By the glass wines, value finds, and darn good grapes

I wanted to kick off the blog highlighting an aspect of our list that is the core philosophy of everything we try to do here at 518...quality, value, and freshness. now it may seem like the word "freshness" may not apply so much to wine, but considering the by the glass pour we are now offering and highlighting, the Lange Pinot Noir, after trying this wine, I think you may agree. The wine, at $10.25 a glass and $40.00 a bottle certainly offers the value and quality aspect.

We work very close with our purveyors to pick unique wines that are quality and value driven to offer our guests a little something different when choosing a wine... and the Lange hits a home run on both fronts.

The Lange vineyard is located in the Dundee Hills area of the Willamette valley in Oregon, and with it's steep hills and red soil is considered the best area in Oregon to grow the Pinot Noir grape.

These are the tasting notes from the vineyard:



"Our Willamette Valley Pinot Noir is always approachable upon release and the 2006 i s a very friendly wine that is sure to be appreciated by a broad audience. This juicy palate pleaser is a wine that showcases a warm, dry vintage that demanded every ounce of energy from the Lange production staff . The nose entices with bright , red raspberry , candied cherries and a hint of allspice while the palate displays luscious red plum, red currant and berry characteristics complimented by an earthy note of minerality in the finish. An expansive mid-palate, lively acidity , and a succulent texture that is indicative o f the 2006 vintage make this wine a well - rounded, exceptionally balanced and varietally correct representation of the grape for which the Willamette Valley i s known."

So what does all that really mean? Upon tasting our staff to this wine, nearly everyone was in agreement that this Pinot is a classic representation of a truly great Willamette Valley wine at an affordable price.