The Eola Hills Classic Pinot Noir 2017 is sourced from 7 vineyards in the Willamette Valley of Oregon. Four Eola Hills Wine Cellars estate vineyards along with three others. Actually the technical information for this wine is for the 2016 vintage their website is still selling the 2014 vintage and they have not done an update. I found this Pinot Noir on sale at Whole Foods, … [Read more...]
Aria Pinot Noir Brut Cava
The Story The Aria Pinot Noir Cava is a non-vintage Bubbly from the Penedes region of Catalunya, near Barcelona in Eastern Spain. Aria is part of the Segura Viudas family of Sparkling wines. Segura Viudas is in turn part of the Freixenet group that includes Mionetto Prosecco and Gloria Ferrer wines. Cava is produced with the same production methods used in Champaign … [Read more...]
VINTJS Sonoma Coast Pinot Noir 2018
The Story The VINTJS Sonoma Coast Pinot Noir 2018 is a $6.99 Trader Joe's exclusive sourced, like the name says, from the Sonoma Coast AVA located along the Pacific Coast of Sonoma County. The AVA border goes far enough inland to include some of the Russian River AVA. I was in Trader Joe's looking for a different wine, but when I saw a sub-seven buck Sonoma Coast Pinot I … [Read more...]
Opaline Sparkling Pinot Noir Brut Rose
The Story The Opaline Sparkling Pinot Noir Brut Rose is a non-vintage $7.99 Trader Joe's wine imported from France. That is the bulk of the information concerning this Bubbly. The label says Product of France which does not narrow wines origin down to any great extent. The Opaline does have a very nice bottle. The glass is prism-cut and the shape reminds me of the type of … [Read more...]
Hyland Estates Old Vine Pinot Noir 2018
The Story The Hyland Estates Old Vine Pinot Noir 2018 is sourced from the Hyland Vineyard that was planted in 1971. The Hyland Vineyard is situated in the foothills of Oregon's Coast Range inside the McMinnville sub-AVA of the greater Willamette Valley AVA. It is one of the oldest and finest vineyards in the Willamette Valley. The vineyard came first and then later the … [Read more...]