Oregon vs Washington Wines
Wednesday, May 03, 2006
http://winefornewbies.typepad.com/
Here is the blog for a very cool podcast that I will listen to, its called Wine For Newbies. If you open iTunes go to the music store and select podcast. Do a search on the title and you will see it. Right now the host is on his 33rd podcast, he covers a range of different wines. He started off doing individual podcasts for each grape and then moved into regions. I just listened to one that talked about the Pacific Northwest which I learned a lot about.
Washington does not grow any Pinot Noir due to the dry conditions on the eastern side of the state. The grapes in WA wine are grown on the east side of the Cascades mountain range and trucked over to be processed. Washington is also known for their Merlot, they produce a ton of it at pretty inexpensive prices.
The reason Oregon grows Pinot Noir is because of the Coastal mountain range. It creates the Williamette Valley between both the Coastals and the Cascades. This allows for the premier weather pattern needed for growing Pinot Noir. Oregon has 3 appellations with Williamette being the largest. Winemakers from Burgundy, France come over to experiment in OR since both climates are very similar. I love Oregon pinot, I never thought about why Washington doesn't have any but it makes sense now.
Posted by mardenhill 5/03/2006 05:07:00 PM
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