Monday, October 27, 2008

trip to the Gorge

Ross and I traveled to the Columbia Gorge to visit the Celilo vineyard. Celilo sits above the Columbia river and is dry farmed. We are picking Pinot Gris and Gewurtraminer for our white wines from this beautiful spot. We had an amazing view of Mt Hood when we arrived
The Pinot Gris and Gewurt were tasting really nice. very fresh flavors with an great acid spine that will provide lift and certainly make the wines refreshing.
Here is some Pinot Gris, I was amazed that the skins take on such a reddish hue, since the wines that it produces is so light and clear.We stopped and chatted with our friends James and Poppie Mantone at their beautiful winery near Bingen WA. The wines that they are producing under the Syncline label are some of my favorite in the state. We chatted with Poppie as she harvested the last of their Mouvedre and Viognier off of the little 1 acre vineyard that sits near right next to the winery. It was a great day and I can't wait to taste what our Pinot Gris tastes like out of the fermenter.

2 comments:

Unknown said...

What beautiful photo's, Jeff. Mount Hood and the grapes are lovely.
Dad

Unknown said...

Jeff, what great experiences! First hand knowledge you'll carry with you forever. The pictures of grapes are so appetizing. It's really fun reading about your travels. Keep the photo's coming.
Mom