This podcast episode this week with Approachment Wines is another classic example of stories overlapping and intertwining in a way that would be impossible if I had only visited the winery. For example, one of…
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The newsletter on Dion last week took a solid year to come to life. I have no idea how long this story has been brewing for me. I know it started before November 13, 2020,…
View PostThe newsletter on Dion last week took a solid year to come to life. I have no idea how long this story has been brewing for me. I know it started before November 13, 2020,…
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I have noticed a trend with my winery visits this year. It is all about checking off wineries on my ever-growing list. I have no idea how long Granville Wine Company has been on my…
View PostI have noticed a trend with my winery visits this year. It is all about checking off wineries on my ever-growing list. I have no idea how long Granville Wine Company has been on my…
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Over the years, I have uncovered many people coming from the world of Tech into wine. I can relate to getting back to an essential kind of life and not having the stress of an…
View PostOver the years, I have uncovered many people coming from the world of Tech into wine. I can relate to getting back to an essential kind of life and not having the stress of an…
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Some stories take a bit of time to unfold. It’s not because the story isn’t good. There are simply times when you are chasing way too many squirrels, and time gets in the way. For…
View PostSome stories take a bit of time to unfold. It’s not because the story isn’t good. There are simply times when you are chasing way too many squirrels, and time gets in the way. For…
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Twenty years ago, a 3.5-acre vineyard named Elle Reve was planted with Dijon clones 115, 114, 667, 777, and Pommard. The winery was called Laura Volkman Vineyards, and Laura was part of a dynamic husband-wife…
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When we hear about a new winery opening, there is always a backstory of the who and the why. There are many stories where the backstory consists of a lifelong dream of wanting to own…
View PostWhen we hear about a new winery opening, there is always a backstory of the who and the why. There are many stories where the backstory consists of a lifelong dream of wanting to own…
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It is heartbreaking to hear the story of Jimi Brooks passing away suddenly during harvest leaving his legacy to his eight-year-old son Pascal. However, to hear how 12 winemakers stepped up to the plate to…
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Jimi Brooks, the founder of Brooks Wine, grew up in Oregon, went to Beaverton High School, and graduated Linfield College in 1989. He is a man who traveled the world, spent ten years in Europe while doing a harvest in Beaujolais. In doing some research, people describe Jimi as “a restless world traveler with a magnetic personality, who had a weakness for Moto Guzzi motorcycles, Unimog lorries, and vintage Land Rovers.” Jimi moved to Oregon in the late 90s, where wine was starting to boom. Before Brooks Wines was created, Jimi was taken under the wing of Mo Momtazi, the vineyard owner of Maysara Winery
View PostJimi Brooks, the founder of Brooks Wine, grew up in Oregon, went to Beaverton High School, and graduated Linfield College in 1989. He is a man who traveled the world, spent ten years in Europe while doing a harvest in Beaujolais. In doing some research, people describe Jimi as “a restless world traveler with a magnetic personality, who had a weakness for Moto Guzzi motorcycles, Unimog lorries, and vintage Land Rovers.” Jimi moved to Oregon in the late 90s, where wine was starting to boom. Before Brooks Wines was created, Jimi was taken under the wing of Mo Momtazi, the vineyard owner of Maysara Winery
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Dan Warnshuis from Utopia started in wine by converting a laundry room into a wine cellar to opening a wine shop in Napa. But, his dream and vision didn’t stop there. He wanted his vineyard,…
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There are many differences between being a judge and being a volunteer, the first being arrival time. I was instructed to show up between 7:30 and 8:00. I have zero issues getting up early, but dang, my morning routine starts at 5:00, and I usually am not done walking Globgor until 8:00. Side note: I was nervous as all got out like last year wearing deodorant. Trying to find an effective non-scent deodorant is next to impossible! Zero difference this year. I was still worried as all get out. My arrival was ten minutes past 8:00. Nobody noticed my tardiness.
View PostThere are many differences between being a judge and being a volunteer, the first being arrival time. I was instructed to show up between 7:30 and 8:00. I have zero issues getting up early, but dang, my morning routine starts at 5:00, and I usually am not done walking Globgor until 8:00. Side note: I was nervous as all got out like last year wearing deodorant. Trying to find an effective non-scent deodorant is next to impossible! Zero difference this year. I was still worried as all get out. My arrival was ten minutes past 8:00. Nobody noticed my tardiness.
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What surprises me the most about Lundeen Wines is nobody in my immediate circle knows of these wines. It’s not like Michael is a newcomer to the scene. In 2001 he graduated from U of O with a journalism degree. He sold one story to a magazine and only used his degree one other time for a story about wine and architecture. It begs the question, how in the world does one go from getting a degree in journalism to wine for the better part of 20 years?
View PostWhat surprises me the most about Lundeen Wines is nobody in my immediate circle knows of these wines. It’s not like Michael is a newcomer to the scene. In 2001 he graduated from U of O with a journalism degree. He sold one story to a magazine and only used his degree one other time for a story about wine and architecture. It begs the question, how in the world does one go from getting a degree in journalism to wine for the better part of 20 years?
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Wynne Peterson-Nedry is the daughter of Harry Peterson-Nedry, who is Oregon Wine Royalty in many regards. Harry is responsible for the first vineyard in Oregon’s Ribbon Ridge AVA over 30 years ago and just last…
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