[The Gourmand Next Door] Oregon, Exemplary Youth

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Our exploration of American wines continues as we head north to Oregon. It's in this quirky region of the country that we find the potentiality of wine in America.  In the Willamette Valley, old favorites find new homes, and avant-garde practices support traditional methods. 

Remember that wine in the United States is a relatively new phenomenon, but within that brevity there is quality that speaks to an incandescent future.