Willamette Valley

Eyrie Vineyards Immortalized with Collector's Item

wine_penThe Eyrie Vineyards  of Oregon is a pioneer in American winemaking, a small business whose work has placed the United States among the most respected and top ranking wine producers in the world. They were the first winemaker to grow pinot noir in Oregon's Willamette Valley, and in 1975, they produced the first American pinot noir to compete successfully in France with the renowned pinot noirs of Burgundy. In 1979, they placed in the top ten pinot noirs at the Olympiades des Vins in Paris.


Now Eyrie is commemortating that event through timeless pieces of functional art. The 35-year-old wood from their original grapevines will live on in a limited edition writing instrument by William Henry Studios.

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The basics of decanting old and young red wines.

Decanting has two purposes: The first is to remove the sediment from a wine, and the second is allowing the wine to breathe. This typically applies to red wines as white wines do not usually need to be decanted.

Learn About the Grape with winemaker Matthew Loso

We were in Walla Walla, Washington right after a harvest that was sped along dramatically by a frost the previous week. I met with Matthew Loso, award-winning Washington state winemaker, and talked with him about harvest – the “crush”.

Top Ten Wine Destinations for 2012

Where people are planning to wine tour and taste in the coming year

A recent survey of U.S. respondents found 48 percent planned to visit a U.S. vineyard in 2012. The top ten planned destinations were:

How to Pair Wine with Chicken

When pairing wine with food, it is much more critical that you think about the sauce than the particular kind of meat. For example, because chicken is a light white meat...