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Ryan Reichert
I am a wine writer and digital marketing consultant based in Portland, Oregon. I have come to appreciate the growing wine regions in the Pacific Northwest since arriving here in 2009. I look forward to sharing my passion for Oregon and Pacific Northwest white wines in particular with you. Read more on my About Page.
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Tag Archives: Pinot Blanc
The Graceful Winemaker
Though her name is supposed to mean graceful, Anne Hubatch claims to be anything but as she carefully navigates her way across the kitchen strewn with children’s toys. Playing double as a home office, the open countertop bears a computer and cooking utensils. Her family, business, and life all culminate here in this space … and somehow it just seems to work. Continue reading
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Love Stinks
The winery I work for produces a late harvest Riesling that makes me realize how wholly unappreciated dessert wines are. On any given day I can expect to encounter a visitor that claims to not like “sweet wine,” and opts to skip the last taste in the flight. I can’t help but think that these folks are seriously missing out because they are thinking about dessert wines in the wrong context—as something that might be sipped casually on the patio, coating the palate with sugar. Instead I like to encourage folks to think of dessert wine in a different context. And one of my favorites is in terms of blue cheese. Continue reading
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Oregon White Wines Score
Recently Wine Spectator released their listing of Oregon wine scores for 2008 in their Jan 31-Feb 28, 2011 issue. 510 wines from Oregon (vintages ranging from 2005-2009) were listed, of which 110 were white wines including Albariño, Chardonnay, Pinot Blanc, Pinot Gris, Riesling, Sauvignon Blanc, Viognier, and several white blends. Continue reading
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Pairing NW Whites with Coastal Cuisine at Cabezon
Last week I was invited to attend a press dinner being hosted at Cabezon in NE Portland to celebrate their one year anniversary. Dinner was superb and meeting some other local writers who were interested in local food and wine was a nice way to spend the evening. Continue reading
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