In VINTAGE 2022 Mother Nature kept us on our toes with unusual weather
at each end of the growing season. A wet, cold spring led into a long, temperate
summer followed by a very sunny fall that brought us much-needed ripening.

What a surprise to have snowfall on April 11th, our region’s latest significant
snow since 1942! Most of our vines had not yet leafed out and their tight woolly
buds were well-protected. However, frost damage did mean a smaller crop at our
Clay Court Vineyard. Other vineyard sites set a healthy crop, which we thinned
heavily to increase intensity and encourage ripening. August and September
were unseasonably warm, but the nights remained cool, helping us retain varietal
character. Worries of late-season botrytis (rot) meant extra passes of handwork in the vineyard pulling leaves to improve sunlight penetration and airflow. Thankfully, October welcomed a long string of sunny days and just exactly the
hang-time and ripening we needed to bring grape sugar (brix) to ideal levels.

Harvest began in late September, with most fruit harvested during two very
intense mid-October weeks. Many of our blocks achieved peak ripeness at the
same time, so we are very thankful for our incredible crew for all of the early
morning picking sessions in the vineyard and long days in the cellar. Expect
complex, fruit-forward wines from this vintage.

VINEYARD: Our Riesling Estate is made from hand-picked fruit from three
of our estate vineyards: our Winery Estate, Five Mountain and Windhill. Our
Riesling vines are some of the oldest in Oregon, with our Estate and Windhill
vines dating from 1975. These older vines give us fruit with a delightful
complexity not often seen in domestic Rieslings.

WINEMAKING: We have the perfect climate for this delicate cool weather
white wine – there’s enough sunlight and warmth for ripening, but our cool
evenings help us retain the delicate varietal character. We whole-cluster press
our Riesling grapes, then ferment the juice at very cool temperatures in small
stainless steel tanks, producing an aromatic, crisp Riesling with a beautiful acid
profile