This year we are playing with some Willamette Valley grapes in our effort to broaden our sourcing from the larger Northwest. The idea is to complement the grapes from Eastern Washington. This has worked very well with our Gewurztraminer 2007 which will be about 40% Willamette Valley and 60% Yakima Valley. The resulting wine is much lower in alcohol than a 100% Yakima Valley Gewurzt. The wine is also less phenolic allowing us to reduce the final residual sugar; all in all a better balanced wine.
We also have played with a single vineyard Riesling from the Willamette Valley. The wine is now finished and we have decided to make it as a Kabinett style. The wine is truly refreshing and distinctive from an Eastern Washington Riesling.
