"It's Been a Long Time"

Holy smokes, I have so much to write about!!  For those of you who don't know, I've been in the process of moving for about the past month.  It's been a whirlwind and I am very glad to say, It's over :)  Now all settled in my new digs, I am ready to start publishing reviews I've taken while being off the radar (so to speak).  Here's a quick update...  

Firstly, we attended the TeSoAria quarterly pick up party, which was held at the Ford Building's - Ford Food & Drink (http://www.fordbuildingpdx.com/).  Neat space, great people, drool worthy food, and damn delectable wines.  After tasting the '08 Mistral as well as several other bottles, B and I decided we needed to up our quarterly bottle amount... I know, shocking right!?  We went in expecting to take away 6 bottles and instead walked away with 9.  Seems like that always happens to us :)    We also attended Savor Southern Oregon, which was held on a delightfully sunny and hot Portland afternoon in Director's Park.  What a great turn out.  The food was tastey  and it was lovely to try wine from more of Southern Oregon's vineyards.  However, I would say that at some points the music was far too loud, and I am still confused as to why there was a coffee roaster there (coffee screws up your tasters!).  We snagged  bottles of  Delfino's 2010 Cabernet Sauvignon, Cowhorn's 2010 Grenache58, Melrose's 2008 Baco Noir, Cliff Creek Cellar's 2006 Claret and 2006 Syrah, and Agate Ridge Vineyard's 2008 Cabernet Sauvignon.  Don't worry, I will be publishing reviews of all of the aforementioned wines, as B and I have drank all but two of the bottles we purchased that afternoon thus far.  I also joined Cliff Creek Cellar's wine club at Savor Southern Oregon and have had my first shipment from them as well (reviews to follow)!  October is here, which means Trader Joe's is stocking their shelves with some interesting inexpensive wines around this time of year.  I have (of course) been stocking up on said wines, and I will report back.  

Anyhow, I'm glad to be back typing my fingers off :)  More soon!

xxoo,
kegw