New Vintages! 2022 Three Feathers Wines for pre-release
New Vintages for 2022 – our Pinot Gris and Pinot POP – are in the making!
We are scheduled to bottle our 2022 Pinot Gris in April 2023. The 2022 was a shorter, cooler vintage so wines are necessarily drier giving the Pinot Gris a fresh, mineral flavor reminiscent of Sauvignon Blanc. We age our Pinot Gris in stainless steel to offer the best possible opportunity for the fruit to shine without being overwhelmed by oak tannins.
Oregon Pinot Gris and Gewürztraminer used to be the only white wine alternative to Oregon Pinot Noir. Then growers found a Chardonnay vine that would do well in our cool climate and many pulled out their Pinot Gris vines and replaced them with Chardonnay.
These days, Pinot Gris production in the Willamette Valley is down and demand is up. We will release this new vintage at our annual May 28th Memorial Weekend Open House.
Our 2020 Pinot POP is almost Sold Out, so we are bottling 200 cases of 2022 Pinot POP in May! This extremely popular sparkling Pinot Noir fills the niche for a reasonably priced accompaniment to full-flavored occasions such as barbecues and spiced dishes. The grapes are processed like normal red wine with the skins intact in vats and then aged in stainless for six months.
POP the Top and Enjoy!
When bottled, this wine is force-carbonated by bubble expert John Casteel of Casteel Custom Bottling and bottled in classic cider-style bottles with a pop cap and labeled with our whimsical POP label. The POP concept was ours and the label was designed by our 18-year old grandson, an aspiring graphic artist. It is an eye-catching nod to the comic book genre.
These best-selling Three Feathers Wines are currently available throughout Oregon – consult our Find our Wines page for details.