Wine Event  April 16, 2012

• Oregon Wine Flight To New York – Evening Grand Tasting
• 6:30pm

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• General Admission$75.00

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The Willamette Valley Returns to The Big Apple in 2012
Oregon Wineries Revisit Manhattan After Making A Big Splash In 2011

Thanks to a highly successful first run last February, the Willamette Valley Wineries Association (WVWA) is again taking its celebrated Pinot Noir to New York City. 50 Oregon wineries will converge on Manhattan’s vibrant City Winery in Soho April 16th, pouring Pinot Noir and other Willamette Valley varietals.
“We are very excited to be headed back to New York,” said Sue Horstmann, Executive Director of the WVWA. “We have some new faces and a new vintage to share with a city that clearly appreciates and is highly enthusiastic for Oregon Pinot Noir.”
Last year, the sold-out event attracted 350 tasters. This year, the focus will be the 2009 vintage, acclaimed for its intriguing and lush elegance. Many winemakers and principals will be on hand to articulate the intricacies of the wine and the vintage. This offers tasters the chance to get to know the people behind the world-class wines. Many of the wineries that attended last year will return, plus a group of newcomers.
The Oregon wine industry continues to flourish, reaching nearly the three billion dollar mark in 2010. The Willamette Valley is home to some of the state’s oldest and most lauded wineries in addition to new producers with some exciting wines to share. Along with their esteemed Pinot noir, Willamette Valley wineries produce many other wines that thrive in Oregon’s cool climate. Many of these wines are handcrafted in small batches, and the Oregon Wine Flight To NYC offers a rare opportunity for New Yorkers to sample such wines and meet the personalities who make them.
“It will be especially enjoyable to showcase new wines,” continued Horstmann. “While the flavors change every vintage, the level of quality does not. These producers have set a standard that wine enthusiasts coast-to-coast have grown to expect.”

www.willamettewines.com

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[november 12, 2011]

Pinot Days in Chicago, IL

Join us at the spectacular Pinot Days event in Chicago, Illinois, November 12th at the Navy Pier! This festival celebrates food and Pinot Noir with a grand tasting, dinners and more.

Check out their website at pinotdays.com to learn more and purchase your tickets. We’ll see you in Chicago!

[november 25-26, 2011]
Thanksgiving Weekend in Wine Country

Mark your calendars! It’s a Thanksgiving tradition – wine tasting and holiday shopping at Sokol Blosser. Come kick off your holidays with us on Friday or Saturday, November 25-26 from 10am-4pm each day.

We pull out all the stops during Thanksgiving weekend, and this year we’ll be featuring our newly released 2009 Dundee Hills Pinot Noir, hosting a free photo booth for you to remember the occasion, and adding some special surprises. Bring your family and friends and get ready for a great time in Wine Country!

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We’d love to hear from you! Please email or call us at 1-800-582-6668 if we can help you locate Sokol Blosser wine in your area, recommend food pairings, setup a tour & tasting at the Winery, or take an order.

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Our 2008 Pinot Noirs are nearly gone and we want to let our best customers know before we move into the wonderful 2009’s.

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Anam Cara Cellars-Nicholas Estate Reserve-Pinot Noir-Chehalem Mountains-Oregon-2006-$27.00-A nose of dark fruit and spice, dark amber in color, darker than most Pinot’s.  With blackberry, black cherry, medium to full bodied, smooth with smoke and cola and spice finish, a very good Pinot, consistent with last time tried.               RP-90              WS-91              WE-90               CR-90                Good with veal, chicken, pasta.

Odfjell Vineyards-Armador-Cabernet Sauvignon-Maipo Valley-Chile-2007-$8.98-A nose of roasted meat and dark fruit, dark purple in color.  A full bodied Cab, with blackberry, currants, just seemed disjointed, has a rough finish, ok for price.                  RP-86                WS-84                 WE-90                   CR-84                     Good with meats, chicken, pasta.

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Ken Wright Cellars-Pinot Noir-Shea Vineyard-Yamhill-Carlton District-Oregon-2005-$45.00-A nose of dusty cherry and spice, medium cloudy ruby in color. A smooth, now elegant, medium to full bodied. Has cherry, black raspberry, cinnamon and earthy dusty herbs, very good, decant and drink soon, classic Oregon Pinot.               RP-94              WE-89              CR-90              Good with seafood, chicken, pasta.

Drink & Dreams-D & D-Douro –Touriga Nacional-Tinta Roriz-Touriga Franca-Portugal-2005-$19.99-A nose of ripe dark fruit, dark purple in color. A full bodied fruit forward blend, red currants, cherries, Asian spice, vanilla cream, an interesting wine,better than the last time I tried, good finish.                 RP-88               WS-92                 CR-90                  Good with meats, chicken, pasta.

