The wine region of Yamhill-Carlton District is located in the region of Willamette Valley of Oregon of United States. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Soter Vineyards or the Domaine WillaKenzie Estate produce mainly wines red, white and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Yamhill-Carlton District are Pinot noir, Chardonnay and Pinot gris, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Yamhill-Carlton District often reveals types of flavors of non oak, leather or blackberry and sometimes also flavors of vanilla, cocoa or chocolate.
In the mouth of Yamhill-Carlton District is a with a nice freshness. We currently count 129 estates and châteaux in the of Yamhill-Carlton District, producing 286 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Yamhill-Carlton District go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, veal or game (deer, venison).
The family-owned company made its first foray into Washington State last year when it began buying grapes from select vineyards throughout the Walla Walla Valley. The winemaking team was impressed by the quality coming out of the region, and it has now pounced on the opportunity to acquire land there. It snapped up 61 acres of an existing 117-acre property in Mill Creek. A local firm called Abeja, founded by Ken and Ginger Roberts, bought the land back in 2000 in a bid to grow world-class Cabern ...
The launch of the 2022 Collection takes the total number of Last Drop releases to 27 since the company was founded by drinks industry veterans Tom Jago and James Espey in 2008. Tom’s daughter Rebecca Jago is now the company’s MD. This year’s releases include The Last Drop’s first Japanese whisky: a blended malt that includes whisky from the fabled Hanyu distillery, taken from the beginning and end of its brief lifespan (1980-2000), as well as malts from other unidentified Japanese distilleries. ...
Matthew Horsley is a judge at the 2022 Decanter World Wine Awards. Matthew Horsley Matthew Horsley is a buyer at The Wine Society, having worked for them for over 9 years. After graduating university with a degree in Philosophy, Theology and Religious Studies, Matthew joined The Wine Society as a Christmas temp before joining the Tastings and Events Team where he spent three and a half years. He joined the Buying Department in 2017 and now buys the wines of England, Greece and Hungary for The So ...
