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Melon de Bourgogne grapes during flowering. Melon de Bourgogne (French pronunciation: [məlɔ̃ də buʁɡɔɲ]) or Melon (ⓘ) is a variety of white grape grown primarily in the Loire Valley region of France. It is also grown in North America. It is best known through its use in the white wine Muscadet.
The Eyrie Vineyards is an American winery in Oregon that consists of 60 acres (24 ha) in five different vineyards in the Dundee Hills AVA of the Willamette Valley.In 1965, against the advice of his viticultural professors at the University of California, Davis, David Lett moved to Oregon to plant Pinot noir in the Willamette Valley.
Jolie Laide is a collaboration between singer-songwriter Nina Nastasia and Florida BC and The Cape May musician Jeff MacLeod. The name is a French term which loosely translates to "pretty ugly". Nastasia and MacLeod first met in the mid-2000s at Steve Albini 's Electrical Audio studio in Chicago, [ 1 ] when Nastasia and The Cape May were ...
The exact origins of Muscadet wine, and its association with the Melon de Bourgogne grape, is not clear. One estate near Nantes, Château de la Cassemichère, claims that the first Melon de Bourgogne vines used to make Muscadet were transported from Burgundy and planted in their vineyards in 1740. [1]
Willamette (/ w ɪ ˈ l æ m ɪ t / wil-AM-it), from the Clackamas language of the Columbia River, Oregon, can refer to: A toponym of the U.S. state of Oregon : Willamette River , a tributary of the Columbia River in northwestern Oregon
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The 60-mile (97 km) stretch of the river from the edge of the Springfield metro area eastward to the Cascades is known as the McKenzie Valley. [24] The following communities, listed west to east, are in the valley: Cedar Flat, Walterville, Deerhorn, Leaburg, Vida, Nimrod, Finn Rock, Blue River, Rainbow, McKenzie Bridge, and Belknap Springs. [19]
Most of the communities in the valley are served by TriMet, the Portland-area mass transit agency. In 1998, the MAX Light Rail system was extended from Portland into the valley as far as Hillsboro. [4] Tualatin Valley sits at the northwestern edge of the Willamette Valley, known for its production of wine, especially Pinot noir. Established in ...