Crowley Rose of Pinot Noir, Willamette Valley 2015 750ML ($24.95) Buy Now: $18 special
Welcome summer with the first ever release of Crowley Rose! This wine shows poise, balance and thought. It opens with a bright, fresh nose of white cranberries and dried ginger. On the palate is again a lovely red berry note with touches of fresh milk and black tea.
This rose is from the coolest single block in the Four Wines Vineyard. It was whole cluster pressed and underwent a slow malolactic fermentation (finishing at 13.68% alcohol and 3.4-3.5 pH for those inquiring minds).
The Four Winds Vineyard is within the McMinnville Coast Range. Planted in 1990 to 100% Pommard clone, the vines are all own-rooted. The soil is Jory-Nekiah (uplifted marine sedimentary loam and silts with alluvial overlays – an ideal soil type for Oregon Pinot Noir). … Read the rest
The warm weather has arrived and marriage is in the air! Weddings and anniversary parties have been planned, invites sent out, dresses made and tuxedos tailored! Better stock up on Champagne before it’s too late. Whether to tie the knot, to celebrate the years achieved, or to commemorate a decade (or two) together in 2016, Vinopolis has your bubbles. From delicious non-vintage bottles to delectable vintage years, small-production winegrowers to famous Champagne houses, 750ML bottles to magnums (and even 375ML to jeroboams), we’ve got something for every nuptial feast. Champagnes excellent enough to impress and enliven the new in-laws, to fuel the dance floor, and to inspire memories worth reliving the following year with more Champagne! It’s as if the sacred effervescent wine were made for brides and grooms.