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January 26, 2018
Maison L’Envoye Front and Center
Smart Buys – Go To Wineries for Excellence and Affordability Wine Spectator February 2018 Excitement in the wine world comes in many forms. New wineries create a buzz, established wineries…

January 23, 2018
Chapter 24 at the Cutting Edge of Natural Yeast Research
Winemakers Turn to MIT to Save Pinot Noir in Warming Temperatures Bloomberg January 23, 2018 by Elin McCoy Biochemical engineer Jean-Francois Hamel has discovered the secrets to how natural yeasts…

June 2, 2016
More Love For Joe Dobbes and His 30 Years of Winemaking
Third Decade’s a Charm Oregon Wine Press June 1, 2016 by Jade Helm Joe Dobbes’ knack for enterprise, evident even from an early age, is the defining characteristic for the…

April 29, 2016
Latest Press for Australia and Oregon
Wine Spectator and The Wine Advocate Reviews June, 2016 This week Wine Spectator released a few scores for Leeuwin Estate and John Duval while The Wine Advocate reviewed Leeuwin as…

February 16, 2016
Interesting Whites Score Well in Wine Enthusiast
Wine Enthusiast Advance Buying Guide Wine Enthusiast April 2016 WESTERN AUSTRALIA 92 pts/EDITORS’ CHOICE Plantagenet Riesling 2014 Based on this example and a few other informal tastings, 2014 will be…

December 11, 2015
Chapter 24’s Low Alcohol Native Yeasts
What Really Happens With Native Yeasts Wine Spectator Website December 1, 2015 By Harvey Steiman “Our industry gets so stuck in lore,” laments Ken Wright. One common idea the Oregon…

September 14, 2015
Maison L’Envoyè and Leeuwin: Great Wine, Great Labels
Embracing the Labels Northern Arizona’s Mountain Living Magazine July/August 2015 by John Vankat It may be heresy for a wine writer to say this, but there’s more to admire about…

June 25, 2015
Oregon Wines Explained With Joe Dobbes
Oregon Wines Are Simply Amazing Lake Oswego Review June 25, 2015 by Barb Randall The more I learn about wine, the more I realize how little I know. Thank goodness…

June 17, 2015
Wine and Artists at Chapter 24 Vineyards
Your Wine and Fine Art Fixes Wine Enthusiast July 17, 2015 by Christina Pellegrini Portland-based street artist Ashley Montague recently painted a must-see mural at this Willamette Valley winery, and…

May 7, 2015
Joe Dobbes is WBM’s Winemaker of the Month
An Interview with Joe Dobbes, Founder and Winemaker, Wine by Joe Wine Business Monthly May, 2015 Joe Dobbes of Wine by Joe: “My staff and I spend many dozens of…

March 31, 2015
The Wine Advocate Toasts Oregon’s 50th Year
Oregon 2012/2013: Praxis Makes Perfect The Wine Advocate March 31, 2015 by Neal Martin Ten thousand meters above endless Canadian wasteland, Beck strumming in my headphones, I ponder what lies…

February 18, 2015
Dobbes’ Whites Score Well
Wine Enthusiast Reviews Dobbes’ New Release Whites Wine Enthusiast Advanced Buying Guide April, 2015 Pinot Gris and Pinot Blanc wines from Oregon continue to offer superb value and the quality…

February 3, 2015
Mark Tarlov Takes Things in Oregon up a Notch or Two
Should You Pay $300 for an Oregon Pinot? Bloomberg Business February 3, 2015 by Elin McCoy Oregon Pinot Noir may not be high on your list of wine priorities yet,…

February 2, 2015
Chapter 24 and Mason L’Envoye: Rethinking Oregon
A Place in the Sun: Oregon Succeeds in 2012 Wine Spectator February 2015 by Harvey Steiman There’s something for everyone among the wines arriving from Oregon through the coming year, with…