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2024

Remotion

Kenyon Vineyard, Rosé of Pinot Noir

A dark-hued rosé with rich, expressive fruit—watermelon, strawberries, and candied peach rings—framed by a lush mouthfeel. The finish is intriguing, marked by crushed Himalayan pink sea salt and Mediterranean herbs. Drink now.

2024

Ryanrose

Sauvignon Blanc

Expressive and vivid, this wine showcases notes of sea grass, sea spray minerality, mango, and white peach. Medium-bodied with focused acidity and bracing acid tension, it’s both refreshing and finely structured.

2025

Peter William

Peter William Vineyard, Grenache Rosé

From the Peter William Vineyard, this hillside-planted Grenache bursts out of the glass with mixed berry fruits and a nice blast of salty sea spray, followed by candied watermelon rind, underripe peach, and apricot notes. The fruit is silky and layered on the palate and framed by a firm spine of zesty, racy acidity. What a fantastic, focused, and complex Rosé. Suggested Retail $24.00. Made by Eric Weisinger (Weisinger Family Winery). 80 cases produced (plus 20 kegs for restaurants).

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2022

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A deliciously rich Viognier with excellent mid-palate density, offering ripe white and yellow peach, apricot, and lemon oil character. Crisp, mouthwatering acidity provides balance, leading to a long finish marked by pressed wildflowers and almonds. It’s the kind of white you’ll want alongside Dover sole in a caper butter sauce with mashed potatoes.

2022

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Full-bodied and voluptuous, this wine offers generous flavors of ripe apple, pear, and white peach. The palate is expressive and satiny, braced by excellent acid grip and finishing with layers of fruit and pressed wildflowers. Aged for 14 months in oak with native yeasts, including 11 to 12 months on the lees in 80% new French oak.

2022

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Fragrant red berry fruit is tinged with bay laurel, spearmint, thyme, and cherry pit. Medium-bodied on the palate, with blood orange acidity and elegant cedarwood notes, complemented by dried fennel, espresso, and a kiss of red licorice. After a short cold soak, the wine was whole-berry fermented with native yeasts, received two punchdowns, then was pressed to tank, settled, and racked to barrel to complete fermentation. Malolactic fermentation followed, and the wine was aged for up to 22 months in 25–35% new French oak. Blending occurred halfway through the aging process.

2022

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Leads with paprika, dried thyme, rosemary, and a touch of dried dill, all building into a medium-bodied wine with rich texture and superfine tannins—firm, muscular, yet well integrated. It shows admirable restraint, with balanced acidity and intense red berry fruit driving a long, juicy finish.

2022

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As the name, ‘Extravagance’ suggests, this is hedonistic and concentrated, especially so for the Rogue Valley; yet restrained at just 14.3% alcohol. Full-bodied with mixed berry compote, blueberry, and warm baking spices, with rich flourless chocolate cake notes, a lavishly bold mid-center, plump and round tannins, and a mouthwatering, juicy, fruit-driven finish marked by subtler mineral nuances, dried herbs, and sweet dates. Love this wine. It hits all the right notes at $42 per bottle and was made by Barrel 42 (Nichole Schulte and Herb Quady). Aged 22 months in 25% new French oak.

2022

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A supple, juicy Petite Sirah with expressive notes of rose petal, blackberry, and black cherry, accented by black pepper. Medium-bodied on the palate, with soft plum-like tannins, bright red berry fruit, and baking spices, all wrapped in a salty, saline minerality on the medium-length finish. The tannic muscle of Petite Sirah is nicely tamed here.

2022

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From Mae’s Vineyard—named for Margaux Mae, the owner’s daughter—this is a gorgeous Syrah, bursting with pure red cherry and blueberry fruit, interlaced with rose petal, violet, and a dusting of white pepper. The palate is all satin and silk, energized by tangy blood orange acidity and layered with hints of clove, mountain herbs, and wet stone minerality on a long, saline-acid finish. Simply spectacular.

2022

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A gentle giant of a Tempranillo. Red-toned fruit, cedarwood, and crushed cacao nibs rise on the nose and carry through the medium-bodied palate, where powerful, burly tannins build toward a towering finish. Give this a good decant and pair it with well-salted ribeyes. From Folin Vineyard, which has been ripped out. Fermented in bins, with twice daily punchdowns and pumpovers, and aged 24 months in 50% new French oak.

2022

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The 2022 Syrah from Somar is a vivid, red-fruited expression with blue fruit nuances woven throughout, framed by velvety tannins and supple fruit layered with baking spices, a hint of vanilla, and crushed rock minerality with espresso bean and violet nuances. All too easy to drink.

