OREGON ORANGE
Gewürztraminer is another grape that elicits strong emotions based on some bad experiences with soapy treacly versions.
We approached this wine as a playful experiment: how long can we let a skin-ferment go? What would it do? Turns out, the answers are (1) around 300 days, and (2) makes it delicious. Destemmed Gewürztraminer hangs out in egg-shaped fermenters for about ten months before being blended with a touch of (not quite so lengthily) skin-macerated Pinot gris for some additional weight, texture, and grounding earthiness.
Photo by Kookpride
2025 Vintage
Grapes: 82% Gewürztraminer, 18% Pinot gris
Vineyards: Andreas, Silvershot
Appellation: Willamette Valley
Age of Vines: 25-35 years
Vineyard Elevation: 300-600 ft
Harvest Dates: 9/22/25 – 9/27/25
Alcohol: 12.7%
Production: 294 cases
Label Artist: CLUB
Tasting notes
This is an “orange” wine that literally, no joke, smells and tastes of oranges. And rose water, apricot skins, ground ginger, fresh-dried hay, and late-August sunsets over Oregon’s coast range.