2016 Brooks Winery White Blend Amycas Willamette Valley
Spiced stone fruits and white flowers
Oregon
2014 Walnut City Pinot Noir La Cantera Vineyard Chehalem Mountains
Lemony Pinot Noir from Chehalem Mountains
1996 Duck Pond Cellars XX Blanc de Noir Brut Willamette Valley
“A forgotten cache…”
2013 ROCO Winery RMS Brut Willamette Valley
Toasty, but bracing, too
2015 Division Wine Company Cabernet Franc Granit, Mae’s Vineyard Applegate Valley
“Youthful, taut, and nervy…”
2012 Quady North Cabernet Franc Mae’s Vineyard Applegate Valley
“Jazzy fruit and tomato vine…”
2014 Division Wine Company Chardonnay Un Willamette Valley
“A blaze of tropical and orchard fruit…”
2015 Division Wine Company Division-Villages Béton Oregon
Curious and delicious red blend from Oregon
2014 Nicolas Jay Pinot Noir Willamette Valley
“Concentrated and plummy yet freshly-minted…”
2014 Adelsheim Pinot Noir Breaking Ground Chehalem Mountains
“Enough freshness for sushi, salad, fresh cheeses, and fish…”
Oregon Pinot Noir, Sustainably Made
Wines from small producers committed to sustainability in the vineyard and the cellar.
Ten Favorite Wines of 2014, Number Two: 2011 Noel Family Vineyard Pinot Noir
A wine both chiseled and delicate, with a framework of bones and iron bedecked in pale flowers—it’s Burgundian, but from somewhere new.