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Blog Posts matching DELL:Happy New Vintage! Tuesday, January 3rd 2012 by
Allie Merrick - NWWTY Wine Correspondent
 With the New Year comes a new vintage. And what will this one bring? That song is yet to be sung. With 2011 still in barrel or held in bottle and 2012 in the vineyard, the only tales that can be told are those from previous vintages. Here is the tune of Oregon’s 2011 vintage, as hummed by Harvey Steiman (Wine Spectator): “For four months, 2011 vintage looked like a disaster waiting to happen for Oregon vintners. The vines produced a huge crop and it didn't look as if conditions would ever get warm enough to ripen it. It was, in the end, the latest vintage in Oregon history. Most wineries didn't start picking until after Oct. 15, and were still picking in the first week in November. Most of the grapes were brought in under warm, sunny skies. Rain was forecast in late September and early October, but only a few showers materialized. Alcohols were low, about the same as in 2010, but color and flavor surprised vintners with their depth. They are calling it a miracle vintage.” The lyrics of the new vintage were sung out in this exclusive vineyard report with Rebecca Marie Pittock-Shouldis (Winemaker at Ghost Hill Cellars). Listen to audio captured onsite at the Bayliss-Bower Vineyard. What doesn't kill you makes you stronger. If this cliche holds true, Oregon's 2011 vintage will be one worth singing praises to. Let us await what comes with glasses half full (not half empty) with the fruits of labor we have in hand. As we ring in the new vintage, let's reflect on vintages past one bottle at a time... 2005 Anthony Dell Cellars - 2005 Rio Red 2006 Artisanal Wine Cellars - 2006 Pinot Noir Adams Vineyard Reserve 2007 Kelley Fox Wines - 2007 Pinot Noir Momtazi Vineyard 2008 AlexEli Vineyard - 2008 Riesling 2009 Stag Hollow Wines - 2009 Dolcetto Yamhill Carlton 2010 Purple Hands Wines - 2010 Purple Hands Pinot Noir Cheers to vintages those old & those new! Something old. Something new. When it comes to wine, both will do. As we wait for the new vintage to come at last, Let’s enjoy what we sip from vintages past. Santé, Allie Merrick NWWTY Wine Correspondent Labels: 2011 Vintage, Northwest Wines To You, Purple Hands Wines, Stag Hollow Wines, AlexEli Vineyard, Kelley Fox Wines, Artisanal Wine Cellars, Anthony Dell Cellars, Rebecca Marie Pittock-Shouldis, Ghost Hill Cellars, Allie Merrick
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