2006 Kim Crawford Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc

July 17, 2007 in Non-Oregon, Sauvignon Blanc, Tastings, Winelibrary TV

GOLD MEDAL – Royal New Zealand Show, International Aromatic Wine Competition 2006
That right there is good enough for me to find this wine appetizing. Then the smells of cut grass..and cat pee. Yes I said cat pee, Gary V uses it and I think it suits it well.
The taste brings to mind tropical fruit as [...]

Klassen 2004 Merlot

July 17, 2007 in Gifts, Merlot, Non-Oregon, Tastings

So the gift from my good friend was well worth it. In fact the bottle was gone before the night was done. What was great was that I enjoyed playing gears of war with my friends while I was tasting it.
For a merlot this had a lot of body and intense fruit flavors. I may [...]

Mahi 2006 Sauvignon Blanc

June 18, 2007 in Non-Oregon, Sauvignon Blanc, Tastings

Explosive grapefruit with the perfect balance of crisp acidity. I really couldn’t find much wrong with this wine. Although the color could have been better…but seriously, does that matter much?
This screw capped beauty is from New Zealan, you can see the price from my recent purchases post.
Gary V definitely nailed it.
Scored:93/100

2006 Pillar Box Red

June 12, 2007 in Blends, Non-Oregon, Tastings

mmm mmm mmm Pillar Box Red 53% Shiraz/37% Cab/10% Merlot of pure goodness.
I had this with a great group of people that I work with and it made it that much better. This wine was very soft on the mouth feel. I have to describe it as “bright” with lush red fruit. The best thing [...]

Domaine Drouhin Pinot Noir 2004

June 7, 2007 in Orygun, Pinot Noir, Tastings

Small bottle, big taste!
I really liked this 90 point wine…but I have to drop it a bit. It was too green for me, this bottle had a lot of herbal notes followed up by cherry. Old world fans would love this! The floral notes where just a little off balance from the fruit. Although [...]

2006 Eola Pinot Gris

June 5, 2007 in Orygun, Pinot Gris, Tastings

So my first experience with Pinot Gris…and I see the reason why people love these wines with seafood. The crispness and freshness is better than a cold 7up on a hot day!
Here is some info from Eola’s site
GOLD MEDAL – NEWPORT SEAFOOD AND WINE FESTIVAL 2007 SILVER MEDAL – ASTORIA WINE AND FOOD FESTIVAL 2007 [...]

2004 Old Growth Cellars Petit Sirah (AKA Durif)

May 22, 2007 in Durif, Non-Oregon, Petit Sirah, Tastings

So the first bottle of wine we had at the great Roy’s Club (See post below).
Petit Sirah, which was on the menu as just a normal syrah, is also known as Durif. I think this sounds better as the Petit makes it sound…petite….
Well this actually was a nice experience being my first taste of Petit [...]

2003 Murphy-Goode Alexander Valley Cabernet Sauvignon

May 22, 2007 in Blends, Cabernet Sauvignon, Non-Oregon, Tastings

So………..another Northern California wine. I know I know (points to title of blog) the Oregon Sipper isn’t living up to his name, BUT I will prevail once I am back in the Holy Land. This business trip to Eureka, California has been good to my pallet so far, and this bottle of wine was no [...]

2003 Moonstone Crossing Pinotage

May 22, 2007 in Non-Oregon, Pinotage, Tastings

Sad to say the first wine I am tasting on this Oregon Wine Journal is a Northern California Wine…shame I know. BUT we will save the best for last!
So this little diddy is my first experience of Pinotage (click on the link to find out more about this interesting grape) Here are my tasting notes [...]