2022

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The Chehalem Mountain Vineyard, near the top of the Chehalem Mountain AVA, sits at 400 feet and is planted mostly on volcanic soils. Aged 18 months in 50% new French oak, this is a serious wine that benefits from a little air. It builds in the glass with bright orchard fruit, crisp green-apple skin, and delicate white-floral and warm brown-baking-spice notes. Absolutely pretty, completely crushable, and wonderfully mineral on the lengthy finish.

2022

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The Chehalem Mountain Vineyard, near the top of the Chehalem Mountain AVA, sits at 400 feet and is planted mostly on volcanic soils. No whole cluster here, but plenty of tannin comes from a one-third saignée bleed, which concentrates the skin-to-juice ratio. This wine has a good amount of grip, showcasing the firm tannins that come from grapes grown on this steep hillside. There’s marionberry and crunchy farmers’ market–ripe red fruit, layered with richer volcanic mineral character, lovely caramel and clove-spice notes, and an overall fragrance that’s both sumptuous and inviting.

2022

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From the Eola Springs Vineyard in Oregon. Aged 18 months in 50% new French oak. This is a very focused, very linear Chardonnay — clean, crisp, and intensely mineral-driven, with a cool wet-river-stone quality and a touch of pulverized chalk. Whispers of lemon and lime citrus mingle with white flowers, subtle almond, fennel blossom, and a hint of anise. Very lovely. Very pristine.

2022

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From the Eola Springs Vineyard in Oregon. Aged 18 months in 50% new French oak. No whole cluster here, but plenty of tannin comes from a one-third saignée bleed, which concentrates the skin-to-juice ratio. Jesse Katz likes the skin tannin this site delivers, and the technique helps those tannins stick. The wine is vivid, offering crunchy red fruit and conifer notes — that bright pine-forest character that’s so enticing from this area. The spice on the palate is lavish and rich, with smoked paprika and warm brown-baking-spice accents wrapped around ripe cherry fruit. The tannins are smooth and velvety, incredibly rich and flavorful, with a freshness factor that’s hard to beat.

2022

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One of the best wines I tasted from Wanderlust, this Viognier shows impressive mid-palate depth and fragrant, flinty minerality. Notes of quince and honeysuckle blossoms unfold gracefully, carrying through to a medium-length finish.

2023

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A darker‑styled Pinot Noir from this producer, the 2023 Above the Clouds from Benmar opens with the juicy richness of black cherry and black raspberry, warmed by cedarwood spice and enlivened by tangerine peel and grapefruit zest. The nose deepens with crushed raspberry, wild cherry and pomegranate, offset by wild herbs, rose petal and forest‑floor. On the palate, sinewy, crisp tannins support a saline‑tinged core that pulses with redcurrant, cranberry and strawberry fruit. Intense minerality and a whisper of black tea anchor the mid‑palate, while the finish drifts into cocoa‑powder, conifer and lingering brine—a hauntingly savory, vibrant expression of high‑elevation Willamette Pinot.

2023

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This is a wonderfully crunchy red- and black-fruited Pinot Noir. That texture carries onto the palate with a velvety, satiny quality, delivering a ripe, juicy, mineral-laced expression layered with dark forest pine, earth, and wet slate. The fruit is weighty yet pure—ripe, clean, and edged with crisp apple-skin tannins. Freshness drives the finish, accented by rich cedarwood and warm baking spices. Clones: Wadenswil, Pommard, 667. Aged 15 months in 38% new French oak, 28% once-used French oak, and 34% neutral French oak.

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2022

2022 Padigan Estate Reserve Viognier

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2022

2022 Padigan Estate Reserve Viognier

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2022

2022 Padigan Malbec

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2022

2022 Padigan Tempranillo

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2022

2022 Peter William Peter William Vineyard, “Extravagance” PWV Reserve Red

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2022

2022 Plaisance Ranch Petite Sirah Papa Joe’s Private Stash

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2022

2022 Quady North Mae’s Vineyard Syrah

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2022

2022 Ryanrose Tempranillo

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2022

2022 Somar Estate Grown Syrah

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2022

2022 The Setting Wines Chehalem Mountain Vineyard Chardonnay

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2022

2022 The Setting Wines Chehalem Mountain Vineyard Pinot Noir

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2022

2022 The Setting Wines Eola Springs Vineyard Chardonnay

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2022 The Setting Wines Eola Springs Vineyard Pinot Noir

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2022

2022 Wanderlust Viognier

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2023

2023 Benmar Above the Clouds Pinot Noir

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2023

2023 CHEV Pinot Noir (Oregon)

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