Opc 2018 Workshops and Wines Tasted

OPC 2018 WORKSHOPS AND WINES TASTED

TABLE OF CONTENTS

THE OREGON PINOT NOIR STORY……………………………………………………..…2 FROM THE GROUND UP: GROWING INSPIRED WINES PENNER-ASH WINE CELLARS……………………………………………………….…..2 ADELSHEIM……………………………………………………………………………….….…3 OREGON PINOT NOIR: WINEMAKING BETHEL HEIGHTS VINEYARD……………………………………………………….……4 ALEXANA WINERY…………………………………………………………………….……..6 LEMELSON VINEYARDS……..……………………………………………………….……8 OREGON PINOT NOIR: MULTIPLE PERSONALITIES DOMAINE DROUHIN OREGON………………………………………………………..10 SOTER VINEYARDS…………………………………………………………………….……11 VAN DUZER VINEYARDS……..……………………………………………………….…12 HUNTING THE GREAT WHITE LANGE ESTATE WINERY…………………………………………………………….……13 LEFT COAST CELLARS…………………………………………………………………….14 TRISAETUM……..………………………….…………………………………………….…..15

FROM THE GROUND UP: GROWING INSPIRED WINES

WORKSHOP SITE: PENNER-ASH WINE CELLARS STATION 1 Derek Einberger, Patton Valley Vineyards ([email protected]) Mimi Casteel, Hope Well Wines ([email protected])

WINES TASTED SET 1: Ponzi Loess vs. Marine Sedimentary SET 2: Cristom Depth trial

STATION 2 Leigh Bartholomew, Results Partners ([email protected]) Mark Vlossak, St. Innocent Winery ([email protected])

WINES TASTED Lange Clone 115 vs Wädenswil

STATION 3 Bruce Sonnen, Van Duzer Vineyards ([email protected]) Geoff Hall, Erath Winery ([email protected])

WINES TASTED Domaine Serene cluster morphology trial control and treatment

2 WORKSHOP SITE: ADELSHEIM VINEYARDS STATION 4 Gina Hennen, Adelsheim Vineyards ([email protected]) Jason Lett, The Eyrie Vineyards

WINES TASTED SET 1: Adelsheim Volcanic vs. Sedimentary SET 2: Adelsheim Volcanic vs. loess

STATION 5 Erica Miller, Stoller Family Estate ([email protected]) Rudy Marchesi, Montinore ([email protected])

WINES TASTED Van Duzer Scott Henry vs. VSP

STATION 6 Ken Kupperman, Jackson Family Wines ([email protected]) Jesse Lange, Lange Estate Winery ([email protected])

WINES TASTED Alexana Early vs. late pick

3 OREGON PINOT NOIR: WINEMAKING

WORKSHOP SITE: BETHEL HEIGHTS VINEYARD STATION 1 Ben Casteel, Bethel Heights Vineyard ([email protected]) Kate Ayres, Penner-Ash Wine Cellars ([email protected]) Erik Kramer, WillaKenzie Estate ([email protected])

WINES TASTED, FLIGHT 1 Alexana Extended Maceration Trial Murto Whole Cluster Trial Willakenzie Stainless Steel vs Wood Trial

FLIGHT 2 2015 Bethel Heights Vineyard Estate Pinot Noir 2013 Bethel Heights Vineyard Estate Pinot Noir 2014 Penner-Ash Cellars Willamette Valley Pinot Noir 2015 Penner-Ash Cellars Willamette Valley Pinot Noir 2009 Grochau Cellars Zenith Vineyard Pinot Noir 2014 Grochau Cellars Zenith Vineyard Pinot Noir

4 STATION 2 Tres Burns, Winderlea Vineyards and Winery ([email protected]) John Grochau, Grochau Cellars ([email protected]) Tracy Kendall, Nicolas-Jay ([email protected])

WINES TASTED, FLIGHT 1 Murto Whole Cluster Trial Willakenzie Stainless Steel vs Wood Trial Alexana Extended Maceration Trial

FLIGHT 2 2014 Nicolas-Jay Willamette Valley Pinot Noir 2015 Nicolas-Jay Willamette Valley Pinot Noir 2017 Willakenzie Estate Pinot Noir 2017 Willakenzie Pierre Leon Pinot Noir 2009 Winderlea Estate Pinot Noir 2015 Winderlea Estate Pinot Noir

5 WORKSHOP SITE: ALEXANA WINERY STATION 1 Bryan Weil, Alexana Winery ([email protected]) JP Pierce, Ponzi Vineyards ([email protected]) Blair Trathen, Shea Wine Cellars ([email protected])

