Anne Amie Vineyards, Carlton Oregon

The Splendid Table

 

The Splendid Table is a one-hour program on American Public Media that celebrates culinary, culture, and lifestyle giving public radio listeners a fresh take on their love of food and drink.  A few weeks ago host Lynne Rossetto Kasper (pictured left), producer Sally Swift and a group of excited foodies came to tour the Willamette Valley and enjoy the bounty of our region. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The tour kicked off with a wine tasting on the roof of the Ecotrust building in Portland on one of the hottest days of the summer (yesterday and today being the hottest). 

With the Oregon Wine Board (OWB) as their guide, the guests sampled wines from A to Z/Rex Hill, Anne Amie, Brick House, Broadley Vineyards, Raptor Ridge and Soter Vineyards.

Above Thomas and I try to to keep stay cool while pouring our 2007 Cuvée A Amrita, 2007 Cuvée A Rosé and 2005 Willamette Valley Pinot Noir.  Pictured below is Thomas alongside the lovely and talented Stephany Boettner of OWB.

eRobertParker.com's Dr. Jay Miller

It's summertime in Oregon and that means visitors a plenty.  A few weeks ago we were paid a visit by Dr. Jay Miller from eRobertParker.com.  Jay is from Maryland so we waxed poetic about east coast restaurants and blue crabs (yes people I like them better than Dungeness).  We tasted through our 2007 white wines which were perfect for this warm day before taking him through our barrels from beginning to end of harvest.  Good timing because now our blends are finished and there's no more messing around in the cellar.  Dr. Jay paused for a quick photo with Thomas and I before heading off in his appropriately rented convertible.  Jay currently covers the wines of Oregon, Washington, Spain, Australia, South America and Greece.  It's a tough job but someone's gotta do it.  Cheers to you Jay!

A Visit with Appellation America's Alan Goldfarb

Last week, journalist Alan Goldfarb from Appellation America and friends descended upon the Willamette Valley and stopped in to have a nice lunch with us.  Pictured above is winemaker Thomas Houseman and me with Alan, Carl & Scott (l to r).  This was their 11th annual wine country tour together and we were honored to be a part of it!

Tanzer’s International Wine Cellar Reviews Our 2007 New White Wine Releases

Anne Amie Vineyards
By Josh Raynolds

2007 Anne Amie Cuvee A Amrita Willamette Valley ($15) Pale, bright straw. Strikingly aromatic nose offers pungent, mineral-driven citrus, peach and melon qualities, with a strong undercurrent of fresh flowers and herbs. The citrus and spice qualities carry onto the palate, which offers good juicy energy. Finishes with moderately persistent spicy and floral notes. 88

2007 Anne Amie Muller Thurgau Cuvee A Willamette Valley
($14) Very pale straw color. Intensely floral nose of white peach, honeysuckle, jasmine and candied lemon. Firm and dry, with tangy citrus and bitter pear skin flavors. Gains flesh and sweetness on the finish, leaving a dusty mineral quality behind. A seductive, fairly complex expression of this grape, which is rare outside of northeast Italy. 88

2007 Anne Amie Riesling Willamette Valley
($25) Pale yellow. Musky lemon and yellow plum aromas are brightened by dusty minerality. Fleshy citrus flavors are refreshingly dry-edged and brisk, with gentle acid bite. Finishes with moderate persistence and an echo of citrus zest. 88

2007 Anne Amie Pinot Gris Willamette Valley
($19) Light silver color. Pungent citrus and floral scents are brightened by dusty minerals and white pepper. Racy and sharply focused, with pure lemon and grapefruit flavors, light body and a kiss of bitter lime pith. A brisk, clean and impressively balanced example of the variety, with very good finishing lift and cut. 89

From the April 2008 Edition of Stephen Tanzer’s International Wine Cellar

Anne Amie on Wine Cast

I was happy to join hosts Tim Elliot of Wine Cast and Jeff Lefevere of Good Grape  along with fellow panelists Ryan from Catavino, Jeff Stai a.k.a. El Jefe from Twisted Oak, Kaz & Randy from Wine Biz Radio and Jill from domaine547.com on an current episode of Wine Cast. You can hear the show by following the link below:

 

http://winecast.net/2008/04/01/unfiltered-8-awba-twitter-amazon-more/