April 2005

I spent the weekend at Edgefield near Portland. They were holding the annual Syrah festival and I represented Tefft with the '03 syrah. It was fun pouring for the tasting event. Lots of wineries and a very laid back crowd. Kind of a strange tasting; most people went straight to the food first instead of the wine. Contrary to the way we do it here.

While at Edgefield I had some time to relax, enjoy the property, have some great local brew and, of course, just a little syrah. The grounds are beautiful, flowers blooming and buildings a complex work of art.. 

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They had a great silent auction of wine to benefit a farm worker charity. I dropped out early... besides I had to work. I was the only one wearing a tie... this pic before it all started when I was young and fresh.
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Lot's of room to wander.
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The garden is magnificent and worth an afternoon of browsing.
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The distillery bar, a great place to smoke cigars.

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Art on all the walls, doors and fixtures. This is kind of how I felt after the tasting.
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Library hall

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So Treah, you should have heard all the frogs just outside my room!
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I'd love to have a few of the big porches.

One of the artists ran out of wall space.
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I walked past this bar twice before I finally noticed it. About enough room to open the wine bottle - if everyone leans the same way.

GREAT FOOD! the chef has a monstrous herb garden - but someone left the door open.

This is part of their wine cellar. 

Switch plate art.
In a quiet, out-of-the-way thicket, this tribute to Jerry Garcia holds court. Looks like some of his friends wander down in the evening to meditate - or something.

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