Cameron Winery -- sustainably farmed, non-irrigated, Oregon pinot noir and chardonnay

John Thomas’s car died on the freeway. It had been suffering from a Protracted illness-heart disease (fried rings). The loss of the wooden grill and the non-stock radiator will be deeply felt by all of […]

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The debate has long raged in France regarding the quality of “pre-phylloxera” versus “postphylloxera” wines. Many of those individuals lucky enough to have lives which spanned both eras argued forcefully that the earlier wines were […]

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Deep Throat came to Dundee in September. While trying to impress visiting distributors with his prowess at tasting winegrapes in the vineyard, the wizard of ozzie wines (Rollin Solles/Argyle) inadvertantly sswallowed an earwig. The earwig […]

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It’s Fall in Oregon. The sun is shining and the trees are displaying their plumage. Bill Hatcher slides behind the wheel of his late-model Volvo and starts the engine. His mind is on […]

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I don’t mean no disrespect or nothin but what I’m gonna tell is like a trippa di zianata, if you get my meaning. It all started in the 1970’s and 80’s when a big league […]

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Don Giovanni “Big Pauly” Head of the Cameroni family; Pinot noir produttoro but secretly addicted to Barolo; as the “Boss”, Giovanni decides what wine gets made and what gets whacked.

Gugliehno “Mad Dog” Veloce Acting […]

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Each Spring and Fall, Cameron releases a new set of wine and, as the winemaker, I am expected to drone on regarding the attributes of each of these products. But why should you believe me? […]

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This issue of natty and nifty enological and viticultural terminology was submitted by Giuseppi Tomas.

OZONE

A) Erogenous area just north of the G-spot

B) Name of recent vice-presidential candidate

C) Oxygen compound in our […]

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Dear Dr. Cameron:

Is it true that you can neuter cats by dipping them in wine? A friend of mine maintains that immersion of the hindquarters in a tannic red (he suggests a California cabernet […]

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Preface

Those of you familiar with our previous edition of Nouvelle Cuisine for Travellers will be familiar with the format used in this new edition, which is dedicated to Italian cuisine. This guide will help […]

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