WINES TASTED, FLIGHT 1 Alexana Extended Maceration Trial Sokol Blosser Punchdown vs Pumpover Trial Foris Free Run vs Pressed Wine Trial

FLIGHT 2 2013 Alexana East Blocks Pinot Noir 2013 Alexana West Blocks Pinot Noir 2015 Shea Wine Cellars Block 5 Pinot Noir 2015 Shea Wine Cellars Homer Pinot Noir 2016 Ponzi Tavola Pinot Noir 2015 Ponzi Reserve Pinot Noir

6 STATION 2 Alex Sokol Blosser, Sokol Blosser Winery ([email protected]) Steve Goff, Colene Clemens Vineyards ([email protected]) Steph Pao, Foris Vineyards ([email protected])

WINES TASTED, FLIGHT 1 Sokol Blosser Punchdown vs Pumpover Trial Alexana Extended Maceration Trial Foris Free Run vs Pressed Wine Trial

FLIGHT 2 2013 Sokol Blosser Big Tree Pinot Noir 2014 Sokol Blosser Gossepen Pinot Noir 2011 Colene Clemens Victoria Pinot Noir 2009 Colene Clemens Victoria Pinot Noir 2015 Foris Ceder Ranch Pinot Noir 2016 Foris Rogue Valley Pinot Noir

7 WORKSHOP SITE: LEMELSON VINEYARDS STATION 1 Matt Wengel, Lemelson Vineyards ([email protected]) Jay Somers, J. Christopher Wines ([email protected]) Kate Payne-Brown, Stoller Family Estate ([email protected])

WINES TASTED, FLIGHT 1 Alexana Extended Maceration Trial REX HILL Whole Cluster Trial Union Wine Co. Fermenter Comparison Trial

FLIGHT 2 2014 Lemelson Thea’s Selection Pinot Noir 2015 Lemelson Thea’s Selection Pinot Noir 2014 J. Christopher Nuages Pinot Noir 2014 J. Christopher Dundee Hills Cuvee Pinot Noir 2015 Stoller Reserve Pinot Noir 2015 Stoller Nancy’s Pinot Noir

8 STATION 2 JP Caldcleugh, Union Wine Co. ([email protected]) Eric Hamacher, Hamacher Wines ([email protected]) Shannon Gustafson, Raptor Ridge Winery ([email protected])

WINES TASTED, FLIGHT 1 Union Wine Co. Fermenter Comparison Trial Alexana Extended Maceration Trial REX HILL Whole Cluster Trial

FLIGHT 2 2017 Raptor Ridge Rosé of Pinot Noir Bellvue Cross Vineyard 2017 Raptor Ridge Rosé of Pinot Noir Barrel Fermented 2015 Hamacher Willamette Valley Pinot Noir 2013 Hamacher Willamette Valley Pinot Noir 2015 Union Wine Company Alchemist Pinot Noir 2016 Union Wine Company Alchemist Pinot Noir

9 OREGON PINOT NOIR: MULTIPLE PERSONALITIES

WORKSHOP SITE: DOMAINE DROUHIN OREGON Scott Shull, Raptor Ridge Winery ([email protected]) Gary Horner, Erath Winery ([email protected]) Ben DiCristina, Evening Land ([email protected]) Melissa Burr, Stoller Family Estate ([email protected]) Véronique Drouhin, Domaine Drouhin Oregon ([email protected]) Jared Etzel, Maison Roy ([email protected])

WINES TASTED, FLIGHT 1 2015 Erath Prince Hill Vineyard 2003 Erath Prince Hill Vineyard 2015 Evening Land La Source Pinot Noir 2016 Evening Land La Source Pinot Noir 2015 Stoller Family Estate Dundee Hills Pinot Noir 2016 Stoller Family Estate Dundee Hills Pinot Noir

FLIGHT 2 2015 Domaine Drouhin Oregon Pinot Noir Laurène 2015 Roserock Zéphirine Pinot Noir 2016 Domaine Roy & Fils Iron Filbert Vineyard Pinot Noir, Dundee Hills 2016 Domaine Roy & Fils Stater Vineyard Pinot Noir, Dundee Hills 2015 Raptor Ridge Pinot Noir Barrel Select 2015 Raptor Ridge Pinot Noir Estate Whole Cluster

10 WORKSHOP SITE: SOTER VINEYARDS James Cahill, Soter Vineyards ([email protected]) Alban Debeaulieu, Angela Estate ([email protected]) Luisa Ponzi, Ponzi Vineyards ([email protected]) Maggie Harrison, Antica Terra ([email protected]) Jean-Nicolas Méo, Nicolas-Jay ([email protected]) Laurent Montalieu, Soléna Estate ([email protected])

