IDTT Wine 465: Ken Wright Went Looking for Aroma
Ken Wright is the founder and winemaker of Ken Wright Cellars, based in Carlton, Oregon.
Ken discusses his work with Dick Graff in the 1970s, and then explains why he decided to move from California to Oregon in the 1980s to pursue winemaking in Oregon. He gives a thorough explanation of the different rock types found in state, and the attributes that different sites bring to a resulting wine. He also goes into depth in explaining his own winemaking evolution, from working at Panther Creek, to starting Ken Wright Cellars in 1994. Along the way, Ken makes several connections between the winemaking and the farming, and explains how one is often the result of the other. In particular, he talks quite a bit about the phenomenon of reduction in a wine, something he tries to prevent. Ken further describes several key vintages for Oregon Pinot Noir, discussing the attributes of those years and their impact on his own thinking.
I'll Drink to That! Talking Wine with Levi Dalton
A former sommelier interviews incredibly famous and knowledgeable wine personalities in his tiny living room. He gets them to talk candidly about their lives and work. Then he releases the recordings as the I'll Drink to That! Talking Wine with Levi Dalton podcast. Erin Scala also contributes amazing original segments. Check illdrinktothatpod.com for info on how to purchase an IDTT t-shirt, to join our mailing list, or to leave a donation.
A moment with winemaker Ken Wright
An interview with Ken Wright, winemaker and proprietor of Ken Wright Cellars in Carlton, Oregon.
What is the Van Duzer Corridor?
The Van Duzer Corridor is a valley that is one of the keys to the climate in Oregon's Willamette Valley. The air that flows through the corridor and into the valley is critical to the diurnal shifts, i.e. temperature changes between day and night that help to maintain healthy levels of acidity in the wine grapes.
Winemaker Chad Stock of Omero Cellars and Minimus Wines explains. Thumbnail photo credit: Omero Cellars.
See all of our videos with Chad Stock of Omero Cellars and Minimus Wines here:
Filmed in the Omero Cellars tasting room in Carlton, Oregon.
Subscribe to Ask a Winemaker for hundreds more wine videos:
Have a question for a winemaker? Post it in the comments and we will try to answer it for you.
Connect with us on Facebook:
Ask your question on Twitter: twitter.com/askawinemaker @askawinemaker.
askawinemaker.com
What is the Eola-Amity Hills AVA in Oregon? Ken Pahlow of Walter Scott Wines
What sort of AVA is the Eola-Amity Hils? Winemaker Ken Pahlow of Walter Scott Wines describes this region, one of the cooler areas for grape growing in the Willamette Valley in Oregon.
See all of our videos with Ken Pahlow of Walter Scott Wines:
Filmed with support from the International Pinot Noir Celebration. See all of our IPNC related videos here:
Subscribe to Ask a Winemaker for hundreds more wine videos:
Have a question for a winemaker? Post it in the comments and we will try to answer it for you.
Connect with us on Facebook:
Ask your question on Twitter: twitter.com/askawinemaker @askawinemaker.
askawinemaker.com
Red Wine, White Wine and some Bubbly... An Intro to Willamette Valley - November 2012
A few good friends from Australia who came to visit me right after the harvest season asked me to give them a tour of the region. I thought it only made sense to take them to a few places I feel represent this valley for them to see and taste...a little red, a little white and some bubbly.
1. Eola Amity Hills AVA, to visit Bethel Heights. We had wanted to make it to Cristom and Saint Innnocent. but unfortunately there just wasn't enough time. We also toured Willamette Valley Vineyard, which is among the largest in production in Oregon. Ted Casteel from Bethel Heights took the time to talk to us about how they got started in 1977. For more information or to visit them, please visit their homepage at Bethel Heights.
