Avalon Northwest Wine and Gourmet News
 February 12, 2002
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  Andrew Will Merlots, Penner-Ash purchases vineyard, Interview with Tony Soter
  
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 NEWS and ARTICLES
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Tony Soter: Return of an Oregon Native 
 by Cole Danehower, Oregon Wine Report
Tony Soter is one of the most respected winemakers in the business. His consulting clients have included such elite California labels as Araujo Estate, Niebaum-Coppola, Dalla Valle, Moraga Vineyards, Spottswoode, and Viader Vineyard-not to mention his own Pinot noir-focused creation, Etude Winery (recently sold to Beringer Blass). 
  http://www.avalonwine.com/soter-vineyards.htm 
  
 Penner-Ash has purchased vineyard land near Beaux Freres and Patty Green Cellars
 http://www.avalonwine.com/Penner-Ash-Wine-Cellars.htm 
 NW Wine of the Week from Andy Perdue: Powers Parallel 46
 This affordable red blend was ranked No. 1 last week at the annual Pacific Northwest Wine Fair in Toronto. Other wines in the judging included 97 Ridge Montebello, 1998 Hedges Red Mountain Reserve, Gordon Brothers Tradition, and pepper Bridge Cabernet Sauvignon. At $30, the Powers wine was the least expensive of the entrants! Gorgeous bottle, too.
 http://www.avalonwine.com/andyperduecolumns.htm 
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NEW RELEASES
 http://www.oregongourmet.com/northwestwine.html-        the whole list
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Highlights:
 Andrew Will 2000 Merlots- Pepper Bridge, Seven Hills, Klipsun, Ciel du Cheval, Sheridan
 Chris Camarda's delicious and hard to get Merlots- 2000 vintage is  made from "his best fruit ever".
Robert Parker says of Chris's wines: "Andrew Will's wines have virtually perfect tannins. They are present but buffered by the loads of dominating sweet fruit. Furthermore, what is amazing about Chris Camarda's wines is that they are concentrated yet grateful. Camarda's (wines) blend power with elegance, concentration with finesse, and supersweet fruit with definition. Chris Camarda is a brilliant winemaker."
Vintage notes: http://www.avalonwine.com/andrewwillwinery.htm 
Tasting notes and pricing: http://www.oregongourmet.com/andrewwillwinery.html 
 Adelsheim Pinot Noir Goldschmidt Vineyard
 Pinot from the vineyard owned by the former governor of Oregon
 http://www.oregongourmet.com/adelsheim-pinot-noir-goldschmidt.html 
 Beaux Freres single vineyard Belle Soeurs Sale is almost over
 Temperance Hill, Shea, Wild Thing Pinot noirs- We are in love with them, don't miss the great prices!
My employees have raved about these wines?? esp the Shea- massive raspberry nose, hedonistic!
 http://www.oregongourmet.com/beauxfreres.html 
 Also just in:
 Domaine Coteau Pinot Noir 2000, Domaine Lemoyne Pinot Gris, Eugene Wine Cellars new vintages, Fiddlehead 96 back in stock,  Hamacher 99, Januik Cabernets, L'Ecole Apogee- L'Ecole entire product line now in stock!  New vintages from Reininger, Powers, Pepper Bridge, Shea Vineyards Pinot noir, Stonecroft.
 http://www.oregongourmet.com/northwestwine.html 
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COMING SOON
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 Woodward Canyon Old Vine Cab, Merlot 2000 available next month-
Email us to reserve?
Highest Rated Wines
http://www.oregongourmet.com/highestratednwwines.html 
  
Sale Wines
http://www.oregongourmet.com/bestvaluenorthwestwines.html 
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Thanks so much for your patronage- 
Jean, Ann, Carl, and Teresa 
  
Jean Yates
www.avalonwine.com
www.oregongourmet.com
201 SW 2nd Street
Corvallis OR 97333
541-752-7418
 
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