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Coup D'Etat: The Quiet Revolution of Andrew Rich McCrea Cellars: The Sound of the Rhone is Music to McCrea's Ears Top Ten Best Value Big Reds July 2006 Va Piano Vineyard Producing a Blessed Blend Donedei Wines Hits a Home Run Dusky Goose Flys High at Paley's Place Capitello Wines King Estate's Former Winemaker Goes Indie Apolloni: Oregon Wine, Tuscan Inspiration Gordon Brothers Rising Scores and National Profile Coeur de Terre Heart of the Valley Wines Velocity Cellars Moving at Velocity Speed Westrey Wine Company Combines Experience and Knowledge to Make Great Wines J Daan Andrew Rich's Assistant Winemaker Branches Out Chinook Wines Emphasizing Food St Innocent Top Rated Wines, Low Key Style A Tuscan Wine Dinner- Recipes It Takes A Lot of Beer to Make Wine Northwest Winemakers and Their Favorite Beers Dessert Wines and recipes to go with Them Delectable Dry Rose and recipes to go with It Oregon's 2005 Vintage- A Preview Oregon's 2004 Vintage New Wineries June 2006 New Pinot noirs June 2006 Shea Wine Cellars 2004 Pinot noirs Tasting Notes and Reviews- A new level of Excellence Evesham Wood "Think Globally, Harvest Locally by Alison Ruch Shea Vineyard In Depth Tour, Block by Block Oregon Harvest 2005 Mid-Harvest Report Bottling the 2004 Vintage From Vine to You Betz Family Winery New Winery, New Syrahs October 2005 Josh Bergstrom on Oregon's 2004 Vintage Avalon Recommends: Our Favorite Wines September 2005 It's Harvest Time 2005, and Winemakers Rock the Cellar! Music Winemakers Make Wine To My Secret Ingredient: Smoked Spanish Paprika by Michael Sherwood Smoked Spanish Paprika Recipes by Michael Sherwood IPNC 2005 A Review by Prince of Pinot Mystic Winery Gettin’ Purple with Mystic Winemaker Rick Mafit Smokin! Smoking Meat NW Style Expertise and Recipes from a Smokin' Guy Temperance Hill Vineyard Manager Dai Crisp on Grape Vines and Great Wines Wild West Walla Walla Washington Wineries Rival Napa, Without the Crowds Lone Canary Winery A Winery with a Flock of Many Colors Oregon Wine Dinner: The Asparagus Challenge The Okanagan Valley Pioneers & Innovators Canadian Ice Wine The Washington Wine Industry has a Friend in the Governor’s Mansion Beyond Expectations On the Pinot Noir Trail Taste Washington: It's Hip to Spit Latitude 46° N Winery Belle Vallée Cellars Champagne- Not just for Breakfast Anymore Champagne Cocktails- A Compendium of Recipes and Lore Oregon Pinot noir- What to Expect in 2005 Dueling Crabcakes- Mike Sherwood on NW Food & Wine "Must-Have" Big Reds- new Releases Penner-Ash's New Winery- A Photo Tour Ken Wright's Tyrus Evan Vacuvin vs Private Preserve Interview- Veronique Drouhin Dubrul Vyd has Own Winery Washington's New Superstars Stoller- 21st Century Vineyard Sineann- A True NW WInery Aging- Aren't We All Cole on the 2004 Harvest Charlie Hoppes & Fidelitas "Cream of the Crop" Ciel du Cheval Vineyard Washington's New Superstars Fall Mushrooms and Northwest Wines Nota Bene- First Release of Wines from Another Boeing Guy 2002 Vintage- and the Climate Changes that Brought It Winemaker Interview Trey Busch Basel Cellars Cool Climate Viticulture Is This the End of the Willamette Valley’s Great Vintages? What's so Scary about Screwcaps? by Cole Danehower Corral Creek Vineyard Aging Wine Saviah Cellars A Sense of Place Shea Vineyard In depth Weather and Winemaking Balcombe Vineyard Canoe Ridge Vineyard Cataclysm, Light & Passion: Washington Terroir, soils, and Light About Oregon Pinot noir

December 2005

Vintage 2004
Reviewed
by Cole Danehower

Preview of
Vintage 2005
First Impressions
and Predictions
by Cole Danehower

Patty Green Cellars
Estate Vineyard
& 2004 Vintage

East Indian
Turkey Dinner
by Michael Sherwood

"Insider" &
"Cream of the Crop" NW Wine Samplers

Oregon Gourmet
Gift Packs
Marionberries
Smoked Salmon
Hazelnuts
Euphoria Truffles
Brigittine Monks

