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2010 vintage: what did we make out of it?
Let me remember 2010… A cool growing season My first harvest in Washington was 1998 (5th warmest season on record ) and if you take out 1999 (The 4th coolest season), it has been the coolest season in...
View ArticleQuick harvest report
This is a summary of our long and painful 2011 harvest: OREGON: We brought some Riesling from Oregon but also some Pinot Noir and Pinot Gris for our new Oregon winery project. It was a challenging...
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Put a dragon in your Riesling
Already we are into the Chinese New Year – and this year it is the year of the dragon! What a great opportunity to talk Sweet Riesling – our best-selling Riesling adorned with a Dragon carrying a...
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Prowein – the land of Riesling
Back from Teutonia and one of the largest wine show on the planet: Prowein. The event is held in Dusseldorf every year, not a bad city overall, and gathers around 4,000 suppliers and 40,000 trade...
View ArticleSolstice Riesling 2010
Next Wednesday we are gearing for a flash sale of the Solstice Vineyard Riesling on Wine Woot. I will leave a recording and here is the transcript below. This lovely wine deserve to be talked about!...
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Why we love screw caps
At Pacific Rim, all of our wines are sealed using screw caps except for our White Flowers Sparkling Riesling. It is no secret that we love screw caps here at Pacific Rim. Unfortunately, there are quite...
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2012 Harvest Report
Working late is just part of the fun during Harvest. We can now see the end in sight for the 2012 harvest! This year has been a peaceful season (so far), especially when compared to the 2010 and 2011...
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Vin De Glacière – Wine from the Ice Box « en Français »
We recently received a rave review for our 2011 Vin De Glacière (VDG for short) from the Wine Spectator (90 points) and this reminded me that I have not done a post on the VDG since 2008! It is time...
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2014 Harvest Report
Harvest is kicking in high gear this week in Washington State with near perfect weather. The warm growing season is coming to an ideal end with warm days in the 80 to 90F and nights cooling down to the...
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Wild Fires and the 2015 Harvest
So many fires are burning in the Pacific Northwest that many winemakers have reasons to be worried about smoke taint on grapes that would transfer into wine. In the past, smoke taint has been a problem...
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How to decide when it is time to harvest after a warm vintage
Hand harvesting Riesling from Wallula Vineyard. Picking at the right time is one of the most important winemaking decisions. The final quality of a wine can often be directly linked to the picking...
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Residual sugar in wine – Ice Wine and Free-Spirit “Noble” Rieslings
Pacific Rim’s newest Rieslings: 2013 Selenium Vineyard Ice Wine & 2012 Noble Wine. There are several ways to produce sweet wines and the method of production impacts greatly the quality and the...
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The Tale of a Gruner
There are so many great stories behind each bottle of wine; where does it come from? Who made it and how? Why was it made? Who believed he could sell it? Many consumers just think about what the...
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Eufloria: An Introduction
At Pacific Rim we love Riesling. We love this varietal so much that we make 12 different styles of this wondrous grape! Each version is a pure varietal Riesling expressing different facets of the grape...
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2016: A steady vintage
That is it! Harvest is over and we brought the last of our fruit last week. Now it is time to reflect on the 2016 vintage that was. Qualifiers that come to mind are long, steady, uneventful, yuge....
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Why we love screw caps
At Pacific Rim, all of our wines are sealed using screw caps except for our White Flowers Sparkling Riesling. It is no secret that we love screw caps here at Pacific Rim. Unfortunately, there are quite...
View ArticleClik here to view.
2012 Harvest Report
Working late is just part of the fun during Harvest. We can now see the end in sight for the 2012 harvest! This year has been a peaceful season (so far), especially when compared to the 2010 and 2011...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Vin De Glacière – Wine from the Ice Box « en Français »
We recently received a rave review for our 2011 Vin De Glacière (VDG for short) from the Wine Spectator (90 points) and this reminded me that I have not done a post on the VDG since 2008! It is time...
View ArticleClik here to view.
2014 Harvest Report
Harvest is kicking in high gear this week in Washington State with near perfect weather. The warm growing season is coming to an ideal end with warm days in the 80 to 90F and nights cooling down to the...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Wild Fires and the 2015 Harvest
So many fires are burning in the Pacific Northwest that many winemakers have reasons to be worried about smoke taint on grapes that would transfer into wine. In the past, smoke taint has been a problem...
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