Anne Amie Vineyards, Carlton Oregon

Finding Anne Amie wines in your hometown

 

 

You’ve made the trek to Oregon.  You discovered Anne Amie.  You’re in love.  Now you’re home and you want more.

We understand.

We are happy to announce that you can now find our classic label Anne Amie and Cuvee A wines in 29 states (yellow) with 7 more (green) to be added in 2010!

While we’re able to ship to many states, compliance is still an issue and because we’re a small winery, our wines can be hard to find.  Ask for them at your favorite retailer or restaurant and if you’re still having trouble, call us at 503-864-2991 or [email protected] and we’ll help make your dreams of sipping Anne Amie Pinot noir in your very own home a reality.

Happy New Year!

 

Rosé - Not just for summer anymore

Katherine Cole of the Oregonian wrote a great article last week about Oregon rosé.  Her point being that rosé isn't just for summer sipping anymore.  Pinot Noir rosé is a great accompaniment to fresh fall cuisine, it's just as food friendly as it's big brother pinot noir and usually half the price. 

If you're a local or visiting Portland, here are some sweet spots to sit and savor some good Oregon bounty paired with good Oregon pinot noir rosé...

Many of our favorite local restaurants and wine shops have been supportive of our 2007 Cuvée A Pinot Noir rosé all year long.  Sip it by the glass with one of chef Troy MacLarty's amazing creations at Lovely Hula Hands on North Mississippi or with one of the organic and delicious vegetarian selections at The Farm Café off Burnside at SE 7th.  Try it at Amalie Roberts sweet little wine bar Kir on NE 7th with her famous smoked trout.  Amalie is a true lover of rosé offering up to 10 by the glass at times!  You can also find it by the glass or by the bottle at the french bistro Sel Gris.  Located in Ladd's Addition on Hawthorne, this restaurant has amazing dishes best enjoyed sitting at the bar counter where you can watch chef Daniel Mondok working his magic in the kitchen.

Another place to enjoy our rosé on premise is at Lupa on Mississippi, one of my favorite wine bars owned by one of my favorite wine girls.  Lupa is small and intimate and a perfect place to cozy up on the fall nights ahead.  And p.s. Amanda bakes and sells her own cookies too.  yum. 

Thanks to our Henry Wine Group rep Bonnie Crocker for sharing her love of our rosé with these accounts!

Enjoy,

Kim

Travelogue New York: Planes, Subways, Trains & Automobiles - Part I

Last month I traveled to New York to spend time with our distributor Domaine Select Wine Estates.  Day one was my first NY City "work with" with Mauro who visits accounts all over Manhattan.  These wine reps are incredible - after one day of walking miles and miles and riding the subway many times, I was beat!   You can see Mauro pictured below with his rolling case full of wine (which p.s. he has to carry up and down subway stairs!)

Mauro and I visited a number of retail shops throughout the day including Pasanella and Son owned by a local designer Marco Pasanella.  Wines are arranged by the foods they pair with and the shop is vintage cool.  

We stopped for lunch at the historic Bridge Cafe located right beside and almost under the Brooklyn Bridge.  This gem is hidden down on the old cobblestone streets of the financial district - was built in 1794 and is the oldest drinking establishment in NYC.  They serve both our pinot noir and Amrita by the glass.  The food was incredible.  One taste of the roasted autumn squash bisque with ingredients so fresh I felt like I was back in Portland.  

My favorite find while in NYC was the very hip new wine shop and bar Clo, recently opened by sommelier Andrew Bradbury (formerly of Las Vegas' Aureole) in the Time Warner Building.  Clo sells wine by the pour in an enomatic system and has an incredible digital catalogue (pictured below) that beams down on the bar counter giving consumers instant information at their fingertips.  I visited the bar initially to see hand blown glass decanters that my boyfriend created for Clo (glass cases surround the bar showcasing awesome glassware - lucky for us they're all available for purchase).  Imagine my excitement when I saw Anne Amie's Deux Vert Vineyard Pinot Noir alongside the other great wines! 

Day 1 was a great experience getting to meet like minded wine enthusiasts and seeing much of the great city of New York in the process.  Exhausting but worth it - thanks Mauro!

Stay tuned for New York Day 2 and my visit to the land of Bill & Hillary Clinton and the Headless Horseman of Sleepy Hollow...Westchester.

