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pinot gris

The art of filtering Idaho white wine

02.02.2010

Melissa Sanborn Because the industry usually demands them to be clear and brilliant, white wines undergo different stages of clarification in the winery. If you’re lucky, a wine will clarify on its own with time and a little racking. If not, there are a few options open to winemakers: filtration is one of those options. [...]

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2008 Riesling and Pinot Gris Available!

11.26.2009

Our 2008 Pinot gris and Riesling are now available for sale! Both wines are currently available at Phil’s in Kendrick, and at both Harvest Foods and Frontier Foods in Orofino. We will also be selling them from our winery at $12/bottle. If you would like to purchase from the winery, please let us know via [...]

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Moving into Winter…

11.25.2009

Late Harvest Riesling is harvested; bottling on the way; Riesling and Pinot Gris for purchase, $12 a bottle, available at Phil’s Family Foods, Harvest Foods, Frontier Foods, or by phone 208-874-3393.

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First crush of 2009 a success!

09.18.2009

We picked over 10,000 lbs. of Chardonnay and Pinot gris September 12th/13th.  During those 2 days, over 30 volunteers helped us out with picking, processing, and celebrating the event. The Chardonnay grapes were perfectly ripe at 24 brix, or about 24% sugar.  Once pressed, we had roughly 700 gallons of Chardonnay juice, which is currently [...]

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Winery’s First Crush

05.15.2009

In 2008, we converted a pole barn on the property into a 4500 square foot processing facility and cellar. We installed a ground source heat pump for our heating and cooling system. The indoor crush pad is built up 15 feet to utilize gravity during processing, which has less impact on the grapes.     [...]

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