Articles and Reviews
Here are a few Feature Articles & Wine Reviews to enjoy. Please click on the bolded links below to hear what other people are saying about Lenné.- Marto Savell (Write for Wine) 6/1/2020. Margot profiles Lenne’ Estate, quotes Steve and tastes through current release wines: https://writeforwine.com/lovely-lenne-estate-pinot-noir/
- Pete Danko (Portland Business Journals). 5/15/2020. Pete quotes Steve as part of post Covid-19 article on Oregon Wineries: https://www.bizjournals.com/portland/news/2020/05/15/winery-cover-package.html
- Eric Degerman (Tri-City Herald) 5/6/2020. Eric includes a review of the 2017 Lenne’ Estate in his #WinesfortheFrontLines article https://www.tri-cityherald.com/living/food-drink/wine/article242453466.html. The review also appears on Great NW Wine: https://greatnorthwestwine.com/2020/05/04/lenne-estate-2017-pinot-noir-yamhill-carlton-40/
- Kim Moore (Oregon Business Magazine) 4/30 Kim interviews Steve about the wine business during Coronavirus times: https://www.oregonbusiness.com/article/restaurants-retail/item/19054-social-gatherings-bantests-small-wineries
| - Penny Sadler (WineCountry.com) 3/23/2020. Lenne’ s included in this Willamette Valley wine country touring article https://www.winecountry.com/blog/best-wineries-in-oregon/
- KGW News (Tonight with Cassidy) 3/10/2020. Cassidy hosts a promo for the MacClassic Wine Festival with Lenne Wines front and center. https://www.kgw.com/video/entertainment/television/programs/tonight-withcassidy/check-out-the-mcminnville-food-wine-classic/283-849faeec-3caa-4dff-b8ac-7936a0031ea0
- Amy Milshtein (Oregon Business Magazine) 3/3/2020. Amy interviews for this investigative article on the challenges facing small producers: https://www.oregonbusiness.com/article/farms-forests/item/18993-state-ofgrapes
- Margot Savell (Write for Wine) 2/25/2020. Margot reviews the MacClassic Wine Festival and notes Lenne’ as a winery to look for: https://writeforwine.com/mcminnville-wine-food-classic-sip/
| - JoAnn Actis-Grande (Seacoast Magazine & Taste of the Seacoast) 2/20 JoAnn mentions Lenne’ in her review of the McMinnville Wine & Food Classic event https://www.seacoastonline.com/news/20200220/letstalk-wine-sip-wonderful-wine-event-in-oregon and https://www.tasteoftheseacoast.com/wine-beer-spirits/winebuzz/item/532-sip-in-oregon
- Andy Harris (SoCal Restaurant Show) Andy interviews Steve in this two-part radio show podcast on the home of Angels Baseball Radio. Part 1: https://bit.ly/3aKEojC and Part 2: https://bit.ly/2SkiE7W
- Cori Solomon (The Written Palate) Cori journeys from Los Angeles to profile Steve and the Lenne' story, tasting room and Lenne' Estate Wines: writtenpalette.com/lenne-estate-yamhill-carlton-ava/
- Chris Wallace (AdVINEtures) Chris Wallace digs into Lenne’ with this feature article which includes editorial, photos and wine reviews: https://advinetures.ca/blog/lenne-estate-worth-wait/
- Ray Fister (Life Between the Vines) Ray interviews Steve for his podcast and YouTube site: http://lifebetweenthevines.com/podcast-351-steve-lutz-lenne-estate-willamette-valley-oregon/
- Anna Canzano (That Expert Show) Anna and Steve talk "How to Pick a Good Wine" on this live video broadcast: https://thatexpertshow.com/all-episodes-1#444ce606-2cd5-4997-96ef-4842789368ae
- Fred Swan (Fred Swan Wine) Fred is a certified sommelier and wine educator at San Francisco Wine School. He visits with Steve and features the winery and current wines tasted in this article
- Pat Hellberg (Pat The Wine Guy) Pat’s tours, tastes and interviews in this short fun YouTube Video at the winery: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=prbYTm4iCvY&t=6s
- Gail Oberst (Capital Press) Gail inquires of Steve's 15 years in business in a challenging ag growing area. Read the complete interview here
- Ellen Landis (Great Northwest Wine) Ellen & Ken Landis visit, tour and taste through the Lenne' Pinot Noir lineup. Read the reviews from this highly certified Somm and professional wine judge
- Miki Finnin & Elizabeth Camp (The Vineyard Trail) The self described "Winers" from Oklamhoma cover a variety of subjects in the article, video and wine review. Find it all here
- Lyn Archer (Oregon Wine Press) Lyn sits down with Steve and gets his story down for Oregon Wine Press – Terroir, Toil, Tenacity. You can find this feature profile in print, and online here