First Post, some Oregon flava

I thought my first post here (thanks for setting this blog up for me Mike!) should be something significant. So my first review/wine I'll talk about on http://www.agirlandhervino.com/ is the first bottle we drank in our new apartment: a 2005 King Estate Oregon Pinot Gris. I had asked Mike to bring me back something from Oregon (he went to the Nike headquarters for work) and that was his choice. Slightly validating for him, since Food and Wine listed it as one of the "50 Wines You Can Always Trust" in the April 2007 issue a few weeks later. Go Mike!

Also of note: the wine is produced from sustainably-farmed vineyards. I approve.

Tasting notes from Food and Wine: a crisp white full of stone-fruit flavors that is a consistently great value.

My tasting notes: There's tropical fruit hues in the bouquet. Fragrant but not sickly. It's light and food-friendly. Bit of sweetness, bit of mineral, slightly herbaceous finish. I could see myself serving this at a summer backyard barbeque. It has the sort of easy way about it that doesn't scream "pretentious" or "serious wine"--which is sometimes exactly what you want.