As I walked into the first ever Oregon Unwine’d
event at the Left Bank Annex
(@leftbankannex)
in Portland, I must have looked like a combination of a kid in a candy store and
a deer in the headlights. I had no idea where to even start. My journey in wine
has so far kept me very much in Washington
(save for a few trips here and there) and Oregon is a region I have not had a chance
to really explore. I can honestly say I think I can count on just two hands how
many of the 100 wineries in attendance I had tasted before. This created a
unique opportunity for me as I set about my tasting: no bias. Since I hadn’t
really explored the regions of Oregon
wine country at all, I really had no preference when it came to one area over
another. I started making the rounds starting first in tasting whites and rosés and quickly realized
that Oregon
knows a little somethin’ somethin’ about rosé. Rosé of Pinot noir to be more
precise. This already light grape transforms beautifully into a crisp, dry, and
very appealing rosé. I knew just a few wineries into my tasting what my focus
for this event and my post was going to be about. And so, without further ado,
the best of rosé at this year’s Unwine’d event (in alphabetical order)!
