The End of the Road (Show)

Today was the final "Discover Oregon Wine" Road Show at the Officer's Club at Fort Mason in San Francisco.  Wines from 40 wineries all over Oregon were showcased in this unique trade tasting event.  Chef Vitaly Paley from Paley's Place in Portland even made the trek down to pair his amazing culinary creations with our wines. 

It's interesting how so many people don't realize that Oregon even has a wine country and "you can grow cabernet and syrah in Oregon?  But it's COLD and RAINY!"  Well, we were all there to answer questions like that and more.  Oregon has 16 AVAs and with almost 400 wineries and about 800 vineyards we have a lot to offer any discerning palate. 

Today Thomas and I had fun showing off his 2007 releases - Estate Riesling and the new dry Muller Thurgau.  I love hearing "I'll skip the muller thurgau" and then after the first sip it's all they can talk about.  We also previewed our 2006 Winemaker's Selection Pinot Noir which won't be released until around Thanksgiving.  Both the '07 Riesling and '07 Muller Thurgau are available now and can be purchased from our distributors, the winery or our website.

We had a great turnout so hopefully you Californians who know a thing or two about Oregon wines will find more and more of us popping up on lists at your favorite restaurants and retail shops.

Thanks to the Oregon Wine Board for putting this all together and thanks to everyone in DC, Dallas, NYC and San Francisco who took time to come out and see us.

Cheers,

Kim

Thomas relaxing in the flowers

The view from our tasting