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Have you had any good Oregonian whites? Any Viognier being planted in the U&L?

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Funny you bring that up, since I'm going out to the winery this afternoon(probably maybe).

I'm soooooo not a white wine guy.

But every Willamette/Yamhill Valley winery either makes reisling(yuk), or chard(it IS the "Burgundy of the West, you know). The other commonly produced white is the pinot gris(continuing on the Burgundy theme). We generally only see 4 varietals grown here in any quantity( NW Oregon of course produces the WORLD'S FINEST pinot noir...in a good weather year...which 06 is looking to be...05 wasn't...we seem to be back to that crazy coincedental "even numbered years" thing that held up all through the 90's).


But basically, I'm not of a mind to go around tasting whites from different outfits. Although my buddy bottled up his 04 chrad recently, which was very good, by "I hate chard" standards. A lot of the local vinyards has a rocking 2004.

But anyhoo, my frind's stocks were actually getting low, since they decided to leave the dark ages of the cottage industry, and their wine is sold through major grocery stores now, so to fill in the void, he had an opportunity to buy a few barrels of viognier. As mentioned, I'm not a white wine drinker, especially sweet wines, but I have to say, the viognier was excellent. And it must be not just me thinking that way, since the couple hundred cases he bottled up as an "alternative" to the supply problem, are almost gone.

I can't remember who made it, even(Willamette Valley Wholesalers, or somebody like that, not to be confused with Willamette Valley Vinyards, which is the biggest in the state, and doesn't have particularly good products), but I think they only do bulk sales.


But, I guess to answer the question -- yeah, there's some bitchin viognier around. I believe they kick some out of the Lower Columbia Valley in Washington, too, but I believe that they're kinda pushing the climate envelope for it there(Southeastern Washington does very well with Bordeaux stuff, but it's often too hot for more temperate grapes).


Viognier and chard do fairly well in Oregon, and there can be some very good chards(contradiction in terms, actually) in a good year, but if one is looking for good American whites -- I'd stick with Calfornia varietals. And not chard.

How about nigara? I've got a line on niagara...cheap. Comes in handy if you wanna get a wannabe-sophisticated 21 year old chick drunk. Orrrrr....if you don't really give a darn...I've got a serrrrrious line on some past-its-prime chard...wheelin and dealin like a mofo, there. I'm sure that stuff is going to get sold to a local distillery, though, who will buy it up for cheap.(WHAT? HUH? THEY MAKE VODKA OUT OF GRAPES? HUH? Yeah, dumbasses...that's where old wine goes to die)

I have to say, the viognier was excellent.

Word. I don't care too much for whites, but Viognier has changed my mind a bit of late.

As long as it's good viogneir. Fine line -- a little too much tannen/acid...and that's some nasty stuff. If it's well-made from good fruit, then you can pour that stuff down bimbos' throats like it's water.