2008 Evening Land Oregon Pinot Noir

A Ponzi Wine Bar exclusive!! One of Burgundies most infamous winemakers, Dominique Lafon, created quite a stir when he branched out and agreed to consult for wines made from Oregon’s renowned Seven Springs Vineyard under the label, Evening Land Vineyards. In fact, ELV also approached Dominique to help out with projects in California and his response was something to the effect of, “I only have interest in making wine in one other place other than Burgundy; OREGON!” How cool is that!!?

This wine is something that Mr. Lafon refers to as, “Pour ma goule” or, loosely translated, “for my gullet” —In other words, what this star studded winemaker would drink at home with his family and share with friends; a superstar’s house pour, if you will. It is, in a word, incredible. Perfumed, floral aromatics, creamy texture and wonderful earthy nuances that only add to an amazing amount of complexity. This is the steal of the century!!
$25/Btl – $270/Case, includes a 10% case discount

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2007 Ponzi Pinot Noir Reserve

Patience is exactly what Luisa Ponzi exercised to create this beautifully perfumed, lovely wine. Sadly, what made the cut into the reserve bottle amounted to about half of what we normally produce. Once we rolled out the tight allocations to markets outside of Oregon, we were left with just about 100 cases to sell here at home.

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Visit to Grand Cru Estates & Solena Cellars – 11/12/09

This is what we all live for!

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A bitter sweet farewell…

…the Ponzi Wine Bar has given me a gift; the gift of discovering a passion.

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I just tasted the 2007 Shea Wine Cellars East Hill Pinot Noir!

All the intensity and spice that you’d expect from his acclaimed vineyard..

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Your Oregon Wine Concierge Newsletter, September 2009

Greetings fellow Oregon wine lover!

This time around, I thought I’d feature some lovely new Pinot Noirs, and also tell you about some other varietal new releases that we’re very excited about. Hey, occasionally we all like to mix it up and drink something other than Pinot, right?

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Cristom visit – September 17, 2009

What an amazing morning with Cristom winemaker Steve Doerner!

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The Ponzi Wine Bar crew visits Patty Green, spring 2009

Wow, what a morning…

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The Dundee Bistro

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Ponzi Vineyards

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Your Oregon Wine Concierge Newsletter, May 2009

OK, I’ve been waxing poetically about this wine since early winter when it really started to unfold, unwind and show its inner beauty. I told Luisa Ponzi a few weeks back that this wine encompasses everything that I love about Pinot Noir! Intense, pretty rose pedal nose, silky smooth tannins and spot on acidity that integrates perfectly with the creamy, sweet black fruit.

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Your Oregon Wine Concierge Newsletter, February 2009

Calling All Sparkling Wine Lovers!*
2003 Soter Beacon Vineyards Beacon Hill Brut Rose
In my book, there’s no better way to celebrate than with a flute filled with pink bubbles. This is hands down one of the best! Tony Soter is at the top of my list when it comes to some of the most dynamic and character filled sparkling wines that come from the US. From the renowned Beacon Hill Vineyard comes this “grower” Champagne-esque bubbly that could easily stand up to the crystal bottle, jewel encrusted (and earth shatteringly priced) cousins across the pond. What you’ll notice first off is the tremendous nose of the most perfectly ripe strawberries imaginable mixed with raspberry and toasted brioche notes. Awesome stuff indeed!

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