Not that you need an excuse to drink these wines that truly speak of place.
The state of Oregon is a small and shining jewel in the crown of American wine regions. That’s not only for its physical beauty, but also for its association with France’s Burgundy region, a trend started in 1987 when the renown Drouhin wine family purchased land for vineyards in the Willamette Valley, a region on the same latitude as Burgundy.
Now considered the premier ground zero for Oregon fine wine, the valley has attracted other winemakers with French roots, who specialize in the flagship Pinot Noir but also finding other French varieties
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