What do you do when you find a huge heart shaped boulder on property being readied for planting?

The answer is tricky. But Coeur de Terre owner Scott Neal figured out what to do. Perfectly! Coeur de Terre is in Oregon’s Willamette Valley, where Pinot Noir rules. We met with Scott during day of the Pinot Noir Auction at the Allison Inn & Spa. There was a huge buzz previous to the auction and in the end, the association brought in over one million dollars. Not a bad day’s work, right?

You can hear Scott on our Vino Lingo segment defining the wine term “Muscular”.

Learn more by visiting www.cdtvineyard.com

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We truly believe a sense of humor keeps a winemaker going. Tom Mortimer made me laugh at every turn. Tom is proprietor of Le Cadeau Vineyard in the Chehalem Mountains AVA of Oregon and considering how hard he has worked to grow grapes while keeping the birds away from the vineyard, among other threats, his humor is intact. We won’t even talk about the racoons. But he takes his wine seriously. We met with Tom at the Le Cadeau tasting room, an elegantly appointed space featuring fine wine tastings and even some rocks.

Listen to Tom on our Vino Lingo segment defining the wine term “Aromatics”

Learn more by visiting www.lecadeauvineyard.com

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We truly believe a sense of humor keeps a winemaker going. Tom Mortimer made me laugh at every turn. Tom is proprietor of Le Cadeau Vineyard in the Chehalem Mountains AVA of Oregon and considering how hard he has worked to grow grapes while keeping the birds away from the vineyard, among other threats, his humor is intact. We won’t even talk about the racoons. But he takes his wine seriously. We met with Tom at the Le Cadeau tasting room, an elegantly appointed space featuring fine wine tastings and even some rocks.

Listen to Tom on our Vino Lingo segment defining the wine term “Aromatics”

Learn more by visiting www.lecadeauvineyard.com

The rain may have been falling, but the mustard was abundant! The Winderlea Winery sits on beautiful slice of land with a fantastic view surrounded by vineyards and mustard. This is quite the location to set roots, pardon the pun. Bill Sweat and his wife Donna Morris own Winderlea Vineyard and Winery in the Dundee Hills of Oregon. Modern and yet cozy, the tasting room opens up to those heavenly views. But to learn how they arrived at the name, you’ll need to listen to this podcast.

Listen to Bill give us his definition of the wine word “Preps” in our Vino Lingo segment.

Learn more by visiting www.winderlea.com

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Welcome to this special podcast, the Willamette Valley Pinot Noir Auction 2019. This is our second year covering this event and it was fantastic to be there. The auction earned over one million dollars, a 29% increase over last year. So sit back and take a listen to the people and fun of Auction 2019.

Learn more by visiting www.willamettewines.com

The interviews:

-Ian Burch/Archery Summit Vineyard

-David Adelsheim/Adelsheim Winery

-Spencer Spetnagel/Durant Vineyards

-Donna Morris/Winderlea Vineyard

-Bill Sweat/Winderlea Vineyard

-RJ Lint/Plum Hill Vineyards

-Shannon Carigan/Plum Hill Vineyards

-Ian Burch/Archery Summit Vineyard

-Tom Fitzpatrick/Alloro Vineyard

-Shirley Brooks/Elk Cove Vineyards

-Eugenie Keegan/Gran Moraine Winery

-Brianne Day/Day Wines

-James Frey/Trisaetum Cellars

-Scott Schull/Raptor Ridge Winery

-Annie Schull/Raptor Ridge Wineryu

-Alfredo Apolloni Vineyards

-Anne Hubatch/Helioterra Winery

-Adam Campbell/Elk Cove Vineyards

-Griffin Brown/Duck Pond Cellars

-Mike McNally/Fairsing Vineyard

-Jon Tomaselli/Torii Mor Winery

-Sofia McKay/Cramoisi Vineyard

-Jessica Endsworth/Angela Estate

-Eric Fullerton/Fullerton Winery

-Anthony Van Nice/Soléna Estate

-Mary Joli/Willamette Valley Vineyards

-Chris Bertsche/Coelho Winery

-Dave Ulbricht/Schöne Tal Cellars

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