Archive for February, 2010
Winemaker’s dinner
We’re sitting in the kitchen gazing out the window at the mountains, putting together the menu for next Saturday night’s winemaker dinner with Dobbes Family Wines. Joe an Patricia will be here along with many dinner attendees in the past like Gene and Lynda Corbin. As always it will be a great eating and drinking [...]
Seattle here we come!
Hey Seattle! We’ll be at the Willamette Valley (@wvwines) Block Party on 3/11 at Sodo Park by Herban Feast (@herbanfeast). Fewer than 100 tickets left! Earlybird pricing ends 2/28. 50+ Oregon Wineries. Great wine and food! Be there! Link to: http://www.willamettewines.com/seattle_tasting.shtm Share on Facebook
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The Future is so bright, we have to wear shades!
It is another spring like day at Youngberg Hill. It is bright and sunny and warm. We can see the entire Cascade range including Mt. Hood and Mt. Jefferson and the whole Willamette Valley. A lot of wine tasters out today and they are getting a spectacular view. The 2007s are opening up beautifully today. [...]
Love is in the Air
With the past Valentine’s weekend, there was a large increase in engagement activity. There were three up here on Youngberg Hill alone. We have gotten a larger than normal number of calls this week for brides wanting to have their wedding on our spectacular Hill. This has been a great week to show the Hill [...]
February Thaw!
WOW! What a day. What a week. It is dry. It is sunny. It is warm. The vineyard is drying out. We may be able to get in to chop cane by Friday. Flowers are popping up everywhere. The cherry tree is blossoming. Buds are swelling. Hopefully, it will not last too long or we [...]
Chocolate!
We had a great day with friends and guests enjoying wonderful chocolate delights from chef Jess. The 2003 and 2004 Library wines were tasting marvelous and paired well with the chocolates. There must be something special in the wines on Youngberg Hill. For the second night in a row we had a couple get engaged. [...]
Happy Valentine’s Weekend!
Enjoying guests enjoying our chocolate delights and our Pinots. Share on Facebook
Cooking up a storm for this weekend’s festivities. Chocolate, chocolate everywhere! Come out and taste some 2003 and 2004 vintages. Share on Facebook
Valentine’s Day is coming
Do you know what your Sweetheart wants? We’ve got the Champagne chilling, the chocolate port cooling, the duck sauteeing, and all sorts of chocolate sauces in the mixing. This is going to be a luscious weekend. We’ve got the library wines picked out for the chocolate pairing. The Inn is full and we are almost [...]