| Top Wines, Best Buys and Spirits of 2006 |
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01-01-2007. |
Here, we present our selection of the best 100 wines we sampled out of the 8,000 total that we reviewed over the course of 2006.
What you will find here are not necessarily the highest-scoring wines. Their numeric scores were just one factor in assembling this list. We also consider price, availability, newsworthiness and the X-factors: excitement, buzz. And we strive for balance”by which we mean, one balance of geography, grape variety, wines (red and white still wines as well as sparklers, fortifieds and dessert wines) and of producers; there is only one bottling from one given brand, though certain powerhouses scored well throughout the year. ... |
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| Vintners square off over labels |
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01-01-2007. |
If you believe one wine label is as individual as the vintner it promotes, you may want to think again.
The colors and typefaces for words displayed on wine labels are not subject to trademark, and I'm not sure they should be. That said, I'd no more use the same typeface from one bottle produced by one prominent local winemaker than I'd try to market his own as my own. ... |
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| Willamette Valley wineries branch out into champagne |
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01-01-2007. |
Everybody knows Willamette Valley vineyards produce pinot noirs and chardonnays — after all, over the past few decades, those two varieties have put Oregon on the viticultural map.
But now one few Oregon wineries are branching out, dabbling in the production of champagne and other sparkling wines. ... |
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