Overheard

[Cory Cartwright]

From a rep at a big distributor about a Muscadet "This is a Muscat, like they grow in Oregon, but from the Loire valley" and I thought, man, I miss Dressner. Also why Oregon? Is Oregon Muscat a thing?

 

[Steve Guattery]

originally posted by Cory Cartwright:
OverheardFrom a rep at a big distributor about a Muscadet "This is a Muscat, like they grow in Oregon, but from the Loire valley" and I thought, man, I miss Dressner. Also why Oregon? Is Oregon Muscat a thing?

They grow Melon de Bourgogne in Oregon. Whether it's a thing or not I can't say.

 

[Cory Cartwright]

I know that, but that's still not Muscat.

 

[Steve Guattery]

originally posted by Cory Cartwright:
I know that, but that's still not Muscat.

Nope, it's not. But it suggests an answer to "Why Oregon?" when the rep is pushing Muscadet.

 

[Jim Diven]

originally posted by Cory Cartwright:
OverheardFrom a rep at a big distributor about a Muscadet "This is a Muscat, like they grow in Oregon, but from the Loire valley" and I thought, man, I miss Dressner. Also why Oregon? Is Oregon Muscat a thing?

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 back as 1990 at least.

 

[Jonathan Loesberg]

Does Overheard make Poulsard in Oregon?

 

[Kay Bixler]

Pierre Overheard?

 

[Sharon Bowman]

Rock Overheard.

 

[Oswaldo Costa]

Sillies.

 

[David Erickson]

A history of melon de bourgogne in Oregon. Back in 1978...