Sacred Drop Oregon Experiences Category
A visit to the beautiful hilltop winery of Elk Cove Vineyards in Oregon
Posted on September 3, 2012
I had the chance to visit winemaker/owner Adam Godlee Campbell at Elk Cove Vineyards following the Wine Bloggers’ Conference in August to talk to him about his stylishly made Pinot Noir, Pinot Gris and Pinot Blancs. Elk Cove Vineyards is family owned and operated, started by Pat and Joe Campbell in 1974. Adam, their son, […]
Portland has been invaded! North American Wine Bloggers’ Conference 2012
Posted on August 18, 2012
Portland has been invaded…by wine bloggers from all over the U.S. and North America! In case you are wondering what the these hashtags like #wbc12 and #avayc or #winelover mean, you aren’t the only one…even we bloggers aren’t quite sure what they are half the time. Twitter has taken over the wine-blogging arena: the way […]
A kinder, gentler way to destem grapes at Hawks View Cellars in Oregon
Posted on August 17, 2012
For all those wine geeks, ie. Enologists, like me, who love a bit of enology technology, I have included what I believe, is the wave of the future in terms of destemmers. This is a German EuroSelect destemmer that uses rotative rubber hands to de-stem the grapes in a kinder, gentler way. As part of […]
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