News and Events

The Market in McMinnville - every Saturday in March!

We'll be a guest winery at the Market in McMinnville every Saturday in March. The Market has a cool vibe and is a great place to discover visual and literary art, boutique goods, organic produce, entertainment, fine food and provisions, and lots of other nifty stuff.

We'll be pouring (and selling) our 2007 Lia's Vineyard Pinot Noir and "Jory Slope" Chardonnay as well as previewing (and, yes, selling) our 2008 Lia's Vineyard Pinot Noir and the exciting 2008 "Jory Bench Reserve" Pinot Noir. We'll be charging a small tasting fee, but, of course, we'll apply it against your bottle purchase.

Hours for the wine garden are 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., and the rest of the market is open from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Address: 845 NE 5th Street, McMinnville, Oregon

Pinot in the Pearl - Thursday, May 6th

Mark your calendars! On May 6th we'll be pouring alongside more than 20 other wineries as members of the Chehalem Mountains Winegrowers bring outstanding pinots (and more) to Venue Pearl in downtown Portland. There will be great food and lots of other happenings. Don't miss this opportunity to try some outstanding wines from the Chehalem Mountains and Ribbon Ridge AVAs. Tickets run $25 in advance, $30 at the door and include bites of exquisite food from top restaurants as well as samples of exceptional wines from a diverse group of Chehalem Mountains Winegrowers members. Buy tickets. May 6, 2010, 5 - 9 p.m.

Address: 323 NW 13th Avenue, Portland, Oregon

New Vineyard Manager: Javier Marin

We're very pleased to welcome Javier Marin as our new vineyard manager. Javier was previously vineyard manager for the highly regarded Shea Vineyard in the Yamhill Carlton District, where he had worked since the initial plantings in 1990. After 20 years with Shea, Javier has started his own vineyard management company, JM Vinegrower, and for this growing season he will be working alongside us and his excellent crew to manage our site and the neighboring Olenik Vineyard. Javier is regarded as one of the Willamette Valley's most talented growers and we're thrilled that he has agreed to manage our site.

Work is already well underway in the vineyard. In a few days the vines will all be tied and ready for bud break.

New Online Store

We've opened an online shop to make it easier to buy our wines! When we learned that American Winery offered shopping cart services to wineries with no set-up charges and very reasonable transaction fees, we didn't hesitate. They deal with processing payments and making sure the site is secure, and then we take care of fullfillment. We're a very small operation, so we really appreciate this service. Give it a try and tell us what you think. We welcome your feedback. Need an incentive? How about $1 shipping with the purchase of four or more bottles.

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Cellar Update - February 2010

Our 2009 pinot noirs are finishing malolactic fermentation in barrel and we're really pleased with what we're tasting. Wow. We love the 2008 vintage, and we were kind of worried that it would be a tough act to follow. But the 2009s are all gorgeous. Of course, there is always an excitement in the cellar that can bias the taste buds. But we're really looking forward to following these wines on their journey to the bottle -- and eventually your tables. And we're wondering how to select for a "reserve" bottling when every barrel is so awesome ....

We haven't bottled the 2008 Chardonnay yet. We'll get it in bottles soon: The excellent 2007 is almost sold out!

2009 Harvest Report

We harvested the last of our 2009 vintage pinot noir and Chardonnay on October 16th. Yields were spot on target at 2 tons per acre. The pinot noir came in super tasty and at an average brix of 24. It looks like this vintage is going to make some pretty big wines. The pinot went through a long, temperature-controlled cold-soak prior to fermentation with resident yeasts. The Chardonnay is undergoing a slow ferment in barrels. We're using a few stainless barrels this year. Brix were a bit high on the Chardonnay, but the juice was very dense, tasty and tangy. We're looking forward to watching this vintage develop. Join our mailing list to ensure you can be among the first to receive Longplay News.

Watch a short video of fruit from our 2008 pick arriving at the winery and going into the fermenter.