by Bob Holmes | Nov 19, 2024 | Choosing Wine, Wine and Food Pairings, Wine Dinner
We had fifteen attendees for this event and we tasted five delicious Oregon Pinot Noirs! The more expensive of the two rated as the favorite and second favorite, respectively. I liked the least expensive of the two and will order a case of each. I liked the top two...
by Bob Holmes | Aug 14, 2024 | General, Wine and Food Pairings, Wine Dinner
Margie celebrated a big birthday last Friday and we scheduled dinner for two at Pear and Horn. We’ve heard good things about them since they opened and finally got to check it out. For starters, we ordered a dozen Oysters Rockefeller that were perhaps as good a an...
by Bob Holmes | Mar 11, 2023 | Wine Tastings
Thursday night the Baylen Street Bottle Shop continued their outside events with a pig roast and wine show featuring Jon Priest, winemaker and general manager at Etude. While best known for their ‘Grace Benoist Ranch’ Carneros Pinot Noir, we also enjoyed the Etude...
by Bob Holmes | Mar 8, 2023 | Wine Tastings
Last Monday Ian and the crew hosted a Pinot Noir extravaganza presenting a dozen Pinots, four from each region of Burgundy, California and Oregon. They were presented in four flights, each with a wine from each region. We were all asked to attempt to identify the...
by Bob Holmes | Dec 26, 2022 | Wine Tastings
I am a bit tardy with this post but the holidays slow everything down! I caught the East Hill Bottle Shop tasting on December 14 and, as usual, they poured a nice selection, something for almost everyone. My best of show was the 2017 Scott Family Dijon Clone Pinot...
