Wine Spectator (Free subscription) | 16 hours ago
> Roco Pinot Noir Willamette Valley 2006ROCOPinot Noir Willamette Valley 2006(92 points, $40)Supple, silky and remarkably open-textured, this just glows with beautiful plum, currant and a hint of lime in the background, delicately framed with oak. The fruit wins in the end, and this lingers for days. Drink now through 2016. 3,000 cases made. --Harvey Steiman
Wine Camp Blog (Free subscription) | 3 hours ago
Last weekend I headed southbound down I-5, but it was no vacation. I was moving from the Willamette Valley to the Napa Valley. I was migrating from pinot noir to cabernet sauvignon. It was less than a ten hour drive, but it’s worlds apart. Cabernet and pinot may both be wines, but they have little in common other than being red. Cabernet’s backbone is tannin, while pinot’s is acidity - at least...
Get Rich Slowly (Free subscription) | 30/11/2008
... Vegetables ($294.59) Our vegetable crop was stunted this year by the lousy weather in Oregon’s Willamette Valley. We’re not the only ones who suffered. Nearly every gardener we know moaned about the poor yields, especially with tomatoes and peppers. 5.27 pounds (2.392 kg) snow peas = $26.87 2.50 pounds (1.135 kg) green beans = $5.58 11.03 pounds (5.008 kg) cherry tomatoes = $41.52 14 zucchini...
RoguePundit (Free subscription) | 15 hours ago
... enable the Department of Environmental Quality to phase out the practice of field burning in the Willamette Valley, addressing a serious threat to public health in Western Oregon.” The budget is growing by close to a billion, yet our governor is talking about protecting budgets from cuts. And speaking of what Kulongoski considers a cut, why does DEQ need an extra $200K to reduce and then...
Eco Friendly Mag (Free subscription) | 26/11/2008
... 94.5 kW solar energy system at Domaine Drouhin Oregon, the famed winery in Oregon’s Dundee Hills (Willamette Valley). Sunrise Solar Report Progress in Korea and China Sunrise’s initial meetings in Korea and China have produced positive results as the Company moves to forge direct relationships with manufacturers and suppliers of the world’s newest solar technologies. City of Belpre, Ohio...
TopEnergyNews (Free subscription) | 26/11/2008
... 94.5 kW solar energy system at Domaine Drouhin Oregon, the famed winery in Oregon’s Dundee Hills (Willamette Valley). Sunrise Solar Report Progress in Korea and China Sunrise’s initial meetings in Korea and China have produced positive results as the Company moves to forge direct relationships with manufacturers and suppliers of the world’s newest solar technologies. City of Belpre, Ohio...
