Anne Amie Vineyards, Carlton Oregon

Thanks to Caprial and John

A great time was had by all at our pre-IPNC dinner tasting featuring the cuisine of Caprial and John Pence of Caprial's Bistro in Portland. The chefs certainly lived up to their famed reputation producing an elegant meal that beautifully showed-off all the wonderful pinot noir wines provided by our guest wineries and, of course, our own Anne Amie Vineyards Pinot Noir selections.

We were often asked why we would showcase a group of California Pinot Noir producers here at our winery in Oregon, but anyone who tasted those wonderful wines knows why. The beauty of pinot noir is its ability to show the unique characteristics of the vineyards where it is grown and the lovely diversity of the excellent wines tasted underscored that beauty. Our goal for the evening was to celebrate that exciting diversity and share the passion and talent of the gifted winemakers that were our guests for the evening. (for a list of those wineries click here)

Great food, great wine and a perfect sunset made for an evening that will be well remembered by all who attended.

Goodbye IPNC 2006!

The 20th annual International Pinot Noir Celebration is now history and we're back at work at the winery this Monday with everyone looking a bit sleepy. It was a great event for everyone and we're happy to report a great success for us here at Anne Amie Vineyards as our featured wine, 2003 Anne Amie Vineyards Hawk's View Vineyard, was greeted with rave responses at every tasting. We were particularly flattered by compliments from such California pinot noir winemaking luminaries as Mike Richmond (Bouchaine), Richard Sanford (Alma Rosa) and Dr. David Bruce. Just as exciting for us was the buzz about our wines passing through the crowd as person after person came to our table and said, "I'm told I just have to taste your wine!"

The IPNC is certainly a great event and every pinot noir lover should try to make that pilgrimage at least once! Thanks to everyone who visiting us at the winery and at our tasting table during the event.

A West Coast Pinot Noir Dinner featuring the cuisine of Caprial's Bistro

Anne Amie Vineyards is pleased to invite you to join us for a very special evening at the winery. To kick-off our participation in The International Pinot Noir Celebration, we will be hosting a dinner and tasting featuring the diversity and exciting quality of West Coast Pinot Noir and cuisine on Thursday, July 27 – the evening before IPNC starts.

What is great wine without great food? A fabulous dinner will be assured as our guest chefs for the evening are Caprial and John Pence, owners of the renowned Caprial’s Bistro in Portland and hosts of the popular PBS television cooking show, Cooking for Family and Friends. (http://www.caprialandjohnskitchen.com)

Such fantastic food deserves equally exciting wines. In addition to a complete selection of the Willamette Valley wines of Anne Amie Vineyards, we will also be hosting some of the West Coast’s premier Pinot Noir winemakers and their wines. Guest winemakers for the evening will include:

• David Bruce, one of the pioneers of California Pinot Noir growing will share with us his renowned David Bruce Winery wines from the Santa Cruz Mountains and Santa Clara Valley. (www.davidbrucewinery.com)

• Keller Estate Winery winemaker Michael McNeill will present his outstanding Sonoma Coast Chardonnay and Pinot Noir wines. (http://www.kellerestate.com).
• Dymanic winemaker Kathy Joseph will share her sought after Fiddlehead Cellars wines from the Santa Rita Hills. Kathy touches both California and Oregon as she makes wines from both states. (www.fiddleheadcellars.com)

• Goldeneye Winery, part of the prestigious Duckhorn Wine Company, will present a full range of their distinctive wines from California’s Anderson Valley. Winemaker Zach Rasmuson will guide you through their exciting wines. (http://www.goldeneyewinery.com)

A West Coast Pinot Noir Dinner featuring the cuisine of Caprial’s Bistro

Thursday, July 27^th, 2006

Anne Amie Vineyards,

6580 NE Mineral Springs Rd., Carlton, Oregon

6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Reception and tasting of the wines of:

• Anne Amie Vineyards, Willamette Valley, Oregon
• David Bruce Winery, Santa Cruz Mountains, California
• Keller Estate Winery, Sonoma Coast, California
• Fiddlehead Cellars, Santa Rita Hills, California
• Goldeneye Winery, Anderson Valley, California

Cost: $95 per person

Reservations required – dress: wine country casual

Contact Melinda at 503-864-2991 or melinda@anneamie.com