Live from the frozen Tundra…
I’m writing from the wonderful Five Pine Lodge in Sisters, OR – where the low tonight is forecast to be 5 degrees! That’s 5 degrees Farenheit – or about minus-17 Celsius. Yikes! It was icy and pretty scary, with howling winds driving over the pass today, but thankfully chains were not needed. There’s nothing I like to do less than putting on the chains in the bitter cold (which of course seems to be the only time one needs to put them on…)
At any rate, I’m over here in central Oregon for a great winemakers dinner tonight at Jen’s Garden in Sisters, a rockin’ good resto. This has become an annual event that we do in conjunction with our friends at Cork Cellars in Sisters. I’m looking forward to some great food and camaraderie tonight. The wines will not suck either – starting with the Crémant de Bourgogne from Huber-Verdereau, and then some Mâcon-Prissé from Domaine Thibert, Côte de Nuits Villages from Jean-Marc Millot, Gevrey-Chambertin from Taupenot-Merme, and our 2006 La Paulée & 2007 Audrey. Yum indeed!
It seems like life has been one endless event since I left for Burgundy back on Nov. 11th. Went right from all of that wonderful insanity in France directly into our Thanksgiving weekend open house festivities, then our big event in Portland at the EcoTrust Bldg. a couple of nights ago, and now I’m over here. This is the end of the line for the year, though. No more major events on the calendar. I’m looking forward to a slightly mellower pace when I get back to the other side of the mountains tomorrow. (And may the gods guide me safely once again across the pass…)
It’s been a great fall season in the tasting room. We’ve seen a ton of new faces, made a lot of new friends, and have had people visiting from all over the U.S., as well as Canada, New Zealand, Australia, and Japan. I appreciate it so much when folks take the time to come in and see us. The world is ridiculously busy these days, and there are thousands of wineries one could go to – so huge thanks for putting us on your schedule this year.
And here’s Colleen from San Diego & friends, who stopped in yesterday to sip some good grape juice…
