This week's Grapevine Wine Pick features some amazing wines and great food from Eddie's House.

Pine Ridge 2003 Clarksburg Chenin Blanc-Viognier

This clear, almost watery pale wine shows only a faint greenish hue. Delicious grapefruit and melon aromas waft from the glass, dancing with a floral note that likely reflects the Viognier. Crisp and fresh on the palate, juicy fruit and perhaps just a hint of sweetness are nicely balanced by lemon-squirt acidity, leaving a touch of prickly petillance on the tongue. Very refreshing, it could be a classic "summer sipper" served very cold; but there's enough subtlety here to reward letting it warm up a bit so its interesting and complex flavors will show.

FOOD MATCH: Crisp, fresh fruit made it a natural with pan-seared Alaska salmon.

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Flying Fish Merlot 2003

The vibrant, medium bodied 2003 Flying Fish Merlot has concentrated mocha, vanilla and blueberry aromas, fresh plum flavors, a hint of oak and a lingering finish. Small parcels of fruit were selected from several vineyards throughout the Columbia Valley. By blending fruit from different vineyards, the winemaking team at Big Fluke created a well-balanced, fruit expressive wine, with a nuance of oak that demonstrates the outstandingquality of Merlot available from the Columbia Valley. Each vineyard in the final blend contributes important aspects to the finished wine.

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Rocco Willamette Pinot Noir

The 1998 Pinot Noir is a bright, deep ruby red. The first olfactory impressions are of a complex combination of spices (cardamom, cinnamon, vanilla), black fruits, and earth. Flavors lean toward black fruits; black cherries and blackberries. Medium-bodied, this wine is unctuous with big fruit and a firm tannin finish sanded by sweetness from the fruit flavors. Imagine cherry fruit from an old feral cherry tree. The finish is long with a nice balance between sweet, ripe fruit and soft, chewy tannins. Drink now or cellar three to four years.

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