Oregon

Country: US / Silver Linings Pinot Noir Variety: Rosé Oregon Winery: Rainstorm / Oregon Pretty to look at and lovely in the mouth, this all-Pinot rosé offers gentle hints of plum, sour cherry and orangeade. Bracing acidity puts a tight, tangy twist to the finish.

Country: US / White Variety: Pinot Noir Oregon Winery: Left Coast Cellars / Willamette Valley Though not a blush wine, this has a hint of a tawny color, and a whiff of alcohol reflecting the riper, warmer vintage. The fruit flavors range from Key lime to orangeade.

Country: US / Variety: Syrah Oregon Winery: Griffin Creek / Rogue Valley Syrah can be expressive even when slightly green, as it is here. Strawberry and raspberry fruit flavors are set amidst sharp, slightly chalky, citrusy acids. Best to drink this with grilled meats.

Country: US / Vineyard Select Variety: Pinot Noir Oregon Winery: Gresser / Chehalem Mountains Aromatic and forward, this is scented and flavored with macerated red plums and cherries. It remains tough and chewy, showing buttery lactic flavors that have not entirely integrated, with a bitter edge to the finish. More bottle age may help smooth […]

Country: US / Variety: Pinot Noir Oregon Winery: Melrose / Umpqua Valley Chunky and fruit forward, this opens with scents of roses and cherries, and cherry fruit is the most striking impression on the palate. There’s a light suggestion of leather also, and sharp, finishing acidity.

Country: US / Variety: Pinot Gris Oregon Winery: Kudos / Willamette Valley Young and lightly spicy, this brings crisp flavors of Asian pear to the forefront. It’s a straightforward wine, with just a dash of white pepper adding an interesting flavor note.

Country: US / Old Vine Variety: Zinfandel Oregon Winery: Sineann / Columbia Gorge (OR) Even by past standards, this new vintage of Sineann’s Old Vine Zin is spectacular, with ripe, jammy, concentrated fruit flavors of fig, black cherry and purple plum. The balance among the fruit, acidity, tannin and alcohol is spot-on, without blowing away […]

Country: US / Shea Vineyard Homer Variety: Pinot Noir Oregon Winery: Shea / Willamette Valley Homer is the estate reserve, wood-tank fermented and blended from the winemaker’s best barrels. Aromatic and toasty, it takes many hours to open fully, revealing a dense core of ripe cherry fruit wrapped in a mélange of tasty, toasty barrel […]

Country: US / Édition Limitée Variety: Chardonnay Oregon Winery: Domaine Drouhin Oregon / Dundee Hills This reserve-level cuvée has been made since 2004, but in severely limited amounts. A mix of one-third new, one-third once-used and one-third neutral oak barrels aged the blend. Rich, tight and sappy, it shows generous ripe stone and tropical fruits, […]

Country: US / Édition Limitée Variety: Pinot Noir Oregon Winery: Domaine Drouhin Oregon / Dundee Hills A block selection, this most rare offering from DDO has rippingly good aromatics, intense and complex, with dusty, dreamy spices wrapped around a seamless mix of berry, earth and herbal components. The somewhat gritty texture gives it muscle and […]

Country: US / Original Vines Estate Variety: Pinot Noir Oregon Winery: The Eyrie Vineyards / Dundee Hills Separate from the other Original Vines bottling, this is part of the new single-vineyard series, and includes the famed South Block grapes. Lush and fragrant, full-bodied yet in the classic, elegant Eyrie tradition, this bursts with complexity. Bramble, […]

Country: US / Variety: Pinot Noir Oregon Winery: Hinman / Oregon Despite its youth this is quickly peaking in flavor. It’s light but interesting, with rosewater, red apple and strawberry flavors. Tannins are soft and there’s a suggestion of saddle leather. It offers plenty of enjoyment for a Pinot at this price.