Pinot Noir, Pinot Gris, Chardonnay and Riesling. But in a sea of choices, with each and every bottle designed with sexy color combinations, different fonts and clever, beckoning names, you reached out and grabbed this particular one. Kudos to you for choosing wines sourced from some of the best vineyards in Oregons Willamette Valley. The combination? Brilliance, in a sleek, fun package sold to you at an incredible value. We’ve got a dozen different Heritage and Dijon clones to choose from, a mixture of whole cluster and machine-picked fruit, and four talented winemakers that bring a plethora of knowledge and unique experience into their work daily. We age our wine in dozens of barrels, mixing Stainless steel with New French Oak, Neutral barrels, and everything in between. We’re working off a wide range of soils (basalt, sedimentary, alluvial), elevations ranging from sea level all the way up to 750 ft above and vineyard sites across the valley. The palate has a sleek and freshly hewn feel with a fresh, elegant array of ripe cherries. We want to build depth and breath while still representing the terroir of our vineyards. In the winery, we treat each vineyard and block differently. This means to trust the work that we put into the vineyard during the growing season. The ultimate goal in our winemaking is to get out of the way of our vineyards and the fruit that they produce. We work with a wide range of soils (basalt, sedimentary, alluvial), elevations ranging from sea level all the way up to 750 ft above and vineyard sites across the valley. With Kudos, our goal is to bring the best representation of this unique varietal grown in this one-of-a-kind place.

The Willamette Valley’s northerly latitude at the 45th parallel extends the hours of crucial sunlight during the growing season, the large swings between day and night temperatures help to retain acidity in the fruit, and the eclectic soil composition yields distinct structure and flavors. However, when Pinot Noir is paired with the right terroir it becomes transcendental in the glass. After graduating she traveled to the United States to perfect her English and experience another Pinot Noir region of the world. It will take sunlight and warm weather from the summer months to produce sugar making it’s fruit attractive enough for others to spread its seeds. During her years in school, Anne would return to Burgundy for internships with well esteemed Pinot Noir producers Domaine jean-Francois Coche-Dury, Domaine Hubert Lignier, Maison Bouchard Pere & Fils. Pinot Noir is just like any other wine grape. They were first discovered by humans over 5,000 years ago climbing trees searching for sunlight in Mediterranean Forests.

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