2. Chehalem Mountain AVA, to visit the Ponzi Wine Bar. Founded in 1970, this is another family-owned business that is now a second-generation-run winery, with Michel Ponzi as the Co-Owner, Maria Ponzi as the Director of Sales and Marketing, and their sister, Luiza Ponzi as winemaker. As there honestly was not enough time to drive all the way up to Ponzi's main location, I took my Australian friends to the Wine Bar they have in Dundee. We had a bite to eat with a nice tasting of wine to accompany it. I had a chance to try their Dolcetto made from an Italian varietal, which was a nice surprise. They make Pinot Noir, Pinot Gris, Pinot Blanc, Chardonnay and White Riesling, as well as Arneis and Dolcetto, two rare Italian varietals. Please visit them at Ponzi Vineyards.
3. Dundee Hills AVA, to visit Argyle Winery. In my opinion, Argyle Winery makes some of the best sparkling wines (i.e., Champagne style) in the valley. I would highly recommend a visit to this winery to try their POP Flight. They have a number of 90+ point wines highly recommended by Wine Spectator and Wine Advocate. They also happen to be located right across the street from the Ponzi Wine Bar, so you can grab a bite and then head over there for after-meal sparkling delights. Please visit them at Argyle Winery.
When you are looking to find some other great places to visit, do feel free to send me an e-mail, and I will do my best to give you recommendations. We hope to see more of you in the region to taste some of the great wines coming out of the Willamette Valley.
Cheers!
Angela Estate
Sip and Stay visits the Angela Estate tasting room in Dundee Oregon. All single varietal estate grown Pinot Noirs from their vineyards located in Yamhill Carlton AVA.
Boutique Wineries Tasting 2011 - Oregon Wine
Frank Lloyd Wright: Man Who Built America (2017)
Frank Lloyd Wright is probably America's greatest ever architect. But few people know about the Welsh roots that shaped his life and world-famous buildings. Now, leading Welsh architect Jonathan Adams sets off across America to explore Frank Lloyd Wright's masterpieces for himself. Along the way, he uncovers the tempestuous life story of the man behind them and the secrets of his radical Welsh background.
Check out these Frank Lloyd Wright books on Amazon!
Frank Lloyd Wright: American Master:
Frank Lloyd Wright: A Biography:
The Architecture of Frank Lloyd Wright:
Find RARE and SIGNED Frank Lloyd Wright books here:
Join us on Patreon!
Share this video!
Get Two Books FREE with a Free Audible Trial:
In a career spanning seven decades, Frank Lloyd Wright built over 500 buildings and changed the face of modern architecture. Fallingwater, the house over the waterfall, has been called the greatest house of the 20th century. The spiralling Guggenheim Museum in New York reinvented the art museum.
Wright's Welsh mother was born and raised near Llandysul in west Wales, and emigrated to America with her family in 1844. Her son Frank was raised in a Unitarian community in Wisconsin. The values he absorbed there were based on a love of nature, the importance of hard work and the need to question convention and defy it where necessary. Wright's architecture was shaped by these beliefs. He built his lifelong home in the valley he was raised in, and he named it after an ancient Welsh bard - Taliesin. It was the scene of many adventures and of a horrific crime. In 1914, a servant at Taliesin ran amok and killed seven people. They included Wright's partner Mamah Cheney and her two young children.
150 years after his birth, Adams argues that Frank Lloyd Wright is now a vitally important figure who can teach us how to build for a better world. Wright's belief in what he called organic architecture - buildings that grace the landscape and respond to people's individual needs - is more relevant than ever, in Wales and around the world.
Checking out the affiliate links above helps me bring even more high quality videos to you by earning me a small commission on your purchase. If you have any suggestions for future content, make sure to subscribe on the Patreon page. Thank you for your support!
Chemeketa Viticulture - Yamhill-Carlton High School
As Yamhill-Carlton High School in Oregon builds the first on-campus land lab for wine grapes in the United States, the viticulture curriculum from Chemeketa Community College plays a key role.
PaversShoes.tv LIVE
Multistreaming with
Watch Pavers shoes TV 24 hours a day. Live on Sky channel 678 and now live on Youtube