2006 A to Z Wineworks Riesling (Dundee, Oregon)
Price: $14.99              Special Price: $13.49                        Case Price: $12.74
Founded in 2002, by a who’s who in Oregon wines A to Z’s founders have worked with some of the biggest names in the business.  They are Oregon's fastest growing winery, and produce and market Oregon's best wine values This is A to Z’s inaugural release of Riesling! The wine is a bright, crystal clear green/gold color. Fresh aromas of slate, lime, white flowers, minerals and citrus leap from the glass. More complex nuances of strawberries, orange blossom and spice emerge in time. In the mouth, the wine is dry, vibrant and alive with focused and powerful flavors that echo the aromas on the attack. A long, clean finish with final flavors of wet stones and minerals completes this complex and beautiful wine.
Food Pairings: Asian Cuisine, Seafood, Sushi

2005 A to Z Wineworks Chardonnay  (Dundee, Oregon)
Price: $17.99              Special Price: $16.19                        Case Price: $15.29
Founded in 2002, by a who’s who in Oregon wines A to Z’s founders have worked with some of the biggest names in the business.  They are Oregon's fastest growing winery, and produce and market Oregon's best wine values.  This is an un-oaked Chardonnay with aromatics of pear, green apple, quince, apple blossom.  In the mouth, the wine is gorgeous. The ripeness and richness of the fruit are perfectly balanced by the beautiful acidity. Concentrated and succulent with a long, clean finish.
Food Pairings: Roast Chicken, Grilled Fish

2006 Cristom Vineyards Estate Pinot Gris  (Salem, Oregon)
Price: $21.99              Special Price: $19.79                        Case Price: $18.69
Cristom's founder and owner, Paul Gerrie, used his skills as an engineer and avid researcher to pursue his passion for wine. On his travels to France, he was introduced to the traditional growing practices of the Burgundy region. He learned that soil (terroir) and site are key in developing the complexity of the fruit. The 2005 Pinot Gris is a pale-straw color. It has a salty, sea-air freshness and the aroma of lime blossoms and minerals. The wine has a pleasant creaminess on the palate with flavors that are clean, dry and refreshing, right through to the persistent finish.
Food Pairings: Oysters, Roast Chicken,Cheeses

2005 Brooks Winery “Janus” Pinot Noir  (Willamette Valley, Oregon)
Price: $33.99              Special Price: $30.59                       Case Price: $28.89
Founded in 1998, Brooks is a reflection of the visionary Portland native, Jimi Brooks.  His reverence for the land and vines made him a practitioner of organic and biodynamic farming.  The 2005 Brooks Janus is a beautifully balanced wine of elegant proportions and posses a classically beautiful Pinot Noir color – clear deep garnet with purple highlights in the center and reaching the rim. Classic aromas of dusty cherries, ripe raspberries, mineral, cassis, and violets leap from the glass. The palate opens with a burst of juicy red fruits and beautiful focus. The red fruit quality is soon enveloped by a wonderful mineral/wet stone presence that is wrapped around a firm, but ripe tannic core. On the finish the wine blossoms with richness and intensity.
Food Pairings: Salmon, Duck, Grilled Meat

2006 Penner-Ash Vineyards Pinot Noir  (Willamette Valley, Oregon)
Price: $54.99              Special Price: $49.49                        Case Price: $46.74
Wine maker Lynn Penner-Ash’s interest in winemaking grew out of an early passion for the sciences, from her native Friendly, MD.  After a summer working for the Smithsonian Institute in Washington, D.C., she studied enology at UC, Davis, the birthplace of the American wine industry.  Upon graduation she worked with some of the best names in the wine world such as Stags Leap and Rex Hill.  Her 2006 Pinot Noir has a magnificent nose of cookie dough and cherry syrup. Medium to full-bodied and broad, it is rich, intense, wonderfully concentrated, and highly expressive. Loads of sweet red and black fruits coat the taster's palate and linger for 30 to 40 seconds. It is a seamless, harmonious wine with gorgeous balance and purity.
Food Pairings: Salmon, Duck, Lamb, Chicken

2005 A to Z Wineworks Pinot Noir  (Dundee, Oregon)
Price: $19.99              Special Price: $17.99                        Case Price: $16.99
Founded in 2002, by a who’s who in Oregon wines A to Z’s founders have worked with some of the biggest names in the business.  They are Oregon's fastest growing winery, and produce and market Oregon's best wine values.  Clear and vibrant, this wine has a beautiful dark color and aromas of mixed berries, earth, smoke, violets, Asian spices and minerals. In the mouth, the wine mirrors the aromatics with a succulent texture and good acidity. As the finish unfolds, the individual characteristics of the wine unify and augment one another. Beautifully balanced between richness and power, the wine possesses amazing depth and purity. A classically proportioned Pinot Noir.
Food Pairings: Roast Chicken, Salmon