In the Oregon WineNews

  1. The present State of Oregon Pinot.

  2. Top 10 - the Willamette Valley says the Willamette Valley is one of the top 10 worldwide hot spots for 2009.

  3. Good news! Argyle just received a new batch of wine scores and reviews from Wine Advocate and all their wines scored 90-93 points! Add that to the recent Wine Spectator batch and this turns out to be quite a sweep for them. Here's the breakdown:

    90 Points   2007 Willamette Valley Pinot Noir
    91 Points   2006 Argyle Brut
    91 Points   2007 Reserve Pinot Noir
    92 Points   1999 Extended Tirage Brut
    92 Points   2006 Nuthouse Pinot Noir
    92 Points   2007 Nuthouse Chardonnay
    93 Points   2006 Spirithouse Chardonnay
    93 Points   2007 Argyle Brut Rosé