Dusky Goose
& Dundee Hills Vineyard

October 2005

Oregon
Harvest 2005
A mid-Harvest Report

Shea Wine Cellars
2004 Vintage
New Level of Excellence

Evesham Wood
Think Globally,
Harvest Locally

Shea Vineyard
Vistas, Views, Blocks,
and Vines

Bottling the
2004 Vintage
From barrel to you

New Wine Releases
Best of Fall's wines -
Oregon and Washington

October Avalon
Wine Club Newsletter
read it here

September 27

Interview
with Bob Betz
New Winery
and Wine Releases
photos by Jean Yates

New Releases
Oregon Pinot noirs

Josh Bergstrom
on the 2004 Vintage
by Josh Bergstrom

New Releases
NW Big Reds

All Newly Released
Wines
10/1/05

My Secret Ingredient
by Michael Sherwood

Recipes:
Smoked
Spanish Paprika
by Michael Sherwood

August 25, 2005

Mystic Winery
Gettin' Purple
with Rick Mafit
By Alison Ruch

IPNC 2005
Reviewed
International
Pinot noir Celebration
in McMinnville, Oregon
by Rusty Gaffney MD,
the "Prince of Pinot"

Smokin' Meat
The NW Way
By Michael Sherwood

New Wine Releases
August 25, 2005
by Jean Yates

July 1, 2005

Think Pink! --
Pacific Northwest Rosé
Wine Reviews &Recipes:

Classic Bruschetta
Salmon in Parchment
Grilled Tuna Nichoise
By Mike Sherwood
Avalon Food & Wine Writer

Trium Winery
Partnership of Wineries

New Section:
The Okanagan
B.C. Wine Region

Osoyoos Larose
Bordeaux Inspired
Boutique in B.C.

April 20, 2005
Oregon Wine Dinner, WA Governor Taste WA Wine

“Governor
Christine Gregoire
Brings Red Wine Back
to the Dinner Table”

By Christina Kelly
Avalon Editor/Writer

Oregon Wine Dinner
The Asparagus Challenge

by Michael Sherwood
Avalon Food & Wine Writer

Highest Rated
NW WInes

Shop for NW Wine

Champagne Cocktails
recipes for delicious drinks, sparkling wine lore, food pairings
Music for sparkling wine (downloads)

Champagne
Not just for Breakfast Anymore
Food pairings and recipes for NW Sparkling Wine

Latitude 46 N
Winery Profile

April 2005
New Wine Releases Reviewed

All About Belle Vallee Cellars
The Education and Overnight Success
of Pinot noir Specialist Joe Wright

March 2005
New Wine Releases Reviewed

Belle Vallee Label Art
Fused Glass makes labels unique, collectable

March 4, 2005
Wine Sale- Time to Save!

20-40% Off
Sales & Closeouts
We've re-launched an
all-new sale page with
the best bargains
in NW wine

Beyond Expectations
Oregon Wine Touring
On the Pinot noir Trail
by M.L. Lyke

February 21 2005
" Must-Have" NW Big Reds

" Must-Have"
NW Big Reds
by Jean Yates

Scott Paul Wines-
Winemaker Interview
by Cole Danehower

Dueling Crabcakes
Michael Sherwood
on Nw Food & Wine

Best Deal
Big Reds
February/March 05

Avalon
" Top 50"
February/March 05

Oregon
Pinot noir
What to Expect
in 2005

Beaux Freres
Releases 2003
Pinot noirs

Alloro Vineyard
New Estate
Pinot noir Find!

Bergevin Lane
Calico Red- Best Under $20 Big Red!

Pheasant Valley
Rich Cushman returns to Hood River

Penner Ash New Winery Under Construction

Ken Wright's Tyrus Evan Big Red Wines

December 10, 2004
Sineann, Dubrul, Ice Wines

Spring Valley Winemaker Injured
in Car Crash
12/9/04

Dubrul Vineyard
Owners offer own Label
by Jean Yates

Ice Wines-
A NW Specialty
by Jean Yates

Harris Bridge Winery
Exclusively
Dessert Wines
from "Bootstrap" Producer
by Jean Yates

Sineann-
A True NW Winery
by Christina Kelly