As part of Friday's festivities at the 5th Annual Wine Bloggers Conference in Portland, Oregon, we had to board unmarked buses that would take us into Oregon's Willamette Valley wine country. Our destination: Willamette Valley Vineyards and an incredible visit filled with Oregon's specialty, the Pinot grape. Willamette Valley Vineyards was named 2011 Winery of [...]
"Fine wine has a destiny," Robin Pfeiffer told us during our lively morning visit to his Pfeiffer Winery on the Wine Bloggers Conference 2012 pre-excursion to Eugene, Oregon. The fact that Pfeiffer Winery sells 90% of their 70-acre sustainable vineyard's grapes to King Estate Vineyards, tells you they must be good. After a visit with [...]
My first sip of King Estate wine was back in 2004 living in Seattle. Since then, they've been on my 'must visit wineries' list. When this year's Wine Bloggers Conference, to be held in Oregon, announced a pre-conference trip to Eugene with a King Estate Winery visit, I finally had my excuse to visit the [...]
Last weekend I attended the 5th Annual Wine Bloggers Conference in Portland, Oregon and Oregon wine country, the Willamette Valley. It was information and tasting overload so there's a ton to share! First you may ask, what is a Wine Bloggers Conference? I was wondering that same thing when I attended the 4th annual last year held [...]
Wine bloggers of the world have descended on Oregon this week to explore the state's wine offerings. For those of you that haven't tried an Oregon Pinot Gris or Pinot Noir, get out there and get one! Over the next few days and weeks, I'll share more about the world of Oregon wine. I spent [...]