Whidbey Island Washington

I have a very bad habit of taking photos while I'm driving.  It's terribly easy to get carried away with the pacific northwest sunsets.  The photo above is one I took on my way to Whidbey Island, Washington a few weeks back when I was headed up for an in- store tasting with Cole from our WA distributor, Cascade Trade. 

Whidbey Island is simply gorgeous.  The south island and more specifically Langley is a sweet little town full of artists, amazing shops and restaurants and you can feel the sense of community the moment you get off the ferry.  Cole and I started our Saturday morning at Useless Bay Coffee Company where we sat out in the sunshine and enjoyed coffee and live music before heading to the tasting. The in store tasting was at Vino Amore a great little wine shop owned by husband and wife team Brian and Gail pictured behind the bar below (who are not only entrepreneurs but great local actors as well!). 

After our day of tasting we headed to the wonderful Prima Bistro where we were joined by Chef Sieb Jurriaans and Star Store owner Gene Felton.  I didn't get to spend nearly enough time there but thankfully it's very close so I'll be back.  For all of you looking for a peaceful little getaway, Whidbey's the place - and drink some Anne Amie wine while you're there!

Thanks to Cole, Brian & Gail and Chef Sieb for a fantastic day on Whidbey!

P.S. Congratulations to Cole (pictured below on our ferry ride back to the mainland) and his wife on the arrival of their first child - Camile Rose Ratliff a couple weeks ago!

Team West LA

A few weeks back our amazing West Los Angeles Henry Wine Group sales team lead by Regional Manager Jenna Chevigny visited us for an afternoon at the winery.  Pictured above is winemaker Thomas Houseman with the dream team after tasting through the 2007 pinot noir barrels. 

Southern California

Thomas and I flew down to Newport Beach for our California distributor Henry Wine Group's general training meeting last Friday.  Afterwards we headed up to Los Angeles where we spent the weekend checking out the culinary scene there.  On Saturday, we enjoyed an amazing brunch at Campanile Restaurant.  Originally built in 1929 by Charlie Chaplin, La Brea Bread Company and Campanile were opened by famed Chef Mark Peel in 1989.  Both have been the recipients of numerous awards and nominations including James Beard Outstanding Restaurant Award and Best California Chef.  Thanks to GM and wine director Jay Perrin for taking the time to taste through our wines. 

We also visited Manhattan Beach where we hit the very hip and beautiful Shade Hotel and then Rock'N Fish for delicious artichokes and oysters which pair perfectly with the 2007 Cuvee A Muller Thurgau!  You'll be seeing our wines on all of these lists soon.  Thanks to Cynthia for being such a great hostess.

Pictured above, winemaker Thomas Houseman and me outside of the Rock'N Fish in Manhattan Beach.

Cheers,

Kim

Copper River Salmon at Ray's Boathouse

Every year from May to June salmon lovers look forward to getting their hands on fresh Copper River Salmon from Alaska and nothing tastes better with these tasty fish than  Oregon Pinot Noir. 

A few weeks ago Anne Amie was invited to join 18 of our Oregon wine compatriots at Ray's Boathouse in Seattle for a Copper River Salmon Extravaganza.  Pictured above are some good winery folk and our hostess Molly (in black) from Ray's alongside the guests of honor.  Pictured below we toast to the night!

Thanks to Christy from our distributor Cascade Trade in Seattle for hooking us up with Molly and the good people at Ray's.

Vintage Berkeley

Yesterday Thomas and I spent the day doing work withs in San Francisco and Berkeley respectively.  Pictured above is Rick Mickaels from the Henry Wine Group in front of one of the coolest wine shops I've been in - Vintage Berkeley.  The shop is located on Vine Street (of course) in the old 1930's municipal water pumping station.  The focus is on small production wines and if all goes well they'll be picking up our 2007 muller thurgau!

After a long day we enjoyed dinner at Absinthe in San Francisco where we shared an assortment of oysters and a bottle of our good friends and neighbor Soter's Brut Rose.  It was pure heaven and a great reward for the last three busy days.

Thanks, we'll see you soon California!

Cheers,

Kim

Kent Fitzgerald visits Anne Amie

We were happy to have Kent Fitzgerald, a vice president of The Henry Wine Group and our brand manager visit the winery last week. Kent joined us for lunch and then tasted through the 2007 vintage in the cellar. Pictured here (left to right), winemaker Thomas Houseman and our viticulturist, Jason Tosch pour barrel samples of 2007 pinot noir for Kent. The Henry Wine Group represents Anne Amie Vineyards in Oregon, California, Virginia, Washington D.C. and Maryland.