QOTD: Haven’t had one in awhile, don’t remember the last one I had. They seem a bit pricey, better bargains elsewhere.

The last Oregon Pinot Noir I had was a Rex Hill.

The last Oregon Pinot Noir I had was a Rex Hill.

QoTd
I tried a rose of Pinot Noir.
2006 Sokol Blosser Dundee Hills Oregon
nose was faint pear and cherry blossom
taste was a little too sweet, so I set it aside, then finished it while eating dark chocolate. WOW! It tastes like chocolate covered cherries. Definitely a dessert wine to go with dark chocolate and it turned out great.

Carleton, Oregon Pinot Noir:
Having wandered through the area and sampled from pricey to outrageous, we found Monksgate to be a wonderfully flavorful pinot with complex fruit and the funk of a great Burgundy at a reasonable price.

I drink Oregon Pinot Noirs once in a while. I think the last one I had was an A to Z Pinot. OK, nothing special. The one I had before that was much better but I’ve forgotten the winery’s name. The best Oregon Pinot Noir I can recall tasting was from Ponzi.

Last time I had a PN was sometime back in the 90’s.

Good show. I enjoyed it. QOTD: I dislike Pinot Noir, for the most part. I have a few in the cellar, but I usually give just open them for company.

I’m an Oregonian (and, until now, a lurker!), and I very much enjoy the Oregon Pinots. Its a real trick finding good ones under $20 though, even here. The last one I had was from Lemelson, and it was quite nice. In the past I have enjoyed Pinots from Van Duzer, Owen Roe, and Sokol Blosser. I just picked up a bottle of J. Christopher’s “Zoot Allures,” which I have heard good things about and am hoping will fill that sub-$20 Pinot hole.

Gary, I’m digging the Oregon love! Thanks for helping spread the word on some juice that the Portland Area is so proud of.
Q.O.T.D. Do I drink Oregon Pinot? Of course you’ve got to love the stuff!

QOTD: Bruno 2006 Pinot Noir – Small run made for a restaurant that went under by Evesham Wood. Unfiltered, great QPR @ $18. I buy mainly OR PN. I search for issues not exported out of the big O.

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Since you have gangsta speak in your repertoire, when you think of Oregon, think like, bus’ a cap. And what do you bus’ a cap with ? A gun. Ora-Gun. If you say Ora-Glock that is ok too.

QOTD: Bruno 2006 Pinot Noir – Small run made for a restaurant that went under by Evesham Wood. Unfiltered, great QPR @ $18. I buy mainly OR PN. I search for issues not exported out of the big O.

=============GARY YOU SAID IT RIGHT ONCE==============
=============ORA-GUN ORA-GUN===========
=============Say it with me============
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Since you have gangsta speak in your repertoire, when you think of Oregon, think like, bus’ a cap. And what do you bus’ a cap with ? A gun. Ora-Gun. If you say Ora-Glock that is ok too.

Hey Gary,

Love the old school WWF references. Macho Man Savage today and I could swear you referenced Hacksaw Jim Duggin a few shows ago. Good stuff. But the best tasting note I think I’ve heard anywhere was when you were talking about the Loire Cab Franc’s and described the “Justice League of Vegetables”! That was totally classic! Can’t get the image of a brussell sprout with a cape out of my head! Keep up the good work. QOTD – unfortunately have not had an Oregon PN recently.

QOTD: Big O? No.

We roll under 20 bones mostly, thus, precluding most of the big O Pinot.

Some day…

QOTD: had one a several months back can’t remember it though.

Last two were Ponzi Tavola for the new world and Clone 5 with a bit of the old world. I must say of the 2 — and I’m not trying to kiss up — I like the Clone 5 with food and alone…

QOTD: From what I can remember (which really means, from what I can look up in CellarTracker), I have not had any Oregon Pinot Noir. My favorite this year was the Ancien 2002, which my dad got from a friend. It was really nice with some RC cola finish.

You seemed to not like the cola in the last wine, is that not a flavor that your pal is down with?

Your tasting notes on the Ei-Ei-O sounded really good. I’m a sucker for mouthfeel.

last pinot from my home state OREGON!!!!! was a 1999 Panther Creek…. awesome wine

Gary, You crack me up, it is ore-gun not gone. Love the big O pinots but they have accelerated in price so much the last couple years they are no longer a good QPR. Last one I bought and drank was a 2004 Benton Lane. Solid wine but nothing to write home about.

Great show GV!! Personally, I like many of the pinots I’ve tasted. In fact, it was the pinot noir grape that my dad used to draw me away from clarets and towards trying other grapes when I first started tasting wine 15 years ago.

QOTD: They had one from Oregon at our local wine shop for tasting just about a year ago. . .I do recall liking it – too bad I lost my little notebook from that time and I can’t remember the name 🙁

QOTD: I have tasted some Oregon Pinot Noirs, but have not had my own bottle as of yet. But I definatly plan on it.

Gary, repeat after me– ORE-uh-gun. Emphasis on the first syllable. Final syllable is like the thing you shoot, not the past tense of “to go”. Just ask Kellen. He’ll explain it to you.

Now that we’ve got THAT out of the way . . .

QOTD: I do drink Oregon pinots. Gotta support the neighbors to the south. My go to Oregon PN is Cloudline. It’s good and usually under $20. Love it with salmon.

Gary, repeat after me– ORE-uh-gun. Emphasis on the first syllable. Final syllable is like the thing you shoot, not the past tense of “to go”. Just ask Kellen. He’ll explain it to you.

Now that we’ve got THAT out of the way . . .

QOTD: I do drink Oregon pinots. Gotta support the neighbors to the south. My go to Oregon PN is Cloudline. It’s good and usually under $20. Love it with salmon.

QOTD: I drink ’em a lot. Current favorite is Patton Valley ’05: Single Vineyard, Sustainable farming, Wild Yeast fermented good price, some what hard to find.

QOTD: Drink Oregon Pinot quite often, actually. The most recent was a 2003 Panther Creek Shea Vineyard that is showing very nicely right now and is great for the price.