Wine
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often age well and need to be drunk
fairly soon. Reds, such as Zinfan
del or Cabernet Sauvignon, will
keep for many years. However,
there are exceptions, so, again,
don’t be afraid to ask.
Finally, the tasting itself: There
are many different ways to taste
and enjoy wine. When tasting
wine, you will be given a small
amount to try, starting with light
whites and moving down to com
plex reds. Although some people
choose to spit out the wine, it is
perfectly acceptable to swallow it.
Also you don’t need to rinse out
your glass after every sample. Fi
nally, savor the flavor; swish the
wine in your mouth; smell it; no
tice its texture; be sure you really
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dependent project called “The West
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working again with some of his fel
low actors from “Jacks.”
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I found the wine at Secret House
Vineyard of exceptional quality and
very accessible and easy to drink.
The whites are of good value and
quality and are all well within or be
low the $10 range. They offer excel
lent value. The reds, on the other
hand, while also quite good, were on
the more expensive side. If you don’t
mind dropping $20 for a bottle, then
you will find the available selections
quite right for your budget.
However, there is a more mod
estly priced bottle of Pinot Noir
made from Umpqua Valley grapes
that is priced between the whites
and superior reds. While this Noir
doesn't have the full body or rich
ness of the estate Noir that is avail
able, it gives beginning wine
drinkers easy access into Pinot
Noir, the jewel of Oregon wines.
Also, for those just entering the
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Honey said. “You know how to get
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Honey has gained a more mature
perspective from his work on “Men
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white Pinot Noir. This is actually a
blush wine that is made from Pinot
grapes but was aged without the
peels, which give the red pigment.
The Pinot Gris is also very good
and gives a sweeter complexity
that the white Noir is missing.
There was also a 1996 Chardonnay
on hand that was very good. I Jnlike
the other whites, it has been oak
barrel aged and gives more com
plex flavors that would match up
well with a seafood dish.
Finally, while I am not a fan of
sweet or sparkling wines, those of
you who enjoy champagne will
certainly find the selection of
sparkling wines a delight, full of
flavor and modestly priced.
If you want to get a real taste of
Secret House, you might opt for the
estate Pinot Noir, giving you a look
into what Secret House winemaker
and a big Hollywood movie, he
said, is the huge budget.
“If you’ve got $1,500, the comput
er and the camera, you can make a
movie,” Honey said.
Sandy Bonds, a theater costume
designer at the University and an
other of Honey’s ex-professors, be
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To get to the Veneta vineyard, just
head out 11th Avenue to Highway 126
West as if you were going to the
beach. After about eight miles on the
highway, you will see a large sign hid
den among the trees, signaling the
vineyard’s presence. Immediately fol
lowing is an unmarked gravel road;
turn right here. Be careful, as the road
is rough and uneven, just follow this
short jaunt
around the
bend, and you
will see grape
vines followed
by the Secret
House barrel
room/tasting
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information,
visit www.se
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Mark Dortch calls “micro climates”
that “are all unique in their own
production,” giving each vineyard
in Oregon a taste all its own.
If you can make it to Secret House
in the very near future, the workers
will be harvesting and crushing fruit
in preparation for the production of
another vintage. And you are invited
to experience this process. However,
lieves that ambition like that is ex
actly what teachers are trying to in
still in students.
“I think it’s terrific when students
go outside the program,” Bonds
said. “That is what we’re training
them for.”
Honey knows, though, that
this will be finished soon, so hurry if
you want to experience some of the
mystique of vinting.
Look for this column again in
two weeks, and remember to drink
responsibly and always have a des
ignated driver.
Travis Geny is a senior pre-journalism ma
jor. He advocates safe, responsible drinking.
much of the training an actor
needs comes purely from experi
ence.
“One of my faults used to be my
unabashed enthusiasm,” Honey
said. “It’s a great thing to have, but
you have to try and pick the proj
ects that you put it to.”
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