2019 | Cellar Season in the Vineyard
February 26, 2019It’s Cellar Season at Chehalem, which means things at the winery have quieted down, and most of the production team’s attention…
Read More2019 | Valentine’s Day
February 11, 2019DINING WITH DAVE Take your Valentine’s Day celebration to the next level Skip the reservations and crowds and show your valentine…
Read More2019 | Super Bowl Sunday
January 31, 2019Food & Wine Wine and Snack Pairings for Super Bowl Sunday Super Bowl Sunday is all about tasty snacks, awesome…
Read More2017 | The Harvest Grind: Deep, Dark, Stimulating!
October 9, 2017October 5th, 2017 We’ve entered the tough part of harvest and crush. Almost three weeks in, nothing is new now, and while…
Read More2017 | Harvest Almost Normal: Timing Like the Old Days, Heat the New Normal
October 3, 2017September 25, 2017 Harvest began this week, similar to the old days of cool climate harvests in the Willamette Valley—only…
Read More2016 | The Earliest Year Ever!
November 2, 2016Our 2016 Harvest began before September, the first time ever on August 30th, and ended one month later, September 30th , never touching October for…
Read More2016 | What Do We Do With October?
September 28, 2016My alarm clock went off when it’s supposed to, last week of September! How was I to know this week, which…
Read More2015 | Warm and Big, a 2014 Twin
October 23, 2015Here, have a cigar! We just had twins, one year apart. The 2015 vintage was slightly different in early growing season…
Read More2015 | No Room in the Inn!
October 3, 2015This vintage to me is a twin to 2014, with rich, deep, broadly appealing Pinot noirs and white with weight and…
Read More2015 | More Fruit, and Admittedly Wonderful Fruit!
September 23, 2015Harvests of various varieties and vineyards are complete, some not even begun. We have 313 tons picked, with all Pinot Gris…
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