by Hannah Carty | Oct 7, 2026 | Appassionata, Featured, Zilliken, Jim Barry, J. Christopher, Dr. Loosen
Great wine doesn’t stand still. From the moment a wine is bottled, it continues to change. But aging isn’t simply a matter of keeping a bottle long enough. For a wine to develop gracefully, it needs the structure to carry it there. Acidity is one of the...
by Hannah Carty | Apr 29, 2026 | Appassionata, Featured, J. Christopher
Each May, Oregon Wine Month brings the region into sharper focus. Not just as a category, but as a place continuing to define itself. For Erni Loosen, that potential was clear early on. He recognized that Oregon’s climate and soils could produce wines built on...
by Hannah Carty | Jan 26, 2026 | Villa Wolf, Appassionata, Featured, Jim Barry
As temperatures drop, both buyers and guests gravitate toward wines that feel grounding – familiar without being boring, comforting without being heavy. It’s a season where balance matters, and where romance in whine shows up less as spectacle and more as...
by Hannah Carty | Oct 29, 2025 | Perron de Mypont, Appassionata, Featured, J. Christopher
This season, we’re following a thread that connects vineyards an ocean apart – from Oregon’s volcanic slopes to Burgundy’s limestone hills – all united by one idea: elegance over excess. In a market crowded with heavy reds, these wines are...
by Hannah Carty | Apr 30, 2025 | Appassionata, Featured, J. Christopher
May is Oregon Wine Month and marks a time to spotlight the extraordinary wines coming out of the Willamette Valley––one of the most dynamic wine regions in North America and home to world-class Pinot Noir. At the heart of this spotlight are two standout producers:...
by Hannah Carty | Feb 1, 2025 | Villa Wolf, Appassionata, Wine Education, Featured, J. Christopher, Dr. Loosen
At first glance, Riesling and Pinot Noir may seem like opposites––one is a bright, aromatic white, the other a silky, complex red. But look a little closer, and you’ll find they have more in common than you might expect. These two noble grapes are among the best...
