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- zenda2 - 11-21-2001
These were taken from Wine Press Northwest:
UPCOMING NORTHWEST WINE EVENTS
For more about these and other Northwest wine events, go to:
http://www.winepressnw.com/calendar.html
Wine Country Thanksgiving, Nov. 23-25, Yamhill County.
Thanksgiving Open House, Nov. 23-25, 11 a.m.-6 p.m., Willamette Valley Vineyards, Turner, Ore.
Thanksgiving in Wine Country, Nov. 23-25, Yakima Valley, Wash.
Washington County Holiday Wine Tour, Nov. 23-25, Washington County, Ore.
Hester Creek tasting, Nov. 24, 3-5 p.m., Edgemont Village Wines, North Vancouver, B.C.
Holiday Open House, Nov. 25, 2-5 p.m., Columbia Winery, Woodinville, Wash.
Lighting of the Chateau, Nov. 25, 3-5 p.m., Chateau Ste. Michelle, Woodinville, Wash.
Advanced Wine Education Class - Bordeaux whites, Nov. 28, Columbia Winery, Woodinville, Wash.
Christmas Open House, Nov. 29-Dec. 2, E.B. Foote Winery, 127-B SW 153rd St., Burien, Wash.
Holiday lighting, month of December. Beginning around the first weekend of December, Preston Premium Wines of
Pasco, Wash.
Glugg Party, Dec. 1, Hinzerling Winery, Prosser, Wash.
Newton Ridge and Saturna Island tasting, Dec. 1, 3-5 p.m., Edgemont Village Wines, North Vancouver, B.C.
Holiday Open House, Dec. 1-2, Columbia Crest, Paterson, Wash.
Holidays in the Vineyard, Dec. 1-2, 11 a.m.-6 p.m., Willamette Valley Vineyards, Turner, Ore.
Olympic Loop Holiday Open House, Dec. 1-2.
Hoodsport Winery Holiday Open House, Dec. 1-2.
Walla Walla Valley Holiday Barrel Tasting, Dec. 1-2.
Holiday Music, Dec. 2, 1-3 p.m., Chateau Ste. Michelle, Woodinville, Wash.
- barnesy - 11-21-2001
I will be attending the Thanksgiving shindig at St. Innocent. Barrell tasting plus tastings of current release. From what I have tasted, they are producing some of the best stuff in Or-y-gun
Barnesy
- barnesy - 11-26-2001
The trip to St. Innocent was fun.
They were pouring a Tocai Fruilano, 99 pinot blanc, 99 pinot gris, 97 Seven Hills Pinot Noir, 99 Seven Hills Pinot Noir and a 99 late harvest Pinot gris. All were of the great quality that I am seeing with St. Innocent.
The highlight was not at the table but with the winemaker. He was toting around a bottle of 99 Shea Vineyard Pinot Noir that was exceptionally Elegant. This was only beat by the Magnum of '92 Seven Hills Vineyard Pinot Noir he was also pouring from. WOW. Full, rich fruit, wonderful earth with silky tannins that just made the mouth water. The maker even said the bottle still had a few more years before it even peaked.
On an interesting side note. I spotted a carboy of fermenting wine labeled riesling. I asked the maker and he says they are experimenting with a row in one of their vineyards. If they like the results, they may plant a few acres. So if all goes well, we may be seeing a St. Innocent Riesling in a few years. If its to their exacting standards, it should outpace the rest of its Oregon bretheren in short order.
Barnesy