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Wine of the Day, No. 885

A shivery, silvery pinot gris from Willamette Valley.

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Fredric Koeppel
Oct 17, 2025
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The Van Duzer Corridor is a gap in Oregon’s Coastal Range through which sea-breezes pour from the west into the Willamette Valley, providing a cooling influence and, for the vineyards in its path, longer hangtime for the grapes. Taking advantage of this geological formation and micro-climate — and its name — Van Duzer Vineyards turns out cool-climate wi…

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