Gris ($18) This 100% Pinot Gris from Left Coast Estate winery in another in their line of really terrific wines. The vineyard is planted at the site of a historic apple and pear orchard dating back to the pioneer...
2017 Left Coast Queen Bee Bubbly ($36) This bubbly from Left Coast Estate winery is 100% Pinot Noir but it gets its name from the fact that it uses their own estate honey to feed on the encapsulated yeast at the bottom of each bottle. Thus, produci...
2017 Left Coast Truffle Hill Chardonnay ($24) This Chardonnay is from Oregon’s Left Coast “Truffle Hill” vineyard that contains four acres of European Black Truffle-inoculated hazelnut trees, shrub roses and holly oaks. This 100% Chardonnay is fer...
2015 Left Coast Cellars Truffle Hill Pinot Noir ($42) This Truffle Hill Pinot Noir is another excellent offering from Oregon’s Left Coast Cellars. It gets its name from the five-acre vineyard that is also home to four acres of European Black Truffl...
Pinot Noir is a wonderful varietal of wine. In the Old World (Europe), Pinot Noir is most famous from the Burgundy region of France. There, it is simply known as ‘Burgundy.’ In the U.S., Pinot Noir is grown in multiple regions. Two notable regions a...
2015 Left Coast Cellars Right Bank Pinot Noir ($42) Here’s another very nice Pinot Noir from Left Coast Cellars. This ‘Right Bank’ Pinot is from their highest elevation vineyard that is planted entirely with Pommard clone Pinot Noir. From 100% Pinot...
2016 Left Coast Cali’s Cuvée Pinot Noir ($24) Left Coast Cellars is located in Oregon’s Willamette Valley where Pinot is king. It’s 100% Pinot Noir, fermented in stainless steel and aged in 100% French oak for nine months. The Pinot’s from Willamet...
2016 Cloudline Pinot Noir ($15) Oregon’s Willamette has become quite well known for its Pinot Noir and this one from Cloudline is a fine example. The Cloudline wine was created in 2002 by Dreyfus Ashby who have been This Pinot is part of the Droug...
2015 Erath Pinot Noir ($13) This Pinot Noir is from Oregon, a state that has gotten and continues to get a lot of attention for Pinot Noir. While the Willamette Valley has gotten the most attention for their Pinot Noir, this one is a blend of diffe...