Pacific Northwest
Planning a trip to the Pacific Northwest in the next few weeks. Flying to Vancouver and going to Victoria, Seattle. Willamette Valley(Portland), Bend, Oregon and Ashland, Oregon. Looking forward to the trip. I have been trying to determine which wineries to visit during our time in the Willamette Valley. Possibilities -- Argyle, Domaine Drouhin, Ken Wright, Anam Cara, Domain Serene, Archery Summit, Sineann, Patricia Green -- Many wineries to consider. Any suggestions.
We have tried several Willamette Valley wines lately.
Eyrie Pinot Gris 2010 $15 OK pinot Gris. Not enough fruit.
Adelshem 2010 Pinot Gris $15 Liked this wine alot. Good fruit and acid with nice bouquest
Anam Cara 2007 Nicolas Pinot Noir $22. Enjoyed this wine. Oregon Pinot Noirs tend to have more acid and less fruit than California Pinot Noirs. Nice wine.
Farmers market haul today -- Cauliflower, Paula Red apples, prune plums -- plum torte time, corn, escarole, shitake mushrooms, carrots, cippolini onions, wahoo from NJ waters, flounder, and leeks. Dinner tonight fried flounder, corn on the cob, sauteed escarole, steamed cauliflower, buffalo mozzarella with tomatoes from my garden and carrots and toasted Italian bread. The Adelshem wine was excellent. Good acidity with nice fruit. Enjoyed it a great deal.
My friends came over for a crazy meal last week. Lobster and avocado salad, lamb kebobs, grilled vegetables, cheeses and wonderful wines. For dessert we had a vanilla cake with a chocolate ganache frosting. My wife had requested a chocolate cake with vanilla frosting but I got things reversed. The wines were awesome.
Prosecco riondo - Good basic prosecco. I am not a fan as I like Cava much more. OK. Slightly sweet.
Champagne Baron Dauvergne Brut Privilege $50 80% pinot noir and 20% chardonnay. Big wine with lots of flavor. Enjoyed.
1994 Podere Rocche dei Manzoni Barolo Oldest Barolo I have ever tasted. It was very good. The fruit was still there and the wine drank wonderfully.
Acacia Lone Tree Vineyard Pinot Noir 2008 $50 Enjoyed this wine. Nice fruit.
Scottsdale, Arizona tip. Champagne bar Nar-Cisse http://narcisse.drgtools.com/ in the Scottsdale Quarter mall. Excellent Champagnes by the glass. They have happy hour most days and I had a decent Spanish brut rose cava Campo Viejo for $4 per glass. They also had a Chateau St Michelle sparkling wine that I tasted and was not impressed. Not sweet with good fruit flavor. I also had small plates of food for $3 per plate. The place has a nice bar and lots of comfy tables.
Other wines
Domaine Le Fay D'Homme muscadet sevre et maine sur lie $10 Nothing special, unbalanced white wine that I would not recommend.
Chalone 2008 Chardonnay Estate $20 One of my favorites. Oak nicely integrated with fruit.
Next stop the Pacific Northwest. Enjoy.
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