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FRIDAYEXTRA ! The Daily Astorian Friday, January 2, 2014 Weekend Edition THE WINE SHACK’S 2014 WINES OF THE YEAR T • No. 4: Sineann White Table Wine, 2013 (Newberg) By STEVEN SINKLER For The Daily Astorian Who doesn’t love Sineann? The label says it’s a white table wine, but let’s be honest, this wine is 100 percent sauvignon blanc from Marlborough, New Zealand. he year 2014 was a great year. We enjoyed beautiful weather, amazing customers, new friends and new wine discoveries. With that being said, I know that many of you have been patiently waiting for us to an- nounce our wines of the year. So, I give to you, The Wine Shack’s Wines of the Year: or a cheese platter. Plus, it’s less than $20. You can’t argue with that! 2013 (Cannon Beach) • No. 1: Sleight of Hand “Illusionist” Cabernet Sauvignon, 2011 (Walla Walla, Wash.). Yes, it’s a shameless plug for my own For two years in a row, The Wine Shack’s Wine of the Year is a cab- ernet sauvignon, which is amazing, considering we live in the land of pinot noir! medal (highest possible rating) at the 2014 Oregon Wine Awards and was the only Or- egon pinot gris to win a gold medal at the 2014 Northwest Invitational Wine Competi- tion. This wine presents with apple and pear and is nicely balanced. There isn’t much of this wine left, so get it while you can. of black cherries, tobacco, chocolate and spice. This wine is smooth, with a rich mouth feel. Despite being young, this cab sauv is ready to drink now. This deli- • No. 6: Alexandria Nicole “Jet Black” Syrah, 2012 (Prosser, Wash.) ployee, Joe Lebold, at the 2014 Taste of Walla Walla in The name comes from the deep dark color of the wine. This wine offers blackberry, dark cherry, leather and cof- has been one of our store’s best sellers. If you don’t be- lieve me, Wine Enthusiast gave this wine 94 points, a smoking hot score! game or lamb. In my house, this goes nicely with burgers because Maryann would freak out if I ate lamb. • No. 2: Brown Estate Zinfandel, 2012 (Napa, Calif.). Steven Sinkler I’m a zinfandel fan and this is possibly the best zin I’ve ever tasted. This wine delivers red and black cher- ry with a hint of smokiness. I loved that it was juicy and smooth at the same time. Personally, I would enjoy this wine with barbe- cue spare ribs or beef brisket. This is another crowd pleaser and best seller. • No. 7: Zerba Cabernet Franc, 2011 (Milton Freewater) Zerba delivers another classic. This cab franc deliv- ers dark fruit, currant and cedar with a streak of tobacco. When I drink this wine, I want to eat a pork roast. For you vege- tarians … a grilled portobello mushroom is an amazing pairing. This is The Wine Shack’s No. 1 selling wine and it’s because this wine is delicious and well priced. This wine is a “single vine- yard, estate pinot noir” at the price of a multivineyard cuvee. A • No. 3: Trinity Willamette Valley Pinot Noir, 2009 (Salem) This pinot noir has amazed us all year long. It’s a luscious perfect wine to enjoy with salmon, turkey or ham. earth and spice. If you like big bodied pinot noir, you should give this wine a try. I guarantee you’ll be impressed. See WINES, Page 4C Words captured in Umatilla Dictionary Linguist collected language from tribal elders dialects, sleeping in his old Impala. “My purpose in those days was not a dictionary, but rath- er the grammar,” said Rude, in an email. “I was a linguist and a linguist is most interest- ed in grammar.” Rude, who retired as soon By KATHY ANEY EO Media Group ished, now lives at the Ore- gon Coast. He researched not only the Umatilla dialect of the Sahaptin language, but also Walla Walla and Nez Perce. Current CTUIR linguist Modesta Minthorn said her mother and father, both na- tive Nez Perce speakers, gave Rude a fond nickname. “Ever since we were kids we’ve known him as ‘Xee- The newly published Umatilla Dictionary begins with the words, “Cawna mun naamta.” In English, that means “We shall never fade.” The phrase couldn’t be more appropriate. The book contains 622 pages of words, language that was in danger of disappearing from memo- ry. “Our elders were passing,” said Thomas Morning Owl, a the proceeds from the casino, the tribe decided to document and preserve the language.” The Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Res- ervation hired Noel Rude, a linguist intensely interested in studying Sahaptin languages. In 1996, CTUIR education director Marguerite Allman E.J. HARRIS — EO Media Group Thomas Morning Owl and Modesta Minthorn pose with the recently published Umatilla Dictionary and two earlier versions in three-ring binders. Morning Owl, a teacher and fluent speaker of Umatilla, helped linguist Noel Rude as he collected words. Minthorn had the job of getting the dictionary published. contacted Rude in Mexico, where he was teaching lin- guistics. Morning Owl, the pro- plenty of time with Rude. Morning Owl described him as “one of the most diligent, hardworking, humble people you would ever meet. He was so passionate about language that he infused the rest of us with the same kind of ener- gy.” Earlier, Rude had traveled around the Umatilla, Warm Springs, Yakima, Nez Perce and Klamath reservations in- terviewing elders and other Walla Walla and Nez Perce ‘persistent,’ while my mom’s said Minthorn, smiling. “She said, ‘He was always waiting for me with his little pad and endearment.” Morning Owl and Minthorn, who earned her master’s in linguistics at the University of Oregon, said Rude didn’t start from scratch ts Presen Live at the Liberty Theater, Astoria Tickets $15 - $20 - $25 at the Liberty Box office & www.TicketsWest.com/ with his research. Others had come before. Earlier researchers The body of work included tralian university professor, and Melville Jacobs, who re- searched in the 1920s. Other contributing linguists includ- ed Virginia Hymes, Henry Millstein and Eugene Hunn. Morning Owl and his cous- in Fred Hill grew up immersed in the Umatilla language. “Our grandmother wouldn’t tell us to wake up. She’d say, ‘Taxshik,’” Morning Owl said. “We had daily immersion.” Hill said he was urged to translate stories his Uncle Charlie told about family hap- penings from Umatilla to En- glish and vice-versa. “That’s how I got my al- lowance,” Hill said. speakers such as Morning Owl and Hill and most espe- cially the elders who spoke Umatilla as their native lan- guage. Dozens of them are listed on an early page in the dictionary. See DICTIONARY, Page 4C March 6 7:30 pm His only Oregon performance!
