One sip at a time
The more I learn about the nuances and intricacies of wine and wine making, the more I need to break it down into the simple building blocks. When you consider the final product of the wine in your glass and how it smells, tastes and finishes you may not think...
We made our first trip to Dukes Family Vineyards in the summer of 2015. Dukes has a beautiful spot in the Eola-Amity Hills of the Willamette Valley. In 2015 we tasted in their small building overlooking their pond. As the picture indicates, the small tasting room allowed for beautiful views...
A couple weeks ago I opened a surprising, to me, email. You see it was congratulating me on passing my WSET Level 3 Award for Wine with Merit. Don’t get me wrong I was very excited to not only pass but get by with Merit. I had taken the Level...
The more I learn about the nuances and intricacies of wine and wine making, the more I need to break it down into the simple building blocks. When you consider the final product of the wine in your glass and how it smells, tastes and finishes you may not think...
Welcome to my journey in wine. While my first experience in visiting wineries happened in 2008 in the Tuscan countryside. My passion for wine really begun on our first trip to the Willamette Valley of Oregon in 2011. Since then we have made six trips back to the rolling Dundee...
