RouteStock 2007 Pinot Noir

This little sweetheart from Oregon's Willamette Valley is small town girl moves to the big city and reminds us of charm and simple pleasures that we shouldn't take for granted. Think of her as Laura Ingalls, before she got older, moved to Hollywood, got breast implants, became the President of SAG and was one irreconcilable marital problem away from being a serious cougar.

But this wine has serious provenance. Luisa Ponzi, daughter of pioneer, guru winemaker Dick Ponzi, lends her talents to the everyday value that is an approachable, honest value perfect for our desire to find greater value in this more uncertain world. Luisa spends most of her time making some of Oregon's, and some might argue some of the world's finest Pinot Noir. Fortunately she took some of her limited spare time to craft a wine offering exceptional value that is both delicious and satisfying.

The recent woes of the wine industry have turned many wine veterans on their head. Many wineries whose value proposition was never legit, sold case after case of overpriced wine to an over-zealous, over-exhuberant wine consumer. Now that many of us have had to re-examine our spending habits and be smarter shoppers, the search for greater value wines was inevitable.

Ponzi has been creating value wines, including their $60+ Reserve Pinot Noir which has been a benchmark in Oregon for years and years and given its quality still qualifies as great value. Now, by lending their expertise to the folks behind RouteStock, they continue to provide exceptional value to wine consumers.

RouteStock Willamette Valley Pinot Noir exhibits cherry, sage, violet and vanilla flavors and medium-low acidity wine that is equal to wines costing 50% more. At about $19, this wine is exceptional. Buy it by the case and make this charming Oregon lass your everday Pinot Noir.