Our Riedel crystal ball is not always so clear, however. After seeing Burgundy winemaking icon
Aubert de Villaine’s star turn in
L’Âme du Vin (The Soul of Wine), we guessed that de Villaine would take Hollywood by storm. Instead, we learned that an upcoming TV series
Noah Wylie would tell the true-life tale of vine sabotage and high-stakes ransom perpetrated against de Villaine’s Domaine de la Romanée-Conti estate. The rest of our predictions were far farther off the mark, something to keep in mind as you’re delighted and amazed by what 2021 almost definitely has in store for us … but there’s only one way to know for sure: Sign up for our Unfiltered email newsletter! It’s free!
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It’s well-known that NBA players enjoy wine as a pastime, including the Portland Trail Blazers’ CJ McCollum, reports Katie Heindl of Uproxx. But unlike other players in the league, McCollum is taking it to another level, developing his own label in partnership with Adelsheim Vineyards. The pinot noir, dubbed McCollum Heritage 91, sold out in less than an hour when it debuted. But McCollum did not foresee that end when he arrived in Oregon.
“Coming here, I had no idea this was a goldmine,” McCollum says, “it was just completely different than anything that I’d been exposed to, from the greenery to the people to the food, to just being exposed to a natural wine region. We don’t have those types of things in Ohio, so I just kind of began to explore.”
Sparkling Wines to Celebrate with This Holiday Season
Sparkling Wines to Celebrate with This Holiday Season Pop a cork and raise a glass to a new year with any of these outstanding sparkling wines. Sunset Staff – December 14, 2020
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Schramsberg Vineyards 2017 Blanc de Blancs
While Blanc de Noirs sparkling is made from Pinot Noir grapes, the Blanc de Blancs variety is layered and complex, toasty with citrus midpalate, a great pairing partner for seafood dishes. For a splurge, opt for the 2000 late disgorged J. Schramm.
Schramsberg Vineyards 2017 Blanc De Blancs, $41
Adelsheim Vineyards 2014 Blanc de Blancs
This pioneering Oregon producer makes a handful of sparkling wines including this chiseled, brioche-forward bottling that was harvested in 2014 and then spent five years âen tirage,â or in-bottle. The source is 100 percent Chardonnay.
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December 10, 2020
Editor’s note: Call destinations before you visit to make sure they’re open. Stay posted on what Oregon’s mean for you. Also, remember to bring your face covering, required for all of Oregon’s public indoor spaces and outdoors when keeping 6 feet of distance isn’t possible. Former NBA player Channing Frye has partnered with Newberg-area L Angolo Estate to create a new wine label.
Since moving to play for the Portland Trail Blazers 14 years ago, Channing Frye has called Oregon home. It also marks the beginning of his love affair with wine. “Every summer I’m going wine tasting,” he says. “I feel like I live in Newberg.” When he retired from the NBA in 2019, he decided he couldn’t stay on the bench anymore when it came to Oregon wine. He partnered with Newberg-area