Recent News & Rants
An 18-year vertical of Abbey Ridge Pinot noir…..
Since our early days, each year we have put aside a small number of Abbey Ridge bottles and stored in them in our underground cave with the purpose of tasting them at a later date. This January we excavated 18 magnums of Abbey Ridge Pinot noir spanning the years 1993 to 2010. On June 5th the wines were unveiled to a small gathering of wine experts. Please read on to see my tasting notes from this remarkable event.
There’s More... >The Incredibly Intense Wines from 2021
Most of us in the Oregon Wine Industry remember the summer of 2021 by one seemingly catastrophic event in June: the “Heat Dome”. But strangely enough, its timing set us up for an epic vintage!
There’s More... >The Challenging 2022 Vintage
Because of a freakish snowstorm coupled with freezing fog in mid-April, Clos Electrique and Abbey Ridge Vineyards lost a substantial amount of their 2022 crop. Please read on to hear how we handled this challenging and unique vintage.
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