WINES TASTED, FLIGHT 1 2015 Ponzi Pinot Noir Aurora Vineyard 2010 Ponzi Pinot Noir Aurora Vineyard 2015 Angela Estate Pinot Noir, Abbott Claim Vineyard 2017 Angela Estate Pinot Noir, Abbott Claim Vineyard 2015 Soter Pinot Noir Mineral Springs Ranch 2008 Soter Pinot Noir Mineral Springs Ranch

FLIGHT 2 2015 Antica Terra Pinot Noir Ceras 2015 Antica Terra Pinot Noir Botanica 2015 Nicolas-Jay Pinot Noir Willamette Valley 2015 Nicolas-Jay Pinot Noir Bishop Creek Vineyard 2015 Soléna Pinot Noir, Domaine Danielle Laurent 2015 Soléna Pinot Noir, Hyland Vineyard

11 WORKSHOP SITE: VAN DUZER VINEYARDS Robert Brittan, Brittan Vineyards ([email protected]) Anne Sery, Hyland Estate ([email protected]) David O’Reilly, Owen Roe ([email protected]) Florent Merlier, Van Duzer Vineyards ([email protected]) Steve Doerner, Cristom Vineyards ([email protected]) Guillaume Large, Résonance ([email protected])

WINES TASTED, FLIGHT 1 2015 Hyland Estates Coury Pinot Noir, McMinnville 2011 Hyland Estates Coury Pinot Noir, McMinnville 2015 Owen-Roe Pinot Noir Sojourner Vineyard, Eola-Amity Hills 2011 Owen-Roe Pinot Noir Sojourner Vineyard, Eola-Amity Hills 2015 Van Duzer, Homestead Block Pinot Noir 2013 Van Duzer, Homestead Block Pinot Noir

FLIGHT 2 2015 Cristom Pinot Noir, Mt. Jefferson Cuvee 2015 Cristom Pinot Noir, Eileen Vineyard 2015 Résonance, Résonance Vineyard Pinot Noir 2015 Résonance, Découverte Vineyard Pinot Noir 2015 Brittan Vineyards, Basalt Block Pinot Noir 2015 Brittan Vineyards, Gestalt Block Pinot Noir

12 HUNTING THE GREAT WHITE

WORKSHOP SITE: LANGE ESTATE Adam Campbell, Elk Cove ([email protected]) Isabelle Meunier, Lavinea ([email protected]) Mike Hallock, Carabella ([email protected]) Chris Williams, Brooks ([email protected])

WINES TASTED, FLIGHT 1 2016 Union Wine Co. Alchemist Chardonnay 2016 Domaine Serene Evenstad Reserve Chardonnay 2016 REX HILL Seven Soils Chardonnay 2015 Adelsheim Staking Claim Chardonnay 2015 Lavinea Lazy River Vineyard Chardonnay 2003 Chehalem Ian’s Reserve Chardonnay

FLIGHT 2 2015 Sokol Blosser Willamette Valley Pinot Gris 2016 Carabella Estate Pinot Gris 2017 Elk Cove Estate Pinot Gris 2017 Alexana Pinot Gris 2017 Anne Amie Rosé of Pinot Gris 2011 Erath Oregon Pinot Gris

FLIGHT 3 2015 Argyle Spirithouse Riesling 2010 Hyland Estates Riesling 2017 Foris Riesling 2016 Montinore Almost Dry Riesling 2016 Brooks Orchard Fold Riesling 2017 Trisaetum Ribbon Ridge Estate Riesling

13 WORKSHOP SITE: LEFT COAST CELLARS Wynne Peterson-Nedry, RR Wines ([email protected]) Katie Santora, Chehalem ([email protected]) Joe Wright, Left Coast Cellars ([email protected]) Nate Klostermann, Argyle ([email protected])

FLIGHT 3 2015 Argyle Spirithouse Riesling 2010 Hyland Estates Riesling 2016 Penner-Ash Hyland Old Vine Riesling 2016 Montinore Almost Dry Riesling 2016 Brooks Orchard Fold Riesling 2017 Trisaetum Ribbon Ridge Estate Riesling

14 WORKSHOP SITE: TRISAETUM James Frey, Trisaetum ([email protected]) Cheryl Francis, REX HILL ([email protected]) Thomas Houseman, Anne Amie Vineyards ([email protected]) Scott Neal, Coeur de Terre Vineyard ([email protected])

FLIGHT 3 2015 Argyle Spirithouse Riesling 2010 Coeur de Terre Riesling 2016 Penner-Ash Hyland Old Vine Riesling 2016 Montinore Almost Dry Riesling 2016 Brooks Orchard Fold Riesling 2017 Trisaetum Ribbon Ridge Estate Riesling