seth8530
The Atomic Wine Maker
So,
As a few of you might know I spent the summer in Oregon doing an internship. One of the things that I fell in love with a lot of things in the pacific northwest. These include, an abundance of mead, cider, cheese, good wholesome food and last but not least, great wine.
One of the more interesting opportunities while I was in Oregon involved getting to go on an all expenses paid wine tour. We visited three wineries.
The first was depontecellars, which is kind of cenetered in a cute little firehouse thing.
http://www.depontecellars.com/lonesome-rock
They had some good wine, all of them had a fairly strong greenpepper/ spicy notes in them. They said this was from terroir. However, I am not quite sure I bought that. Either way, their wines were good but at the price point I did not get any. However, the staff at the winery was great and I would recommend a visit.
The second winery we visited was Arbor Brook. It was themed of a farm house like building. I tried a few of the reds and they were good, but the wines that the showed the best from them were the whites. We purchased a Pinot Gris and a pho ice wine from them. The ice wine has already been consumed, so sorry no review. However, a review on the pinot gris will come later for those who are interested.
http://www.arborbrookwines.com/
The third, and my personal favorite, though it might be because they had A/C, was Ribbon Ridge Estate, or aramenta cellars, depending on your choice of names. This place has been many things before, but the people who run it are like a great mom and pop pair. They have farmed and made many things, and even make some of their own cheeses.
From these guys we purchased their 2010 claret, and a 2010 and 2012 pinot noir. I would highly recommend giving these guys a visit.
http://www.aramentacellars.com/
As a few of you might know I spent the summer in Oregon doing an internship. One of the things that I fell in love with a lot of things in the pacific northwest. These include, an abundance of mead, cider, cheese, good wholesome food and last but not least, great wine.
One of the more interesting opportunities while I was in Oregon involved getting to go on an all expenses paid wine tour. We visited three wineries.
The first was depontecellars, which is kind of cenetered in a cute little firehouse thing.
http://www.depontecellars.com/lonesome-rock
They had some good wine, all of them had a fairly strong greenpepper/ spicy notes in them. They said this was from terroir. However, I am not quite sure I bought that. Either way, their wines were good but at the price point I did not get any. However, the staff at the winery was great and I would recommend a visit.
The second winery we visited was Arbor Brook. It was themed of a farm house like building. I tried a few of the reds and they were good, but the wines that the showed the best from them were the whites. We purchased a Pinot Gris and a pho ice wine from them. The ice wine has already been consumed, so sorry no review. However, a review on the pinot gris will come later for those who are interested.
http://www.arborbrookwines.com/
The third, and my personal favorite, though it might be because they had A/C, was Ribbon Ridge Estate, or aramenta cellars, depending on your choice of names. This place has been many things before, but the people who run it are like a great mom and pop pair. They have farmed and made many things, and even make some of their own cheeses.
From these guys we purchased their 2010 claret, and a 2010 and 2012 pinot noir. I would highly recommend giving these guys a visit.
http://www.aramentacellars.com/
