In Reply to: I shall drink to that! posted by Victor Khomenko on September 18, 2020 at 18:34:20:
we lived for decades in the Willamette Valley. I'd recommend Chehalem, Elk Cove, and Lange for excellent, mid-priced bottles. Ponzi, Archery Summit, Beaux Freres (partly owned by Robert Parker) Domaine Drouhin--- well, when you want the very best, those would be they.
Some prefer Oregon pinot that resembles the French style, more austere. I'd argue that's a mistake when the Oregon fruit and terroir are so different and are apparently, by nature, fuller, jammier. Some say pinot doesn't age well but I personally never experienced that. I kept many bottles from different wineries for up to fifteen years and never had a bottle go bad. Some started to resemble port--- but that was wonderful!
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- Pinot is our favorite libation, also. As you perhaps remember, - tinear 14:18:29 09/21/20 (6)
- I do remember... - Victor Khomenko 04:54:17 09/22/20 (5)
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