The wine region of McMinnville is located in the region of Willamette Valley of Oregon of United States. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Coeur de Terre Vineyard or the Domaine Hyland Estates produce mainly wines red, white and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of McMinnville are Pinot noir, Riesling and Chardonnay, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of McMinnville often reveals types of flavors of cherry, cranberry or tropical fruit and sometimes also flavors of citrus fruit, tree fruit or vegetal.
In the mouth of McMinnville is a with a nice freshness. We currently count 40 estates and châteaux in the of McMinnville, producing 82 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of McMinnville go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, veal or game (deer, venison).
The new Eola-Amity site will break ground in the spring of 2023, with about 8 plantable hectares between 180 and 230 metres in elevation. In addition to the elevation, the property sits right in the path of the Van Duzer Corridor. The gap in the Oregon Coast Range allows a flood of cool pacific air, which tempers the warm summer heat each afternoon – making the Willamette Valley as hospitable as it is for grapes like Pinot Noir and Chardonnay. The new Corollary estate vineyards will be planted t ...
On 11 April, 2022, cold temperatures, snow and frost arrived in the Willamette Valley. The pre-dawn hours of 15 April were particularly devastating, with numerous vineyards registering overnight lows of minus three to zero degrees Celsius. Gregory Jones, a research climatologist and CEO of Abacela Winery in Roseburg, Oregon, refers to the event as ‘February in April’ in his weather and climate newsletter. The frost’s timing was disastrous. Thanks to a warmer, drier Oregon winter, Chardonnay and ...
Find Matt Walls’ 22 top-value northern Rhône whites below, and look out for his top 52 northern Rhône reds under £30 which will be published on 11th October. The northern Rhône produces just 5% of the total volume made in the broader Rhône Valley growing area. As demand for these wines increases, it’s not surprising to see prices ticking up. But it’s still possible to find some excellent wines retailing under £30 a bottle in the UK. Scroll down for tasting notes and scores for 22 great val ...
