News and Events

Newberg ArtWalk, Friday, August 6th

We'll be at the Froogle Fox , pouring (and selling) pinot noir and Chardonnay from 5-9 p.m. as part of the Newberg First Friday Art Walk. Stop by, say "hello," sample the wines, grab a bite to eat, explore Newberg and enjoy the art! We'll be charging a small tasting fee; but we'll cheerfully apply it to any purchase.

Address: 620 E First Street, Newberg, Oregon 97132

Longplay Wine at 6th Annual Pinot Days San Francisco - June 27

We decided it was time to make our presence known to more pinot lovers. So we took our pinots on the road to the Bay Area. We had a great time introducing our wines at Pinot Days at Fort Mason in San Francisco. What a great event! We look forward to pouring again at Pinot Days in 2011.

Longplay is Featured Winery in the Newberg Graphic!

We were really pleased to be selected as the featured winery in the May 8, 2010, Newberg Graphic. The paper does a great job of supporting Newberg's spirit of community through its reporting and work on helping with the Newberg ArtWalk. The Graphic also covers what's happening in the winegrowing community.

You can read the article here.

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.

The vines are looking great and we are looking forward to another awesome vintage!

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? For a limited time we are offering $1 shipping with the purchase of four or more bottles.

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Cellar Update - May 2010

Our 2009 pinot noirs are resting 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 bottled the 2008 Chardonnay on May 4, 2010. We'll let it rest in bottles for a few months before we start selling it. The excellent 2007 is almost sold out - last few cases will move quickly.

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.