Ken Wright Cellars-Pinot Noir-Shea Vineyard-Yamhill-Carlton District-Oregon-2005-$45.00-A nose of dusty cherry and spice, medium cloudy ruby in color.  A smooth, now elegant, medium to full bodied, was too tight a couple years back.  Has cherry, black raspberry,  cinnamon and earthy dusty herbs, very good but has lost some of it’s backbone, decant and drink soon.                  RP-94                   WE-89                     CR-90                    Good with seafood, chicken, pasta.

Bodega Norton S.A.-Malbec-Reserva-Mendoza-Argentina-2007-$12.99-A nose of dark fruit and fig, dark purple in color.  A  spicy Malbec, with fig, raspberry, blackberry jam,  seems more Pinot Noir like than Malbec,  decent not great, ok for price, has been better in previous years.                    RP-89                    WS-90 (#90 of Top 100 for 2010)                  WE-85                       CR-87                  Good with meats, chicken, pasta.      

Please excuse our dust! We kicked off an exciting Tasting Room remodel project last month that we are looking forward to revealing at the end of March. In addition to the new look, we’ll have a new bar top, more space for groups, and a beautiful open area for tasting Sokol Blosser wines.

Planning on coming to see us this month? Our Garden Room (to the left of our Tasting Room) is open 10am-4pm daily, and our covered and heated deck space is perfect for enjoying views of wine country while sipping on your favorite selections.

But wait, there’s more! In the Winery, our Cellar Crew has been working hard to blend barrels of our distinctive Dundee Hills Pinot Noir for our 2009 vintage, and bottling will begin in earnest soon.

Springtime is a great season to visit us and experience the Winery for yourself!

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Take advantage of this special deal we only offer twice a year!  Enjoy Free Ground Shipping on all full or mixed case orders.  Stock up your cellar for spring entertaining or just treat yourself!
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From the Sokol Blosser family to yours… cheers!

Visit our Events Page to view details about these and other special events!

We’d love to hear from you!  Please  email or call us at 1-800-582-6668 if we can help you locate Sokol Blosser wine in your area, recommend food pairings, set up a tour & tasting at the Winery, or take an order.

By law we can ship wine to: AK* CA* CO DC* FL* GA* IA ID* IL KS LA* MI* MN MO NC* ND* NE NH* NM NV* NY* OR SC* TX* VA* VT* WA* WI* WY*  (* Additional fees apply due to state regulations).

Palmina Wines-Subida-Tocai Friulano-Santa Ynez Valley-California-2008-$18.98-A funky nose of honey, a cloudy yellow color.  A mess, a bad Californian try at a Italian white, honey, bitter, just awful, maybe someone would like it, not me.             NR               CR-70             Good if you move onto the next bottle.

Peirano Estate Vineyards-The Immortal Zin-Old Vine-Lodi-California-2008-$9.99-A big nose of over the top dark fruit, dark purple in color.  Blackberry, Blueberry, spice, a bit overdone, a little hot, but for $10 bucks and a midweek day it’s ok.              NR             CR-80           Good with burgers, ribs, pasta.  

Viti Santa Maria-Brazilo-Syrah-Cabernet Sauvignon-Brazil-2006-$6.99-A nose of sweet dark fruit, dark ruby in color.  I had tried some Brazilian wines recently at a wine tasting event and was surprised at how good they were…this was not one of them, a bit disjointed, initial taste is ok but then leaves a funky aftertaste.               NR            CR-75           Good with meats, chicken, pasta.

Casa Lapostolle-Cuvee Alexandre-Apalta Vineyard-Merlot-Carmenere-Colchagua Valley-Chile-2007-$17.99-A nose of dark sweet fruit, medium dark amber in color.   Currants, plum, spice, tannic, has rough spots, average at best.  I usually enjoy all the Cuvee Alexandre varietals, not this one.          NR             CR-75               Good with meats, chicken, pasta.

E-70788-Ave-Gran Riserva-Malbec-Mendoza-Argentina-2007-$21.98-A nose of funky figs, dark black in color, needed to be decanted for hours to get fid of funky smell.  A full bodied Malbec, fig, licorice, coffee, just did not enjoy the mouth feel, got a little better as it opened..but not that much.                WS-91                CR-80                    Good with meats, chicken, pasta.

