Polarizing wineries

WINE TALK
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Not completely within the winery scope, but …

Oregon Pinot

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I don’t think SQN is that polarizing. Most comments I hear are either that’s great or that’s ok but way overpriced. I think I’ve only heard one, that sucks.

I think maybe Linne Calado kind of fits. I also think aged Ridge (everything but Montebello) is pretty polarizing. Lot’s of love/hate there because they can be so funky when first poured.

Andy

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Man I’d be pissed if I showed up ready to party and some doofus brought Turley.

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There’s actually a great thread on that from a few years ago. Unfortunately if it’s not been nuked then it’s been neutered, with the winemaker making an ass of himself and everything. One of the greatest train wrecks in the history of wine boards for sure.

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Absolutely hilarious!

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Link or ban!

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Pride, for one.

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That’s a fairly sweeping statement, don’t you think? Did you morph into Paul Galli while we weren’t looking?

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A second on that one!

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Quilceda Creek

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Love or hate?

Love Gravner. LOVE

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Ditto Sarah; but it IS a polarizing producer…definitely not for everyone.

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Paul Galli… :smiley: Hey, I thought of qualifying it, but I figured Oregonians would be prescient enough to know this wasn’t a sweeping indictment, just an observation. [shrug.gif]

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Some people Breg to differ :wink:

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As I said, I think part of it has been purged, not sure. It starts to get interesting in the middle of Page 3.

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I think in light of the thread subject he’s not making a sweeping statement Bob and an insult of that order is not necessary. Some people swear by Oregon Pinots and some of us don’t get it. Thus they can be polarizing, capiche?

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Jeff - I do know many others that absolutely hate Pegau…and I know many more who love Pegau and all the funkiness that comes with buying their wines.

That said, probably more polarizing would be something like Mollydooker. I don’t know if many domestic wineries would qualify “on a global scale” since wineries like Pride aren’t very global in reach.

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Also not very global either but Tony Coturri wines. Some people absolutely love his wines while most hate them. Count me in the hate camp

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Gee, Your Sensitiveness, I guess I forgot to put in the smiley that indicated a joke. [1928_middle_finger.gif]

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I absolutely fried brain cells trying to remember this name when I posted about Pride earlier. Damn, those are some strange wines.