The first time I encountered this winery was about eight years ago when they were just starting out. The tasting room was a tiny unfinished room with a couple used barrels serving as supports for a board laying on top. Nestled in the Eola~Amity Hills,…
I don’t know if any of you have been following the scandal at the court, but I’ll fill you in. The Court Of Master Sommeliers is an organization that certifies people as wine experts. With the upper tiers of the certifications that the court offers…
Last weekend, while visiting and entertaining with Betty, we went to deliver some tomatoes to Marilyn Webb at Bethel Heights. While the Eola~Amity Hills AVA is at the top of my favorite Oregon AVAs list, it had been about six or seven years since I’ve…
Since moving to Oregon, I’ve managed to work crush most years despite having full time jobs elsewhere. What is crush? I guess some people call it harvest. To winemakers, harvest refers to the picking of the grapes. Crush is when the grapes are then made…
Of all the AVAs in Oregon, the Eola-Amity Hills AVA holds a special place for me. It’s where I studied Oregon Pinot Noir, after all. And it’s where I met the divine Miss Betty O’Brien. Betty and her late husband, Dick, are one of the…
