Join us from 4–6pm at your lakeside wine shop for a relaxed tasting as we ease into the fall season.
We’ll be pouring a red and white wines including a Chardonnay and Pinot Noir from California, a bright, expressive red blend from Paso Robles and a Willamette Valley Pinot Gris—each chosen to highlight a different side of the season’s flavors.
It’s an easygoing chance to taste something new, trade impressions with fellow wine lovers, and savor the last notes of summer along the harbor.
Tasting notes follow below.
FICTION RED 2023
Daybreak, I load the van and set out. The path quickly changes from highway to frontage road, to side road, to no road. Addresses begin to dwindle, the buildings become fields, but I’m not looking at the road. Eyes wide open for the thick lines of vines rolling through any river basin or over any outcropping along the horizon. I must continue every day. These lines will come together to create the next vintage tale.
TASTING NOTES – Fresh blueberries, hint of black pepper, cinnamon and cardamom. Tart black cherries and licorice on the palate, with a smooth and refreshing finish.
PAIRS WITH – On the High Level: St Louis Spare Ribs, Twice Baked Potatoes, Hericot Vert with Pancetta, but if you’re keeping it casual, Philly Roast Pork and Raab Sando’s with garlic fries.
VARIETALS – 23% Zinfandel, 22% Cabernet Sauvignon, 17% Cabernet Franc, 16% Syrah, 8% Alicante Bouschet, 5% Lagrein, 5% Corvina, and 4% Cinsaut
VINEYARDS – Loomis (Organic), Hinterland (Organic), Bordonaro, Wilderness, Vukelich, and Koligian
ALCOHOL – 13.7%
SUSTAINABLE, NO ADDITIVES, NATIVE YEAST, VEGAN, MINIMAL SULFITES
GIAPOZA 2023 PINOT NOIR
The 2023 Giapozza Pinot Noir is bright and expressive in the glass, with aromas of raspberry, cranberry, and rose petal. In the mouth, the wine shows flavors of fresh strawberries, candied orange peel, and caramel, with cinnamon and cloves perfuming the lengthy finish.
Wine Specs
Vintage 2023
Varietal Pinot Noir
Appellation California
Aging 12 months in French oak
Alcohol % 14.1
Wine Profile
Vineyard Notes 60% Central Valley, 40% Santa Ynez
Winemaker Notes 100% Pinot Noir
Food Pairing Notes Enjoy this elegant Pinot Noir with pork chops served with wild mushroom risotto.
Production 1,300 Cases
GIAPOZA 2021 SONOMA CHARDONNAY
The 2021 Giapoza Chardonnay is bright and inviting with aromas of clementine, lightly toasted almonds, and Meyer lemons. The mouth is broad and creamy, with flavors of creme brûlée, white pear, and lemon curd. A perfumed note of cinnamon persists throughout the lengthy finish.
Wine Specs
Vintage 2021
Varietal Chardonnay
Appellation Sonoma County
Aging 18 months in French oak
Alcohol % 13.5
Wine Profile
Vineyard Notes 100% Sonoma Coast
Winemaker Notes 100% Chardonnay
Food Pairing Notes Enjoy this elegant Chardonnay with butter sautéed sole served with slow roasted new potatoes and garlicky spinach.
Production 1,500 Cases
ANNE AMIE PINOTGRIS 2023
Region: Oregon – Willamette Valley
Grapes: Pinot Gris
Alcohol: 13.5%
Notes on the Wine – Aromas of magnolia, Bartlett pear, gardenia, white peach, jasmine, graham cracker, apple, straw. Flaovrs of Asian pear, Granny Smith apples, white peach, white tea. The finish is dry, long, acid driven.
About – Pinot reigns supreme at Anne Amie Vineyards with Pinot Noir, Pinot Gris and Pinot Blanc forming the heart of our production. Complementing the pinot family is Old-Vine Estate Müller Thurgau, planted in 1979. As with all great wines, our’s start in the vineyards. We are fortunate to have some of Oregon’s best sites, all of which are Salmon Safe and LIVE certified. Our estate vineyards receive only the minimal required treatments and yields are dramatically reduced in order to give fruit with great depth and complexity.
Our estate vineyards are located in the rolling hills of the Yamhill-Carlton District and on the steep hillsides of the Chehalem Mountains, both nestled in Oregon’s verdant Willamette Valley. Our LIVE certified winery is located on our Yamhill-Carlton property, a few miles from both Lafayette and Carlton, Oregon.
SUGGESTED FOOD PAIRINGS roast chicken, Caesar salad, mussels, quince glazed pork chop, grilled squash, pan seared trout, bibimbap
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