2024 Oregon Wine

Organic/Bio The wine formerly known by Stephen’s son’s name “Juel” now goes by his nickname, Little Bud. But it still tells the story of this wild vineyard in overview, combining fruit picked from all four... Read More

Organic/Bio There’s something joyfully incongruous about a bearded outdoors guy who wears flannel, farms his vineyard with horses, chickens, sheep, geese and (his own) children, and waxes on passionately about the quality... Read More

Organic/Bio The edges of Antiquum Farm’s “Big Field” vineyard are kind of the far edge of what Pinot Noir can do. The winemaking is simple enough – fully de-stemmed fruit, open top fermenters, a bit of... Read More

As Vinous said a few years ago, Broadley Vineyards has been a consistently reliable source of energetic, well-balanced Pinots, but this long-established winery, founded by Claudia and Craig Broadley in 1982, doesn’t seem... Read More

Lower ABV Oregon's 2024 Pinot vintage is all about balance, which still doesn't explain how Erin Nuccio got so much delicious poise into this, his least expensive red. As JamesSuckling.com says in their 94 point rave,... Read More

The three Etzel brothers named their Oregon-based winery Coattails, a nod to how the reputation of their famous dad - Beaux Freres founder Mike Etzel - smoothed their path a bit. Their Horsetail wines are designed to deliver immediately... Read More

Lower ABV If you don't know Kelley Fox's wines, now's the time. As Vinous reported, Fox has been making some of the Willamette Valley’s most finely detailed, perfumed, unadorned and elegant Pinots for some time... Read More

Organic/Bio All Jim Anderson does is make great Pinot Noir - especially in this wine that draws on some of the best vineyards of the Willamette Valley to make the winery's entry-level bottling. As Wine Advocate says in the... Read More