QOTD: Last Pinot from Oregon was last weekend “Montebruno 05”. Very nice wine, what a Pinot should taste like but the price is tough to swallow. Would recommend getting a couple and putting them away for a while. Share only with those that would appreciate.

Just had a Kings Estate 06 Pinot 22 US bones at Cosco not to bad drank it to soon need 3 to 5 yrs. Have to put some away guess I will have to thy EIO

Another killer show man, love your Pinot episodes.

QOTD: love the Oregon Pinot. I believe the last one that I had that stood out was a 2004 Three Graces. Beautiful stuff that. And VERY Burgundian.

Had some trouble getting this one to finish so I did not get the question of the day. I am a big fan of Oregon Pinot Noir and have plenty of them in storage but what about Burgundy. Are there any affordable Burgundies out there in the under $50 range?

you were on f-ing fire today. “this Lanchin’s been around the block”, funniest thing i’ve heard in a while.

Oregon is pronounced Oreegun not ogrigon. Don’t worry you’ll get it. Enjoyed and always enjoy the shows.

greg

QOTD: The last Oregon Pinot I had was ERATH, not sure the vintage, but a really tasty wine.

It has been a long time, but seems to remember having perhaps an Argyle last time I had a Pinot from the Big “O”. What I have started to enjoy quite a bit more are the Burgundies. I just need to pay more attention to find good ones coming in for about half the price I am typically paying now (~$25-28 a pop).

what about the lemelson line?

This episode was the first one my 3 year old son watched and he loved it!!! I think it had a lot to do with E-I-E-I-O. I’ll have to video tape him watching it. He’s nearly memorized the entire show and all your arm movements. Get’em when their young!

The Major

PN is my passion although I think Oregon’s success has gone to their head so the prices have skyrocketed.

Lane Tanner is still one of my favorites from the Central Coast.

Jim

QOTD: A to Z Wineworks 2005. $19.95. It was absolutely delicious; it has a very enjoyable wet earth note. Glides over and coats the tongue. Great fruit.

QOTD: A to Z Wineworks 2005. $19.95. It was absolutely delicious; it has a very enjoyable wet earth note. Glides over and coats the tongue. Great fruit.

eieio rocks! will have to re-taste to get the nostalgic slimjim essence as so eloquently described. fabulous with spicy pork loin. will get some more for the cellar.

easy on the J.C. but loved the show

GV: Woo-hoo! A white shirt to help us see the color as you swirl it! Thank you.

QOTD: I do drink the O. A few weeks ago I had a 2002 Domaine Serene. It was a gift from a friend that now lives in Portland. Very nice bottle.

One of my first forays into serious wines was a trip through the Willamette Valley in ’96. We were tasting the 1994s – a great vintage for Oregon Pinots. I remember thinking “Now I understand why people get so crazy about wine.” Over the years my favorites have been Erath and Sokol Blosser.

had cherry hill pinot noir, must say it was amazing!! Thanks for turning me on to Oregon Pinot Noir!! I really loved it!!

GV, You don’t need to show us the color by tilting the glass when you wear the white shirt. It’s much easier to see the great color in those Pinots when you just turn in around in the glass in front of you.

Good show. I really enjoy your episodes on Pinot Noir.

QOTD: The last Oregon Pinot Noir I had was the 2006 A to Z. It was good, but I’ve tasted better from New Zealand at the same price range.

I love Oregon wines, I just wish there were a little more value to be had. Darn near impossible to find a noteworthy Pinot under $20. I definitely want to seek out some of the whites coming from Oregon. Chards, Pinot gris, Gewurztraminer. Great show Gary!

If you look hard enough you can find some great Oregon Pinot Noirs around the $20.00 mark. Freja Cellars Estate comes to mind.

Loved Sideways, but I loved the grape before the movie. I do love me some Pinot Noir…

I very much enjoy Oregon Pinot. I think the last one I had was Lily, which you tasted recently and enjoyed. In 2004 during a visit to Willamette I tasted the EIEIO at a wine store. The guy working there gave us a tasting of a wine he said he made and it was very good. I took a bottle home and enjoyed it. The guy said his name was McDonald, hence the name EIEIO. It was fun to see it on WLTV and brought back great memories of my trip to Oregon. I need to go back.

QOTD. I love good Oregon Pinot Noir, but I find that there is a steep increase in quality that starts around $40, and that’s more than I can spend on a regular basis. The ones in the $20 neighborhood can be ok, but not all that impressive. Probably the last one I had was A to Z, which is in the not-bad-but-not-impressive category.