Blog - Page 7 of 11 - Chehalem Winery

For the first year I can remember, all bets are off on which vineyard is picked first, which next, which last!…

Pretty hot early-on, so testing our developing systems for warmer climate winemaking: leaving a heavier cropload, protecting from sunburn with good…

There is a backstory to everything. And with the richly cultural, social, artistic, natural and technical work that wine is, that…

We dropped our last red wine fermentor to press on Sunday and almost all settled ferments are now in barrel awaiting…

Harvest picking is now complete, as of today! The dry weather has allowed us to hang fruit a little longer, as…

Today ends an intense 3 weeks of Harvesting, with white press action every day of that, with Pinot fermentors totally full…

Our Ridgecrest Vineyards was the first vineyard planted on what would become the Ribbon Ridge AVA, purchasing the land in 1980…

Beginning Harvest September 14th, in 12 days we are now 71% complete compared to projections for the Harvest, with 270 tons…

Today we pressed-off our last large Pinot noir tank, leaving only one Pinot noir fermentor and two small Gamay noir ferments…

Our last pick was Monday, with small remaining blocks at Wind Ridge, Ridgecrest and Corral Creek all picked that day. And,…