2026 Wine Promoted
Quarter Three Wines Promoted
Top Wine of Willamette for the Money deserves a spot here. Under $60 and better than a much higher priced operation that charges over $200 for Chardonnay.
- 2023 Goodfellow Family Cellars Chardonnay Richard’s Cuvee Whistling Ridge Vineyard – USA, Oregon, Willamette Valley, Ribbon Ridge (8/14/2026)
Day 1: Glasvin Kane. Composite cork. Wow is all I can say. Top 3 Chardonnay’s on this trip. Matchstick, lemon, grapefruit, white flowers, wood, stone, spice and dust. This is super tasty and complex. A top white effort for 2026 for sure. 96 points
Day 2: Amazing with matchstick, grapefruit, lemon, wood, spices, white flowers, stone, dust and minerals. Super complex and think top Chardonnay’s from Abbott Claim and Morgen Long without the price. 96 points
Day 3: Held up beautifully and my niece Erika was able to try some and love it. White flowers, matchstick, smoke, apple, grapefruit, lemon, minerals and stone. Super complex offering. 96 points
Recommendation: If you like Abbott Claim and Morgen Long wines this is cheaper and equal to their top offerings. (96 points)
2000 Bordeaux Yes Please. This with a 3 hour decant was rocking last night.
- 2000 Château Léoville Barton – France, Bordeaux, Médoc, Saint-Julien
Excellent showing. Natural cork in perfect shape thanks to the Durand. 3 hour decant. Funk, mushroom, raspberry, cherry, dust, dried flowers, earth and minerals. Needed time for sure and these will drink well for 15 plus more years. Great wine. (96 pts.)
Well did not have a on the bingo card in 2026 a Carmenere as wine promoted. This is the smoothest most flavorful Carmenere I have ever tasted. This is a back the truck up wine.
- 2023 Cooper Wine Company Carménère Estate – USA, Washington, Columbia Valley, Red Mountain (7/22/2026)
Day 1: Glasvin Kane. Well I personally hate Carmenere and can count on one hand good ones I have sampled. OK this is by far the best. Not hot and alcoholic like most. Bramble, spices, blue currants, cherry, smoke, dust and underbrush. Medium to long finish. Super complex and aromatic. Ok I love this wine! 95 points
Day 2: Wow this is borderline 96 on day 2. Blueberries, bramble, spices, cherry, a touch of smoke, wood, underbrush, violets and perfume. If you want to wow someone serve this blind to them. 95.75 points (95 points)
Well let’s not waste any time promoting great wines and wineries for the third quarter. Pasxa & The Walls Gaspard made my quarter 2 wines promoted and this is a white gem you all need to try.
- 2024 Pášxa White Wine Rockgarden Vineyard – USA, Oregon, The Rocks District of Milton-Freewater (7/2/2026)
Jamie is Back in Town; 7/1/2026-7/2/2026 (Kenwood, Minneapolis): Glasvin Universal. Natural cork. Wow is this good. 58% Marsanne, 41% Roussanne and 1% Viognier. Minerality along with lemon, melon, exotic spices, white flowers, honey, apricots, stone, dust and matchstick. Medium to long finish and nice acidity. Just a real stellar offering and for $100 a bargain in my opinion. Outstanding. 96+ points
Day 2: Rocking as well. Lemon, minerals, white flowers, dust, stone, melon, spices and a touch of honey. Super complex and wonderful effort. 96 points
Day 3: Dropping off a little bit. Chalk, lemon, spices, white flowers, candied pineapple, stone and matchstick. Medium plus finish. 93 points
Recommendation: These will age for a decade without any worries. Absolutely stunning effort. (96 points)
Quarter Two Wines Promoted
2021 Neely Chardonnay Spring Ridge Vineyard Home Block, 2021 Gravel Bar Winery Alluvial Columbia Valley, 2022 Wines of Sagemoor Cabernet Sauvignon Estate Vineyards, 2022 The Walls Vineyards Syrah Gaspard, 2001 Cadence Tapteil Vineyard, 2023 Pášxa Syrah Rockgarden Vineyard, 2007 Dominus Estate, 2011 Reynvaan Family Vineyards Syrah The Unnamed, 2017 Walter Scott Chardonnay Justice Vineyard, 2022 Matthews Cabernet Franc Reserve
Quarter One Wines Promoted
2021 Thurston Wolfe Petite Sirah Reserve Zephyr Ridge Vineyard 2020 Achával-Ferrer Quimera 2020 Big Table Farm Syrah Funk Estate Vineyard 2019 Tan Fruit Chardonnay Oak Grove Vineyard 2023 Drew Family Cellars Chardonnay Radiolaria 2010 Anderson’s Conn Valley Vineyards Éloge
2025 Wines Promoted
Wine of the Year: 2022 Abbott Claim Chardonnay Temperance Hill Vineyard This was an amazing year of tasting wines from around the world. A record amount of notes were written and I plan on doing even more in 2026.
Quarter One Wines Promoted
Quarter One: 2021 Januik Cabernet Sauvignon Quintessence, 2017 Reynvaan Family Vineyards Syrah In the Rocks, 2008 Anderson’s Conn Valley Eloge, Result of a Crush 2017 & 2021 Syrah, 2020 Concha y Toro Cabernet Sauvignon Don Melchor, 2021 Idda Etna Rosso- Italy, Sicily, Etna DOC.
Quarter Two Wines Promoted
Quarter Two: 2020 Mark Ryan Merlot Little Sister,1998 Fox Creek Shiraz Reserve, 2020 Achával-Ferrer Quimera, 2011 Sheridan Vineyard L’Orage, 2023 Hartford / Hartford Court Chardonnay Russian River Valley, 2012 MTR Productions Syrah Memory Found
Quarter Three Wines Promoted
Quarter Three: 2016 Buty Rediviva of the Stones Cailloux Vineyard 2022 Ceritas Pinot Noir Costalina 2021 The Standish Wine Company Shiraz The Standish 2007 Corliss Estates Cabernet Sauvignon 2022 Patricia Green Cellars Pinot Noir Mysterious 2021 Abbott Claim Chardonnay Temperance Hill Vineyard 2022 Abbott Claim Chardonnay 2014 Result of a Crush Red Wine
Quarter Four Wines Promoted
Quarter Four: 2022 Abbott Claim Chardonnay Temperance Hill Vineyard 2019 Peay Vineyards Pinot Noir Savoy Vineyard 2016 Elephant Seven Syrah Yellow Bird Vineyard 2024 Morét-Brealynn Rosé of Pinot Noir 2020 Torbreck Shiraz The Struie 2004 Two Hands Cabernet Sauvignon Aphrodite 2018 Leeuwin Estate Chardonnay Art Series