Come experience an intimate and relaxed approach to wine tasting at Crossings at the Riverhouse, Central Oregon’s #1 Steakhouse! Dobbes Family Estate will be partnering with the Crossings Steakhouse to bring wine expertise to your dining experience this month. Make your reservation for the “Dine with Wine Event” on August 19th and our hospitality queen, Mary Bellando will stop by your table, offer samples of the featured wines and help you with your wine selections for the evening from the award winning wine list featuring over 200 wines as well as over 25 by the glass!

Guests who wish to learn more about Dobbes Family Estate can arrive early and attend an informative and interactive “Wine Enthisiasts Tasting” which will include tasting notes, samplings of each featured wine as well as a tapas plate of artisans’ cheeses for only $20 per person. As an added bonus, a $10 gift certificate will be issued to each guest who participates in the tasting to use on any bottle or glass of wine from our Wine Spectator Award winning wine list that night or even on their next visit!

Make dinner reservations to dine at the Crossings on August 19th and then secure your place at the “Wine Enthusiasts Tasting” at 6pm on the same night by coming early! Tasting begins at 6pm. Call 541-389-8810 to reserve your seat at the table! Space is limited so call today.

Dobbes Family Estate wines will be featured throughout the month, so visit Crossings anytime and enjoy Central Oregon’s Best Steak and Dessert as voted by readers of Gusto Magazine as well as your favorite wine anytime!

Dobbes Family Estate Vintner Dinner

Thursday, April 29th, 2010

 7:30PM

Winchester Inn

35 S. 2nd St.

Ashland, Oregon 97520

RSVP

First Course

2007 Dobbes Family Estate Pinot Gris 

Wild Mushroom Strudel with Gaufrettes and Pear Compote

Second Course

2007 Dobbes Family Estate Grand Assemlage Pinot Noir

 Trio of Sockeye Salmon Tartare, Salmon Wellington and Wine Poached Salmon Roulade

Third Course 

2006 Dobbes Family Estate Cuvee Noir Pinot Noir

Smoked Duck Carpaccio with Butternut Squash Gnocchi

Fourth Course 

2006 Dobbes Family Estate Sundown Vineyard Syrah

Coco Nib Encrusted Rack of Lamb with Caramelized Shallots

Dessert

2007 Dobbes Family Estate Late Harvest Viognier

Spiced Poached Pear dipped in White Chocolate with Hazelnut Crust

Chef de Cuisine, Timothy R. Nelson

$45 per person

“The LIVE certification is centered around three core principals — asking whether practices are good for the environment, good for business and good for the community. If a winery can’t meet or exceed these goals, they won’t be certified.” – Statesman Journal

Hello Everyone,

My name is Tom Dodson and I’m Joe’s Production Manger. I just wanted to bring everyone up to date on what’s keeping us busy other than making great wines for our customers. We’re going GREEN! Our facility has just been certified LIVE (Low Input Viticulture and Enology). This is certification that proves that our practices in the field and in the wine-making process are in line with sustainability efforts.

Over the last year the team and I have been preparing our facility for a LIVE certification audit. This refers to the practice of limiting the amount of raw materials (inputs such as pesticides, fertilizer, water, chemicals, fuel, etc.) used in vineyard and winery production. It starts with preparation and then an inspection. If all the standards are met you become certified by LIVE. Sounds easy right; not so fast, LIVE will continue to work with and drive wineries and vineyards to continually reduce the impact our industry has on the environment. Reduction, reduction, reduction. A noble prize: superior wines produced in a sustainable continuously improving industry.

What does this mean to you the consumer? This will ensure you that the wines purchased from Joe are produced using a world class winemaking process (yes, Joe’s Midas touch) but also in a certified facility that is focusing on waste reduction, environmental safety and energy conservation. In addition, let’s not forget that Joe’s facility is also a custom winemaking site. If your fruit source or vineyards are LIVE certified having your wines made here will meet the OWB criteria.

We are ecstatic to be participating in such a forward thinking program. I will be updating everyone on our progress. Please feel free to write me with questions or comment: tom@winebyjoe.com

Thanks and talk to you soon,

Tom

Dobbes Family Estate is featured in the June issue of Oprah Magazine. Thanks to Chef Vitaly Paley from Portland, Oregon restaurant, Paley’s Place,  for pairing our wine with his spectacular dish. ” (The) salad of arugula, watercress, and mizuna is a spicy foil for fresh cherries, which tame the bracing flavors. Thin slices of prosciutto and handfuls of crumbled goat cheese add a silky, rich taste.” Pair this with the Dobbes Family Estate Viognier for a perfect flavor combination.

Click here to view magazine feature.

Click here to view spicy greens, cherries, prosciutto, and goat cheese recipe.

Click here to visit Paley’s Place website.