Chalone Vineyard announces the first commercial release in more than a decade of its popular Gavilan wine brand. The new Pinot Noir and Chardonnay, both from the superb 2012 vintage, are available at fine restaurants and wine shops around the country. According to Winemaker Robert Cook, “Long-time fans of Chalone Vineyard will be excited to […]
Oregon-based Union Wine Company has decided to put their Underwood Pinot Noir and Pinot Gris into cans instead of bottles—while this saved them 40% of their packaging costs, the decision was actually made as an attempt to revamp the wine-drinking experience. Based on its philosophy of “making great craft wine minus all the fuss”, this […]
Over the past 30 years, Willamette Valley Vineyards Founder and native Oregonian, Jim Bernau, has been on a quest to naturally grow all of his barrel-aged Pinot noir. The 2010 vintage of the winery’s Estate Pinot Noir is the fruition of that quest. In 1961, the first winemaker to immigrate to Oregon, Richard Sommer, hired […]
Wilson Daniels, one of the industry’s leading wine marketers and importers, announced its exclusive partnership with Presqu’ile Winery. Presqu’ile is currently being launched into targeted markets in phases throughout 2013. The Santa Maria winery joins Wilson Daniels ‘ distinctive portfolio with some of the most compelling hand-crafted Pinot Noir, Chardonnay and Sauvignon Blanc in California. […]