Ancient Shores these Riesling vines were originally

these Riesling vines were originally planted in 1979

This day came after a long year of farming

this rare soil is made up of marine shoal from a time millions of years ago when volcanic ash rained down on the shallows of the inner-sea in the Willamette Valley

Stargazer is radiant

Even as the free-run juice came free of the berries in the press there was the distinct essence of mandarin orange and clementine

Ancient Shores these Riesling vines were originallyThis 2020 Chardonnay was grown at roughly 450 foot elevation, at a remarkable place in the southwestern slope of the Eola Amity Hills. Millions of years ago this hillside was a shoal in an ancient inner sea where salt water lapped gently against the sand. Now, fossilized sandstone and petrified wood lay inches beneath the soil. When standing on this crest we have a panoramic view of the fertile, forested valley below, while the resulting wine is still