Reviews
and Awards by Vintage:
Firesteed 2000 Pinot Gris Awards
- Gold: 2001 Northwest Enological Society
- Silver: Pinot Gris - 2001 Riverside
- Bronze: 2001 Indy International Wine Competition
- Bronze: 2002 San Francisco Wine Competition
- Bronze: 2001 Indiana State Fair International Wine Competition
- Best Value : Santé Magazine, March/April 2002
- 88 Points "Best Buy": Wine Enthusiast, February 2002
- 87 Points "Highly Recommended": 2002 Beverage Testing Institute
Firesteed 2000 Pinot Gris Reviews
"Very Good / Delicious" - Wall Street Journal
Price didn't turn out to be the only determinant, either. Consider our best of tasting. "Just bursting with ripe melon fruit," we wrote. "Like very good, fresh grapes, but with a layer of minerals and earth that grounds it. Perfect pitch. Like honeydew melon with a touch of crčme brűlée." This was Firesteed, from Oregon. We paid just $9 for this, though $13.49 appears to be a more representative price. In a tasting of Oregon Pinot Noir two years ago, Firesteed was our best value, so this clearly is not an accident.
"Tastings - A Wine by Any Other Name", Dorothy J. Gaiter & John Brecher, The Wall Street Journal, May, 2003
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87 Points "Highly Recommended - Best Buy" "2002 Beverage Testing Institute" - 2000 Firesteed Oregon Pinot Gris
88 Points "Best Buy"
Firesteed 2000 Pinot Gris (Oregon); $10. - Here is a fine effort, widely available (12,000 cases) and well priced. Stainless steel fermented, it shows crisp varietal flavors of ripe pear, augmented with a hint of cinnamon. Good focus and length.
"Buying Guide" Wine Enthusiast, February, 2002
Best Value
Firesteed Cellars 2000 / Oregon:
A: earth, mineral, oak, fresh apple F: fleshy firm fruit, lemon, citrus C: mouth-filling, rich, straightforward P: creamy scallop and corn soup Firesteed Cellars, 206-233-0683, $84/case "Oregon Pinots" Santé Magazine, March/April, 200283 Points "Recommended"
"2001 Beverage Testing Institute" - 2000 Firesteed Oregon Pinot Gris
Recommended
Firesteed Cellars 2000 pinot gris, Oregon, $11: - Priced for every-day enjoyment, this crisp, flinty wine is loaded with ripe apple flavors.
"Wine Ratings" Wine Press Northwest Magazine, Winter, 2001©
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