In this video, Jane Brooks Heuck, managing director of Brooks Winery, tells the secret of biodynamically crafted 2017 Riesling ($20). The Riesling was delicious and dry, with gorgeous up-front grapefruit and lemon aromatics and flavors. Also tasted the 2015 Janus Pinot Noir ($38).
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Video 3: Naseem Momtazi of Maysara Winery
Naseem Momtazi is the national sales director of Maysara Winery and one of three sisters who work in the family’s wine business. The elder Momtazis emigrated to Oregon from northern Iran after the fall of Shah Pahlavi during the 1979 Islamic Revolution. They settled in the Willamette Valley where they farm more than 500 acres […]
Video 2: Winemaker Scott Shull, Raptor Ridge Winery
In this video, Raptor Ridge Winery founder/winemaker Scott Shull describes the conditions for making his Barrel Select Pinot Noir ($30) and Temperance Hill Pinot Noir in Oregon’s Willamette Valley.
For heavenly pairings, it’s Oregon’s St. Innocent Pinot Noir
Mark Vlossak’s winemaking philosophy is simple: “I make wines to go with food.” The founder, owner, and president of St. Innocent Winery in Oregon’s Willamette Valley says people often wonder why a wine enjoyed at a restaurant disappoints when consumed at home without a meal. Wine must be balanced for food, says Vlossak, a single-vineyard […]
