by Colleen Kelly | Jul 24, 2023
Challenging weather conditions in early 2020 caused a very poor flowering and fruit set. As the small crop of fruit developed, a pair of light hail storms caused damage to many individual grapes, which had to be painstakingly removed by hand, leading to the smallest...
by Colleen Kelly | Jul 7, 2023
The Kolb Vineyard is a lovely three-acre site on a gentle, south-facing slope that’s tucked away in an out-of-the way corner of the Dundee Hills. Its 25-year-old, ungrafted Pommard vines produce complex wines with pure fruit and an elegant structure. The 2019 is...
by Colleen Kelly | Jul 7, 2023
This special cuvée is from our own Appassionata Vineyard, which surrounds the Appassionata Estate winery. We have a great diversity of soil types and clones, giving us many options for the blending palette. This edition is a blend of fruit from the rockiest parts of...
by Colleen Kelly | Jul 7, 2023
The Bieze vineyard sits high up in the Eola Hills, where it benefits from cool ocean breezes that flow through the Van Duzer Corridor, a break in the Coast Range. This allows for longer hang time, as the grapes ripen more slowly while retaining superb acidity. The...
by Colleen Kelly | Jul 7, 2023
The Volcanique cuvée is a selection of outstanding barrels from vineyards we work with in the Dundee Hills. The wine showcases the savory quality, the fruit purity, and the fine-grained texture that characterizes the deep, red volcanic clay of these hills. The 2019 is...
