We are now releasing our 2007 Gewurtz. This year we made a blend of one Oregon Vineyard (Dauenhauer near Dayton in the Willamette Valley from which we also get some Riesling for one of our single vineyard Riesling) and two Washington Vineyard (Pearson on Snipe Mountain and Solstice on the Snipe road bench both in the Yakima Valley). The intent was to bring some cooler climate (Willamette Valley) element in our Gewurtz thus reducing the final alcohol in the wine, increasing acidity and increasing varietal flavors. I think we got it right and the wine is much closer to my vision than the 2006 vintage. By the way, the 2007 just got Best Of Class at the LA wine and spirit competition, so others are noticing…

I am curious, what is your favorite Gewurztraminer?

kudos to Adam Lechmere (Decanter) for the vote of confidence toward screwcap closure: “It’s official: screwcap is the best closure for the vast majority of wines, both red and white.”

Why are folks still sticking to cork especially for fruity whites? Not sure. Many times I have heard from winery principals: “the consumer is not ready”. Soooo you are knowingly giving the consumer an inferior product because some market data tells you that you won’t sell as much wine… Mmmm what should I think about all your talk about quality now?

Well, we do screwcap and I find it just perfect for our wines. Screwcap is the only closure that always guaranteed 100% freshness to the consumer and they are rated to last for 20 years (at least the ones we use).

Now we have our new web site up and running I can get back on the blog. One improvement over the version 1.0 is the ability to get feedback from readers and for them to leave comments. Please feel free to drop me a note. Notes are private until I review them and post them. It feels good to be back on line.