Yes, believe it or not, Scott has registered and is training for this event, Sunday, September 5th, staged by Destination Races.  Oregon Wine Country Half Marathon will wind its way through breathtaking scenery from Stoller Vineyard in Dundee to the finish line in Carlton with a wine-country style after-party (for race participants only), where along with fellow winemakers, we’ll rehydrate those exhausted runners with the very best Pinot noir!

Meanwhile, in our tasting room, we’ll celebrate like champions!  Bubbles sound like just the thing.  On Saturday and Sunday, 1-5 p.m., we’ll offer a special flight, including some Crémant, plus 10% off all wine purchases.

Come cheer on Scott and the other runners and celebrate with us!

His name was Dom Alexandre Denise.  He tended the vines and made the wines at the world famous Clos Vougeot in Burgundy in the 1750s, but his legacy lives on…with our very special Scott Paul Wines bottling named in his honor!  Join us today, from 12-5 p.m. to taste this very limited edition Pinot that represents some of the very best of what we made, in an altogether great vintage!

A couple of years ago in Beaune, Scott got his hands on a limited edition reprinting, in French, of Dom Denise’s memoir, in which he detailed specific winemaking protocols of the day*, which Scott and Kelley followed on one small lot of gorgeous fruit from Momtazi Vineyard.  They made only four barrels in this fashion - just 100 cases in all.  Come taste for yourself.  See if you can taste what might have been the difference in technique.

The wine tastes of wild ripe black fruits, spices, and the earth.  It was bottled in August 2009, and should drink well now through 2014+.  100 cases produced.  $40/bottle, and limited Magnums at $85 each.

*Dom means “Brother” as in friar.  Yes, the monks, and to a much smaller extend, the royals, controlled the vineyards in Burgundy from the 12th century until the French Revolution in 1789.  It is to the monks that we owe our gratitude for their meticulous attention, note-taking, and discerning over centuries the distinction between vineyards and parcels within vineyards.  (Most of the monk’s stone walls and footpaths remain today.  They were used to separate out vineyard parcels that they felt were distinguished from neighboring parcels.

We’ll have a special Burgundy Tasting and members can pick up their current club wines.

The Burgundy Express Wine Club

The Burgundy Express is your ticket to two shipments each year of Scott Paul Selections Burgundies hand-selected by importer and winemaker Scott Wright.

The Concept
It’s all about education. This is a club for those eager to explore all facets of Burgundy (and get a great deal on some killer wines at the same time).  We might not turn you into a full-blown Burgundy geek, but we are intending each selection to be an educational and informative tasting flight with a specific topic covered in each shipment.  These could vary from specific appellations, Vineyard Horizontals, Vintage Verticals…It will be like getting a mini Burgundy Seminar delivered to your door.

The Mechanics
Each shipment will contain four to six bottles of Burgundy ranging from $175-$250 which will reflect a 20% discount on the wines.  An educational kit will be emailed at the time of shipment loaded with tasting and producer notes, maps and information on that shipment’s topic. There will be a spring (March/April) and a fall shipment (October/November) and your credit card will be charged at the time of shipment.  Club packages can also be held at the winery up to two months, after which time they will be shipped.  There is no fee to join and you can cancel your subscription at any time. You can purchase a club subscription as a gift as well.

Some Additional Perks
Members will also receive a 20% discount for ongoing purchases of Scott Paul Burgundies and have first opportunity to order occasional library releases and other unique Burgundy offerings throughout the year.

Finally going to make that trip to Burgundy?  Club members will receive Scott’s Insiders Guide to Burgundy (his second home), with information on where to eat, where to stay, what producers to visit, driving tips, best places to buy chocolate, foie gras…you get the idea…
TO JOIN THE BURGUNDY EXPRESS WINE CLUB
Contact Kelly Karr, kellykarr@scottpaul.com or 503-852-7300.

When you’re headed out to Carlton for one our events, or just a day of wine tasting - why not make a weekend of it, and consider the following recommendations for B&B lodging:

Abbey Road Farm Bed & Breakfast

http://www.abbeyroadfarm.com/

The Allison

http://www.theallison.com

Black Walnut Inn

http://www.blackwalnut-inn.com/

Brookside Inn

http://www.brooksideinn-oregon.com/

The Carlton Inn

http://www.thecarltoninn.com/

Carlton Cottages

http://www.carltoncottages.com/

Inn At Red Hills

http://www.innatredhills.com

R.R. Thompson House Bed & Breakfast

http://www.rrthompsonhouse.com/

Youngberg Hill Vineyards & Inn

http://www.youngberghill.com/