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Just a little further up Bethel Heights Road

Posted in Out and About in Wine Country, tagged , , , , , , , , , , on November 13, 2008 | 1 Comment »

 
About a half mile up the road past Bethel Heights Vineyard, directly above Temperance Hill Vineyard, is the Feldman family tree farm.  And that’s where you can find our tasting room and Cellar Club manager, Kate Crowe (née Feldman) and her daughter Baylie these days, getting ready for the Christmas Tree harvest.  Visitors to Bethel [...]

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Speaking of the 2007 vintage…

Posted in Great Wine Demystified, tagged , , , , , , , on November 8, 2008 | 1 Comment »

 
You can safely ignore any rumblings you may have heard about Oregon’s 2007 vintage being less wonderful than 2006.  We did have rain in September last year, and there are some people who think rain in September spells disaster for a vintage, but as I said back on October 5, Oregon winegrowers know how deal with [...]

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Vintage 2008: The season ends in a golden glow

Posted in 2008 Harvest, Block by Blog, Out and About in Wine Country, tagged , , , , , , , , , on November 7, 2008 | 1 Comment »

  Last Saturday turned out to be the last sunny day of the season, and luckily it was the very day of our Cellar Club fall party.  Club members got to soak up the sunshine and the golden glow of the vineyard in the full glory of its fall foliage, taste the first wine of [...]

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Vintage 2008: The end of fermentation

Posted in 2008 Harvest, Block by Blog, Great Wine Demystified, tagged , , , , , , , , , , , on November 5, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

Last week the first-picked lots of 2008 Bethel Heights Pinot noir finished fermenting, and on Saturday the first barrels of the new vintage were filled.  Terry and Ted and Ben were having a hard time curbing their enthusiasm as they tasted little beakers full of the new wine (“incredible color,” “fantastic fruit flavors”).  It’s not [...]

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