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CHEHALEM DOWNTOWN TASTING ROOM
Stellar Tasting Room Food & Wine, October 2008, News & Notes, Megan Krigbaum
Oregon: A standout state for wine, beer, food and design… Stellar Tasting Room: Chehalem winery’s stunning new tasting room in Newberg is in a renovated 1940s building adorned with glass panels from a local artist.

2006 Ridgecrest Vineyards Pinot Noir (wine note)
92 Wine Spectator, September 30, 2008, Harvey Steiman
This stylish wine is crisp in texture and generous with ripe cherry, cola, and clove flavors, expanding nicely on the expressive finish...

91 Stephen Tanzer's International Wine Cellar, May/June 2008, Josh Raynolds
Light red color. Spicy raspberry and red cherry aromas are complicated by musky floral and herb qualities. Sappy and round, with sweet red fruit and candied floral flavors, gentle tannins and building spiciness. This suave and inviting wine finishes supple and with striking purity. Awfully seductive right now.

2006 Stoller Vineyards Pinot Noir (wine note)
91 Stephen Tanzer's International Wine Cellar, May/June 2008, Josh Raynolds
Light red. Spicy redcurrant, strawberry and pomegranate on the nose, picking up smoky herbs, cinnamon and mace with air. Pliant red berry flavors show a liqueur-like sweetness but also nervy minerality and deliver a punch of candied rose. The spice notes repeat on the long, juicy finish. This is delicious.

2006 3 Vineyard Pinot Noir (wine note)
91 Wine Spectator, September 30, 2008, Harvey Steiman
This stylish wine is crisp in texture and generous with ripe cherry, cola, and clove flavors, expanding nicely on the expressive finish...

2006 Cerise (Gamay Noir/Pinot Noir) (wine note)
The Oregonian, July 20, 2008, Unsung heroes of summer: gamay noir, verdicchio,
Matt Kramer
... delivers considerable complexity, with the flavor notes of blackberry, blueberry and even huckleberry more commonly ascribed to pinot noir. More important yet, the 2006 Cerise has layers of flavor. (Some wines just whack your palate with what might be called a monolithic taste.) Here, the complexity emerges layer by layer, which keeps you coming back for more. It's the signature of truly fine wine, never mind from where or what. This is terrific, silky-smooth red wine that is better for being served cool, but not downright cold. Not much is made, just 391 cases, so get it while you can...

2005 Ian's Reserve Chardonnay (wine note)
90 Stephen Tanzer’s International Wine Cellar, May/June 2008, Josh Raynolds
Light gold. Impressively complex aromas of tangerine, cantaloupe, iodine, toasty lees and smoked meat. Fleshy orchard fruit and melon flavors are braced by nervy minerality and complicated by candied flowers and musky peach pit. Gains sweetness on the impressively long finish but retains excellent focus.

2007 INOX™ Chardonnay (wine note)
Wine Pick of the Week Seattle Post-Intelligencer, September 2, 2008,
Richard Kinssies
A fine example of pure Dijon clone chardonnay. To retain its purity, the wine was fermented only in stainless stell tanks...and was never even in the vicinity of an oak barrel. The result is a wine uncluttered with oak, butter and winemaking techniques that can distract us from the true character of the grapes. Instead the wine is packed with flavors of fresh stone and citrus fruits, which are nicely balance with a vibrant acidity and just a hint of minerals. Try it with white fish, shellfish, chicken or -- as I did-- with a pan-roasted pork chop and garlic-scented Israeli couscous.

2007 Willamette Valley Pinot Gris (wine note)
TWO STARS San Francisco Chronicle, September 5 , 2008, Oregon Pinot Gris, Lynne Char Bennett
... A limpid, warm style with understated honeydew melon, green tea and fresh hay on the nose. The bigger, broader palate comes through a bit more with riper apple, peach and vanilla, cream with a fruity focus and mineral grip on the finish.

89 Wine News, August/September 2008, Pinot Gris Gains Ground, Richard Kinssies
Crisp, fresh and lively. Medium bodied with fragrances and flavors of pear, white peach, melon, blossoms and the smallest touch of honey.

2007 Reserve Dry Riesling (wine note)
EXCELLENT Wine Press Northwest, Summer 2008, Andy Perdue
This reserve-level wine offers aromas of minerals, tangerines and spiced apple cider, followed by bright, even dusty flavors of slate alongside oranges dusted with cinnamon.

2006 Reserve Dry Riesling (wine note)
GOLD STAR Santé, June 2008
Slightly muted on the nose; floral and pear aromas broaden into mineral, fig, and marzipan on the palate. Fairly light bodied, it is crisp and long on the finish.