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Willamette Valley Vineyards: An afternoon with Oregon’s Pinot Noir

As part of Friday's festivities at the 5th Annual Wine Bloggers Conference in Portland, Oregon, we had to board unmarked buses that would take us into Oregon's Willamette Valley wine country. Our destination: Willamette Valley Vineyards and an incredible visit filled with Oregon's specialty, the Pinot grape. Willamette Valley Vineyards was named 2011 Winery of [...]

2019-03-20T13:58:14-06:00Travel, Wine|

#pinkiesdown: it’s wine in a can

Love that hashtag. You'll find it on Union Wine Company's Underwood Pinot in a Can. It sums up their approach to wine and wine making...making crafted wines from Oregon that are affordable. Underwood is just one of three wine brands from Union Wine Company.  They also have Kings Ridge and Alchemist. Underwood draws from the [...]

2019-03-20T13:58:03-06:00Wine|

West Coast Book Tour Wine & Travel Adventures: Sarver Winery

One of the great things about a West Coast Book Launch Tour (for my new book, KeeKee’s Big Adventures in Paris, France) was the great travel and wine experiences to be had…from Washington to Oregon to California! After Washington, we hit Oregon and THE region for Pinot Noir in the U.S....Willamette Valley. Sarver Winery was our [...]

2019-03-20T13:58:09-06:00Wine|

West Coast Book Tour Wine & Travel Adventures: Treveri Cellars

One of the great things about a West Coast Book Launch Tour (for my new book, KeeKee's Big Adventures in Paris, France) is there were great travel and wine experiences to be had...from Washington to Oregon to California! We started in Seattle which meant Washington wine. Just into town, a friend gave us a bottle [...]

2019-03-20T13:58:09-06:00Wine|

Wine Discoveries: Red Speed Tasting at Wine Bloggers Conference 2012

As part of the 5th Annual Wine Bloggers Conference in Portland, we had the opportunity to travel Oregon and around the world via wine glass. During Live Wine Blogging sessions, think speed dating for discovering new favorite wines, we spent a fast paced hour of wineries visiting tables and giving several minute presentations on the one wine they were [...]

2019-03-20T13:58:14-06:00Wine|

Wine Discoveries: White & Rosé Speed Tasting at Wine Bloggers Conference 2012

In addition to visiting three fabulous wineries at the 5th Annual Wine Bloggers Conference in Portland, we had the opportunity to travel Oregon and around the world via wine glass. One lively tasting opportunity was the Live Wine Blogging, think speed dating for discovering new favorite wines. This fast paced hour has wineries visiting tables and [...]

2019-03-20T13:58:14-06:00Wine|

Pfeiffer Winery: Oregon Wines & Experiences to Remember

"Fine wine has a destiny," Robin Pfeiffer told us during our lively morning visit to his Pfeiffer Winery on the Wine Bloggers Conference 2012 pre-excursion to Eugene, Oregon.  The fact that Pfeiffer Winery sells 90% of their 70-acre sustainable vineyard's grapes to King Estate Vineyards, tells you they must be good. After a visit with [...]

2019-03-20T13:58:14-06:00Travel, Wine|

The King of Oregon Wine: King Estate Winery

My first sip of King Estate wine was back in 2004 living in Seattle. Since then, they've been on my 'must visit wineries' list. When this year's Wine Bloggers Conference, to be held in Oregon, announced a pre-conference trip to Eugene with a King Estate Winery visit, I finally had my excuse to visit the [...]

2019-03-20T13:58:16-06:00Wine|
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