Digital portfolios offer a world beyond paper

Posted by Nicholas Livingston on December 6, 2021 in Oregon | no comments

Given the success of our Digital Japan Portfolio, we are going to make this a thing: a support material that serves more needs than what could ever fit on a printed page. Here we embark on glossier, focused portfolios highlighting specific corners of our book, covering special places we would like
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MN Connection: Weinbau Paetra

Posted by Nicholas Livingston on September 3, 2017 in Minnesota Wine, Oregon | one comment

Weinbau Paetra | Willamette Valley, Oregon THE CONNECTION: Raised in Saint Paul proper, Bill Hooper graduated from Cretin Derham, developed a taste for wine and what followed was a rapid succession through the local wine trade. Bill worked at some of our finest bottle shops and then joined The Wine Company for
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KNOW YOUR WINEGROWER | ROLLIN SOLES

Posted by Nicholas Livingston on April 14, 2016 in Oregon, Sustainable | no comments

When the Drouhin family of Domaine Joseph Drouhin and Domaine Drouhin Oregon bought Roserock Vineyard in 2013, their new estate in the Eola-Amity Hills, they knew the winemaker on the ground had to be their friend, the inimitable Rollin Soles. Few have enjoyed as many irons in as many fires or
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Welcoming Ponzi Vineyards to The Wine Company

Posted by Nicholas Livingston on February 15, 2016 in Oregon, Sustainable, | no comments

PONZI VINEYARDS HISTORY In the late 1960s Dick and Nancy Ponzi uprooted their family to pursue a dream of producing world class Pinot Noir. After research trips to Burgundy and an extensive search, they purchased 20 acres on a small farm just southwest of Portland, Oregon. The winery was founded in 1970,
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Understanding Oregon Pinot Noir: the OPB documentary

Posted by Jason Kallsen on May 21, 2012 in Oregon | no comments

Our love of Burgundy at The Wine Company is well known, and that love of top notch Pinot Noir has led us to naturally embrace the wines of Oregon with a passion, including such great producers as Argyle, Bergstrom, Domaine Drouhin, Eyrie, Left Coast Cellars, Bethel Heights, Owen Roe, Penner
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