Wine Preservation Cabinets – Controlling the Temperature
Numerous bars and restaurants have found that preserving wine and selling it by the glass can be quite difficult, especially when you want to preserve the taste of a bottle...
Gary W. Peterson
Erath Winery 2008 La Nuit Magique Pinot Noir
Erath Winery ( www.erath.com ) is located in the Dundee Hills, in the Willamette Valley of Oregon. For over forty years this winery has produced their wines, longer than any...
Great Cheap Wines – Great Taste for Little Money
When asked to write an article about great cheap wine, I thought long and hard about the best way to go about it. Rating wine has a lot to do...
Del Rio Vineyards & Winery
Del Rio Vineyards & Winery located in the Rogue Valley of Southern Oregon has earned a reputation for their grape production and premium estate wines. The vineyards are located on...
What Wines Go Well with Beef – Do Reds Go Best?
When trying to decide what wines go well with beef, most people think of the rule “Red wine with red meat, white wine with everything else”. While sometimes true, this...
The Scoop on Unoaked Chardonnay
For hundreds of years, winemakers worldwide have aged their wines in oak barrels, usually French Oak, to manipulate the true flavors of the fruit, believing the oak to enhance the...
Returning a Bad Bottle of Expensive Wine
It’s been a delightful evening with a choice group of friends at your home, with appetizers, light wine and cocktails, friendly conversations, and you feel wonderful. You are proud of...
August Cellars 2007 Pinot Noir
August Cellars is located on Chehalem Mountain, Newberg, Oregon, and part of the new AVA “Chehalem Ridge”. The land is 42 acres of working orchard purchased by the owners in...
2010 Treehouse Estate Pinot Gris
Vista Hills Vineyard & Winery, Dundee Hills, Dayton, Oregon Winemaker Dave Petterson has produced a winner here with this refreshing Pinot Gris of his. With clean minerality and lively acidity,...
Boutique Wines in the USA
It’s safe to say that everyone in the U.S. is aware of the explosion of the wine market, and consistent addition of wineries in places one would have questioned years...