Countdown to ¡Salud! – Winderlea Vineyard & Winery Q&A
We’re continuing the countdown to ¡Salud! by getting to know our Vintners Circle wineries a bit more each day leading up to this year’s event on November 11 and 12.
Today’s featured winery owners/operators – Bill Sweat and Donna Morris of Winderlea Vineyard & Winery
1) How did you select your ¡Salud! Cuvée and what makes it stand out from the other wines in your barrels?
The most exciting part of our blending trials is when we pick the elements that make up our ¡Salud! Cuvée. At just a few cases, it really is the most unique wine in our cellar. Our goal is to craft a wine that typifies our vineyard and winemaking style – but even more so. We are tasting all our wines as they develop to begin to get a mental picture of how the different barrels might go together. Sometimes there is one barrel that we know is our ¡Salud! Cuvée. Other times, there may be several barrels that we blend to create it. Each year is different. Read the rest of this entry »
Countdown to ¡Salud! – Willamette Valley Vineyards Winemaker Q&A
We’re continuing the countdown to ¡Salud! by getting to know our Vintners Circle winemakers a bit more each day leading up to this year’s event on November 11 and 12.
Today’s featured winemaker – Don Crank of Willamette Valley Vineyards
1) How did you select your ¡Salud! Cuvée and what makes it stand out from the other wines in your barrels?
We usually make a blend of our three estate vineyards to arrive at the Salud Cuvée, but the 2010 vintage quality from just our main Estate property was amazing. All barrels used were from the south slope of the Estate site, plated by our founder, Jim Bernau in 1983. We thought this site was showing classic red fruit and smoky mushroom with a hint of Christmas spice. The structural frame of the wine is such that it will retain its lively fruit for a long time to come. All in all, a great example of what the Estate vineyard can do. Read the rest of this entry »
Countdown to ¡Salud! – Stoller Vineyards Winemaker Q&A
We’re continuing the countdown to ¡Salud! by getting to know our Vintners Circle winemakers a bit more each day leading up to this year’s event on November 11 and 12.
Today’s featured winemaker – Melissa Burr of Stoller Vineyards
1) How did you select your ¡Salud! Cuvée and what makes it stand out from the other wines in your barrels?
It was blended from the top sections of our vineyard from the 2010 harvest. Read the rest of this entry »
Countdown to ¡Salud! – St. Innocent Winemaker Q&A
We’re continuing the countdown to ¡Salud! by getting to know our Vintners Circle winemakers a bit more each day leading up to this year’s event on November 11 and 12.
Today’s featured winemaker – Mark Vlossak of St. Innocent Winery
1) What foods and flavors would you pair your ¡Salud! Cuvée with?
Seared duck breast with roasted beet or leek risotto. Quail with morels and Manchego polenta. Read the rest of this entry »
¡Salud! on Northwest Vine Time
On Saturday, November 5, ¡Salud! Services Clinical Nurse Manager, Leda Garside, R.N., and Steering Committee Co-Chair, Donna Morris, joined Brian Bushlach on KXL’s Northwest Vine Time radio show to chat about ¡Salud!. Listen below!
Northwest Vine Time – Segment 1