2019 Montinore Estate Pinot Gris Willamette Valley
Montinore farms organically and biodynamically. Fermentation for this wine is conducted in stainless steel with a mix of cultures, some inoculated. The wine ages…
Montinore farms organically and biodynamically. Fermentation for this wine is conducted in stainless steel with a mix of cultures, some inoculated. The wine ages…
The 14-acre estate Truffle Hill vineyard is so named because it’s also home to three acres of hazelnut trees that were inoculated for black…
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First, a brief memory: I visited Gorghi Tondi in 2017, a guest of sisters Annamaria and Clara Sala. They are the fourth generation to…
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This varietal Pinot bianco is hand-harvested and fermented with temperature control in large oak barrels. The wine ages for a year, also in barrel,…