Best value Oregon Pinot Noir… ever. Bradley Vineyards Shea 2016

Thursday, May 23rd, 2019 Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »

Full disclosure: I drink a LOT of Oregon Pinot Noirs. A LOT. I've likely rated close to 100 of them on my cellar tracking app, yet I rarely, if ever write about them here. Why? As I've often said, Pinot's ...

Finally, an actual, damn good Pinot Noir, for under $20.

Friday, October 20th, 2017 Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »

I've often said "Pinots are like Porsches. Good ones are expensive, and bad ones are also expensive." A truly great Pinot Noir is a treasure, but they are elusive, and usually expensive. In my experience "cheap" Pinot Noirs are often ...

Four Graces 2012 Willamette Valley Pinot Noir

Tuesday, July 21st, 2015 Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »

I usually avoid Pinot Noir. Perhaps "avoid" is the wrong word… more like eschew, or maybe just "pick something else for fear of being disappointed." A great Pinot is indeed a wonderful thing, but a mediocre Pinot is far ...

2011 Royal Crest Red

Monday, May 12th, 2014 Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »

I grabbed a bottle off the shelf the other night to just have something cheap and red with dinner. I honestly can not recall when this bottle showed up, but I do recall that it was a freebie. It was ...

Mystery Windfall

Sunday, November 15th, 2009 Posted in Uncategorized | 1 Comment »

I'll let you in on a not-so-hidden secret: While I like wine quite a bit, I don't know much about wine. When I sit down to share what I thought about any particular wine it is usually a bit after ...

Owen Roe 2006 Cabernet Franc “Rosa Mystica”

Thursday, December 25th, 2008 Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »

This that Cab Franc I mentioned in my last post. It is from Owen Roe, and named "Rosa Mystica" The bottle features a moody photograph of a ruined Irish abbey and tells tales of the misdeeds of the evil Oliver ...