Grape Varieties
Winemaker Notes
The Jazzy Juice philosophy came about during the 2018 harvest from a desire to make a juicy and bright, lighter-bodied red wine. To do this, we flip the skin-to-juice ratio of the fermentations, by direct pressing the majority of the grapes and floating some clusters and berries in the juice during fermentation to bring a touch of color and tannin to the wine. As for the blend, we rocked the "reverse saignee" approach with two of our Pinot Noir ferments (one with 667 clone and the other 828 - both super bright and juicy). For the next portion of the blend, we layered Pinot Gris whole clusters in the first 1/2 of the tank, and destemmed Pinot Noir on top. This made for a super fun, spicy, lighter bodied but nice texture addition. Finally, we blended 2 barrels of Kerner in to "pop" the floral notes, which complement the juicy goodness so well. The Final blend = 75% Pinot Noir (reverse saignee) + 15% Kerner + 10% Pinot Gris 2021 hits the mark for a delicious, quaffable red wine that can be enjoyed at room temp or even lightly chilled. The Jazzy Juice label is always an ode to our harvest team each vintage, and the 2021 crew was truly an exceptional crew!
Vintages
The 2024 vintage is commonly referred to as a “bountiful year of pristine fruit”. After a cooler and wetter than average winter, the vines were set up with great soil moisture for a strong start to the season. We saw …
Following the difficult and late vintage of 2022, 2023 was a “breeze” comparatively. With relatively average budbreak and bloom dates, the rest of the summer provided ample warmth, with a warmer than average August which accelerated ripening and pushed veraison …
Following a relatively warm 2021-22 winter, the 2022 spring will long be remembered for frost impacts and the prolonged cool and wet conditions into mid-June. The vines were slow to recover but experienced nearly ideal conditions during bloom that lead …
The Pacific Northwest experienced a relatively warm winter during 2020-2021, and much of the Willamette valley saw average to below average winter precipitation. With a cool and dry start to the growing season, we saw budbreak the third week of …
After a relatively mild and dry winter, the onset of the growing season began with fears of ongoing drought concerns for Oregon and most of the western states. The spring remained cool, with mild frosts in April and some cool, …
The 2019 growing season began with a mild early winter, followed by a cold and wet second half of winter that progressed throughout the pruning season. Spring temperatures were mild but ongoing precipitation windows continued through early July, creating an …
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