Recent content by Jim Diven

Haven't been upstairs to WG for years, but the Triple Door shares the wine list and a portion of the menu. Unfortunately this list is not updated all that often. I had the 2000 Druet about 14 months ago I think and it was solid and at that price a nice bargain. It has been sold out since...

As you probably aware, the Russian River AVA is located within the Sonoma Coast AVA so while confusing, either is technically correct. This vineyard is located in the Forestville-Guerneville area which is pretty much the heart of the RRV and several miles from the 'True Sonoma Coast', 'West...

Thanks for the tip Marc. Now that i've stopped in and bought what little she would sell me, Vif has 2014 Pif, Gamay, and Sauvignon #2. And also 2014 Pepiere 'classique' and Briords. She didn't have much Briords however.

Brad, what I have been buying (and enjoying) from Vif has been the 2013. Shawn keeps saying they will get a smidgen of the 2014 wines, but it seems things are very backward here in South Alaska. No Pepiere yet either...

I pay a fair amount of attention to Oregon wine and would have said no but searching Muscat and Oregon on Cellartracker produced an interest result. Some solid producers seem to be making wine from Muscat - Belle Pente, Patty Green, Brooks, etc. Eyrie seems to have made Muskat Ottonel as far...

I've never been and will likely never go, but if you want more adventurous than charcuterie this, I believe related place, is across the hall. Radiator Whiskey

While I don't indulge in the audiophile area myself, I think its fine to be fascinated with spending 1st growth or DRC, or I suppose SQN money on small incremental improvements in audio quality. This little gem however, was just a bit too much of a reach (stretch?) for me '...he began setting...

Way back in the 90s a friend who had done a bit of a driving tour of the Hill Country gave me bottle from Sister Creek Vineyards. I think it was some kind of bordeaux blend. Our expectations were very low, I remember being surprised at it being drinkable at all. That said, I also recall it...

I don't follow domestic chardonnay much, even from Oregon. And if it's from Washington, run the other way. Most of the successful OR chardonnay i've tried has been from Cameron. I have had only 1 Crowley chardonnay - 2009 WV. Heavy malo butter and more than a little oak. Note 2009 was a warm...

Sorry, thought we were talking about Hood River. Most of those will be a good 2+ hours from there. Shorter for the ones downtown, and even farther longer for the ones towards Eola-Amity. Felthoven is just another Seattle area immigrant who likes Oregon pinot. I've met him a couple times, nice...

The Columbia Gorge is not really pinot noir country, although I think Syncline has one. That thread will be all about the Willamette Valley, and I'll give it about 3 more posts before people start naming big, cali weight bruisers. The list in post #2 is pretty good although i'd add Teutonic and...

I've had a few Memaloose wines I tried on Brian Campbell's suggestion - i'm sure he can add more. Pretty decent, and definitely not the stereotypical oak/extraction monsters. I see Cor wines on the lists of some pretty good restaurants up here, but have not braved one as yet.

I'm available, and possibly my better half as well. Sorry, things are a little busy at the moment, or I might otherwise offer to host. I will ping Lee Short to see what he is up to - I haven't seen him around these parts lately. As this is a Saturday, early may work out best depending on what...

Well the last line in this article: Napa Valley Register says 'The series was self funded'. So I guess at least they weren't using grant money. No idea whether Terlato approached them, or they approached Terlato. Both producers seem to have a background in marketing, advertising, corporate...

Didn't know anything about this series until reading this thread, but 5 minutes spent with google was a little concerning. Two of the three wineries are owned by the Terlato group, and the 3rd, Markham has been distributed by them for over 20 years. I'm sure it made obtaining permission and...