date:Mar 12, 2013
gyle's first prestige Pinot Noir with the former Mondavi fruit in a vintage that turned out to be great.
Mr. Soles is one of the Oregon originalsa winemaking pioneer who came from Texas by way of Australia and Switzerland 27 years ago to try making wine in a marginal climate. Over lunch in Portland a few weeks ago, I asked Mr. Soles about the early years. Were there times during all that bad weather, with all those lost crops, when he simply lost hope?
Mr. Soles guffawed. (He does that a lot.)