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Oregon pinot noir, what is it about this stuff?
What is so special about these Oregon Pinots? The are all velvety, smooth and clean. I have NEVER had a bad one......ever. I just pickup up a Costco branded one expecting little and it too is fantastic ($14). I need one of you guys to ship me a friggen cargo container of this stuff.
No way this bottle sees the ass end of 9:00, hell I may even engage CC in an argument.......it's THAT good 
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I've had a few good ones, too. Certainly the most famous grape Oregon is known for.
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I'm having a Little Penguin Pinot from Australia right now.
Not a fan of Pinot's but I like this one. Goes down real easy which may be a problem for me  Best description I can come up with is the bite of a good hearty Merlot with a hint of spice but a light finish like a white. And they give a portion of proceeds to a Penguin rescue group if that matters to you.
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Hell I'm on bottle two, I'm a total lush....yea I know. Also I'm north of 300 el-bees these days so it takes a bit.
This is another Pinot but a Cali Caneros Creek Reserve. A bit more smokey than the Oregon but every bit as good. This is one I buy over and over.
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If you think Oregon wine is good, you should try it's beer! (edit)
Actually, Willamette Vinyards is maybe 25 miles North of me. I can't legally ship the stuff, but they can. You can probably buy it for a lot less through costco though. I shipped a selection of theirs to a friend in Denver...think it cost around $80 for 4 bottles. Remember...the finest Oregon Pinot is still just booze.
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You haven't been to Oregon. Microbrews here are very good...
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What say you and I start the Pelican exchange program? I send you a sixer of a good one from here a you do the same?
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Can't do it legally here...USPS won't ship booze, and under Oregon state law, neither will UPS, Fedex, etc. Crazy protectionism stuff, but penalties are severe.
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Interesting, I don't know what the laws here on that stuff.
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Not only are there restrictions on shipping booze, you can't even use the boxes that the stuff came in to ship different items. My wife is ebaying a crap load of stuff right now.
USPS will not accept the boxes. BTW, I'm pretty *****faced right now. How bout you?
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Lange and Domaine Drouhin are my favorite Oregon Pinots. What a heartbreaking place to grow though.
If I'm shipping non-commercially, I go to a mail boxes etc. or Staples and label the contents, "Grape Juice".
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Can someone please ship me a few bottles of the good stuff? This is the one varietal & region that I've really never seen anything impressive in. I have heard great things about certain pinots from OR from people whose opinion I trust though, and I want to see what all the fuss is about. I've just never had a bottle that made me sit up and take notice. Granted though, my tastes run, in this order from greatest to least preference: Cab, Cab/Merlot, Zin, Merlot.
And while we're comparing notes: tonight was a rather young bottle of Stag's Leap, last night was a '96 Pauillac grand cru. Yeah, I gagged 'em down. No, I can't afford either of them, but I happily drink them when I can.
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Like I said, the Vineyards can ship to you...
http://www.willamettevalleyvineyards.com/?s=home http://www.eolahillswinery.com/ Oregon has a lot of wineries... the above booze peddlers will ship right to your door....
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I guess you're not talking about Bohemien or Rheinlander.
I wasn't very wealthy during my tenure in Oregon. Jim
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had a glass of cheap south african (lindeman's) merlot last night (2005). paid $5.99 for the bottle. pretty good..
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