Willamette Valley’s Way with Chardonnay

Neal Hulkower — Fri, 20 Oct 2023 18:00:00 GMT

I haven’t heard much about the Anything But Chardonnay (ABC) rebellion lately. Good. One purpose of this article is to add momentum to the Try Oregon Chardonnay (TOC) movement, which has been growing for at least a decade. While the grape can b...(read more)

The Cluster, the Whole Cluster, and Nothing but the Whole Cluster?

Neal Hulkower — Fri, 17 Feb 2023 13:22:00 GMT

Material other than grapes, or MOG, is assiduously avoided by winemakers. Leaves, bugs, pebbles, sticks, and other debris are removed before grape clusters are processed. But before the prevalence of destemming machines, stems, which strictly speakin...(read more)