Kilikanoon Wines-The Lackey-Shiraz-Australia-2006-$11.99-A over the top big fake fruit bomb nose, kind of artificial, dark purple in color.  I enjoy most Australian Shiraz, don’t mind a big fruit bomb..as long as it tastes real, this one for me was a lost lab experiment.  Blackberry, plum and bacon, awkward taste, I did not get what the critics got.                RP-89               WS-89              CR-70       Good with a big steak that can mask the taste of the wine.

Casella Wines-Yellow Tail-The Reserve-Cabernet Sauvignon-Australia-2007-$12.99-A disjointed nose of dark fruit, dark amber in color.   I tried this at a wine stores recommendation…and to give this wine a fair chance, it was the opposite of what the label stated, not velvety, not complex, no structure,  not enjoyable.                     WS-87                   WE-86                  CR-79               Good as a cooking wine.

Tulip Hill Winery-Cellar Select-Cabernet Sauvignon-Tracy Hills-Mount Oso Vineyard-California-$12.75-A nose of musty dark fruit, dark amber in color.  A rather harsh Cab, currants, red berries, but not smooch, hard finish.                   NR                CR-76                Good with meats, chicken, pasta.

Domaine D’ Andezon-Cotes-Du-Rhone-Les Vignerons D’Estezargues-France-2007-$9.99-A sour nose of cherry, dark amber in color.  Sour black cherry, like spice, licorice, tried 3 times over a weekend, enjoyed it more early last year..and I love wines from the Southern Rhone, maybe it was just this bottle.           NR          CR-78           Good with pasta, chicken, veal.

Arnot-Roberts-Clary Ranch-Syrah-Sonoma Coast-California-2006-$30.00-A nose of sour cherry, dark purple in color.  I had always wanted to try a bottle from this winery of very small production wines, but…  Sour cherry, sage, tea, tried three different times, just did not enjoy the flavor, too sour.               RP-91                CR-76             Good with burgers, pasta, steak.

Philippe Gimel-Saint Jean Du Barroux-L’Oligocene-Red Grenache-Syrah-Carignan-Cinsault-Cotes Du Ventoux-France-2004-$23.99-A distinct smell of brandy, kind of funky, amber in color.  I am not sure if something happened to the wine, I usually enjoy any Southern Rhone wine but that distinct brandy smell also was what the favor was, dark fruit, spice, kept trying to enjoy it but could not.                RP-90            CR-70             Good with another open bottle of wine to kill the taste.

Les Cretes-Coteau La Tour-Vino da Tavola-Italy-2005-$34.99-Not sure of the real price I paid since it was in a 3 pack and was the throw in bottle..funky nose, ok terrible nose, only thing normal was color, a ruby red.  A terrible wine, made it past a couple sips, not sure what RP was thinking, somehow turned out to be a decent cooking wine.               RP-92                CR-50                Good as cooking wine.

Vavasour Wines-Dashwood-Sauvignon Blanc-Marlborough-New Zealand-2009-$11.99-A light nose of citrus, pale straw in color.  Green apple, grapefruit, a little lien, flat on the finish, not as refreshing as I would like.  I enjoyed the 2008 a lot more, one more example on how much the same wine be so different each year.         WS-87             CR-82         Good with seafood, cheeses, salad.

DiMajo Norante-Sangiovese-Terra Degli Osci-Italy-2006-$10.99-A sweet floral fruit nose, medium in color.  Blackberry, strawberry, earth, was better last year.            NR            CR-81      Good with pasta, salad, chicken.

Primarius Winery-Pinot Noir-Walla Walla-Oregon-2007-$18.00-A light nose of cherry and spice, medium ruby in color.  A light bodied, thin,  cherry, spice, nothing special, not much length to the finish.               WS-81              CR-3               Good with chicken, cheese, pasta.

Hunt Family Cellars-Bon Vivant-Cabernet Sauvignon-Destiny Vineyards-Derek Heights Section-Paso Robles-California-2003-$19.99-A nose of dark cherry and spice, dark amber in color.  A smooth, dry, full bodied Cab, with black cherry, cassis,  dark chocolate and spiced oak finish, very good but not great.                     WE-90                CR-90                  Good with ribs, chicken, pasta.

I’M (Isabel Mondavi) Wines-I Love Pinot Noir-Pinot Noir-Willamette Valley-Oregon-2006- $28.98-Nice nose of strawberries, a little spice. Good Pinot Noir color, light to medium in color.  A nice drinking smooth wine, little spice with strawberries, cream.  This is one of the first couple vintages for I’M Wines, Michael Mondavi and his wife Isabel along with son Rob started this winery to make small production artistry wines.              NR                 CR-89                Good with seafood, pasta, chicken.