Wine Pairing & Recipes: Black Brut – Black Brut Float
Posted on August 25, 2009
Here’s a recent recipe submitted by a fellow Argyler and fan of our 100% Pinot Noir Black Brut. If you’ve got wine-related recipes of your own and you’d like to share, let us know!
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Black Brut Float:
- Put a couple of scoops of Raspberry Sorbet in a glass.
- Pour Black Brut over the Sorbet & slush it up a bit (it tastes best when the Sorbet is slushy).
- Add a few fresh raspberries and a small wedge of pineapple.
- Top with fresh mint leaves.
- Pop in a straw, sip & enjoy!
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Veraison in the Vineyards, Harvest Coming Soon
Posted on August 20, 2009
Another vineyard update from the Dundee Hills. The current stage of growth is called Veraison. Up until late summer all the grape berries on the vines are small, hard, acidic and green. Veraison signals the start of ripening. At this stage the berries change skin color and soften, sugars increase and acids decrease. This picture shows a cluster in which many of the berries have undergone Veraison.
From this point forward, grapes will continue to mature. We’ll thin the vines and then harvest grapes in the next 4-6 weeks.
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Oregon Chardonnay at Knudsen Vineyards
Posted on August 5, 2009
A quick trip up to Knudsen Vineyards yielded a hundred or more photos of the vines, grapes and beautiful scenery. As for the vines, they’re thriving and survived the intense heat wave with what might have been a disinterested yawn (if vines could yawn). The grapes are forming quite nicely – still young and appropriately bitter, but on their way to being quite delicious.
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3rd Annual Dundee Hills Wine Experience
Posted on August 5, 2009
It’s just about time for the 3rd Annual Dundee Hills Wine Experience!
From dundeehills.org:
This year’s event will be held at the Lawrence Gallery in Portland’s Pearl District.
* We bring you the best in Oregon wines with over 20 benchmark Dundee Hills wineries at one tasting!
* Experience exceptional Pinot noirs, spectacular Chardonnays and other standouts from this world class wine growing region.
* Meet the people behind the wines, enjoy great hors d’oeuvres, music and much more.
* Take home Riedel’s Oregon Pinot Noir glass and bid on unique wine country excursions and collectible, sought-after wines to benefit ¡Salud! healthcare services for seasonal vineyard workers.
Friday, August 28, 2009
6pm – 10pm (doors close at 9pm)
Tickets: $50 (online) $65 (at the door)
Includes Riedel Oregon Pinot Noir Glass
The Lawrence Gallery
903 NW Davis Street
Portland, Oregon
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