Argyle Winery Wine Blog & Photo Gallery

New Website, New Wine Blog, New RSS Feed

Monday, March 16, 2009
Hello everyone! As of about 1:00am PST, Argyle's got a new website, a newly designed Wine Blog and a new RSS feed. Take note of these links and be sure to sign up for our RSS feed to get updates as soon as they're made.

New Website & Store: http://argylewinery.com
New Wine Blog: http://argylewinery.com/wp/
New RSS Feed: http://argylewinery.com/wp/feed/

Our old Wine Blog will remain published, however everything has been moved and converted for the new site.

On a non-technical note, we've got two great deals going on - free Ground shipping on Nuthouse Pinot Noir and Nuthouse Chardonnay. No quantity limits. These specials will be ending somewhat soon, so be sure to take advantage of them while they last.

Cheers!

Jason
 

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- Posted by Jason at Argyle Winery - 12:48 AM

Argyle's Chardonnay Harvest

Monday, October 20, 2008
Argyle's Chardonnay harvest recently drew to an end. Before the last grapes were picked from the vines, we managed to get some decent photos of the fruit. As you can see, the grapes are just stunning - a perfect image of what high elevation Chardonnay could and should look like. We're really looking forward to the wines produced from this 2008 fruit.

Here's a nice shot to begin with. Click on the image for a nice desktop image with the Argyle logo. It's 1920x1200 and will scale down to 1680x1050 and 1440x900, for wide LCD screens.







 

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- Posted by Jason at Argyle Winery - 3:36 PM

More Great Scores from Wine Spectator

Thursday, October 09, 2008
As if yesterday's Wine Spectator score of 95 for our Extended Tirage Brut wasn't enough, some of our Pinot Noirs got the 90+ treatment as well.

2005 Nuthouse Pinot Noir
2006 Reserve Pinot Noir
2006 Spirithouse Pinot Noir (released soon)



Watch for the release of our 2006 Spirithouse Pinot Noir! It's going to sell out quickly.
 

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- Posted by Jason at Argyle Winery - 1:55 PM

Wine Spectator Insider gives the 1998 ETB a score of 95!

Wednesday, October 08, 2008


Wine Spectator Insider gave Argyle's venerable 1998 Extended Tirage Brut a whopping score of 95!

Last year's 1997 Extended Tirage Brut received a score of 94 and was noted as "The highest-scoring sparkling wine ever produced by a U.S. winery!" Looks like the 1998 ETB just took the game to another level! (We suggest you buy some now before all our stock disappears!)

Additionally, Wine Spectator Insider included even more Argyle wines on their "HOT WINES" list. These are:

Blanc de Blancs Dundee hills Knudsen Vineyard Julia Lee’s Block 2000
92 points | $40 | 860 cases made | Sparkling
Elegant, creamy and refined, balancing its delicate citrus and pear flavors against a judicious level of toasted brioche and a fleck of white pepper as the finish lingers gently. Drink now. — H.S.


Brut Dundee Hills Knudsen Vineyard 2000
91 points | $40 | 500 cases made | Sparkling
Really fine stuff, light, refined and distinctive for its spicy pear and greengage plum flavors, expanding enticingly in the mouth as the finish persists. Drink now. — H.S.


Brut Rose Willamette Valley 2006
90 points | $45 | 500 cases made | Sparkling
Pale coral in color, with spicy strawberry and cacao aromas and flavors that linger effortlessly on the fine-bubbled finish. Outstanding for its finesse. Drink now. — H.S.


Brut Willamette Valley 2005
90 points | $30 | 7,172 cases made | Sparkling
Light and creamy, with white pepper and oatmeal nuances to the citrus and pear flavors, lingering on the fine bead of a finish. Drink now. — H.S.


Extended Tirage Willamette Valley 1998
95 points | $50 | 640 cases made | Sparkling
Haunting stuff, ethereal in texture, with amazingly delicate bubbles that carry wave after wave of rich toast, spice and baked apple flavors, persisting on the elegant finish. This one has harmony, intensity and refinement. Drink now. From Oregon. — H.S

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- Posted by Jason at Argyle Winery - 3:52 PM

Argyle's Current Wine Selection

Tuesday, October 07, 2008
Here's a quick peek at the existing line-up of Argyle wines. Some of them are selling out very quickly, so availability could change with little to no notice.

Our white wines:


Our red wines:


Our sparkling wines:



Also note that we have a new wine special in commemoration of the Oregon Bounty series of events.



This wine special includes two bottles of our Blanc de Blancs, two bottles of Minus Five dessert wine and two Argyle-logo champagne flutes. 10% discount and free FedEx Ground shipping!

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- Posted by Jason at Argyle Winery - 1:55 PM

Argyle's Vineyard Harvest Has Begun

Friday, October 03, 2008
It's that time of year again! Harvest always brings a massive jump in activity at the winery. Crews are picking tons of grapes in the vineyards every day, and our winemaking teams are destemming and crushing grapes from pre-dawn till late in the evening. Here's a small collection of photos from Knudsen vineyard.

Early morning crews head out to pick Pinot Noir grapes.


This is turning out to be a fantastic harvest - grapes are in beautiful condition and have all the signs of becoming excellent wines!


These Pinot Noir grapes are gorgeous, aren't they?


Picking is done by hand, one grape cluster at a time, to best protect the vines and picked grapes.


These grapes will likely turn up in our 2008 Willamette Valley Pinot Noir.


Pinot Noir, ready for picking.


A nice closeup shot. (These grapes taste amazing stright off the vine. A very special treat, indeed!)


These Pinot Noir grapes were quickly brushed off. The deep purple/black skins are beautiful and will provide excellent color and tannins to our Dundee Hills AVA Pinot Noir wines.


Have you ever seen Pinot Noir raisins? This is what they look like next to their ripe, juicy brothers and sisters.


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- Posted by Jason at Argyle Winery - 1:07 PM

Rollin's Quoted in Wine Enthusiast

Thursday, October 02, 2008
The November issue of Wine Enthusiast just arrived. Lo and behold, there's a page of quotes by Oregon winegrowers in response to the question, "What have you learned from working in the vineyards?" Rollin is one of the quoted winegrowers.





"Mother nature taught me to be flexible, to be willing to change, to continually improve myself. In a cool climate like Oregon, Mother nature's going to throw you a curve ball. You have to be flexible enough to be ready for it." - Rollin Soles, Argyle Winery

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- Posted by Jason at Argyle Winery - 10:33 AM

Seattle Metropolitan Mag Lists Three Argyle Wines

Thursday, September 18, 2008
The September issue of Seattle Metropolitan magazine has a great article listing the top 100 wines of the Northwest. Three Argyle wines are listed in the #10 (Spirithouse Pinot Noir), #24 (Extended Tirage Brut) and #29 spots (Nuthouse Chardonnay).









Pick up a copy of Seattle Metropolitan and a bottle of one of our wines! Cheers!

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- Posted by Jason at Argyle Winery - 2:58 PM

Construction Progress - Almost Done!

Wednesday, September 17, 2008
The major portion of our construction project is complete. In just a couple weeks, this new production facility will be fully operational - just in time for harvest 2008.







These concrete circles are the foundations for four brand new wine tanks that will reach all the way to the ceiling.


Stop by to sample some of our excellent wines in our tasting room. We're open daily!

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- Posted by Jason at Argyle Winery - 9:13 PM

Photo of Stoller Vineyard

Monday, September 08, 2008
Here's a nice distance shot of Stoller Vineyard, one of Argyle's sources for Pinot Noir and Chardonnay grapes.



You'll find grapes from this vineyard in Argyle's 2006 Reserve Pinot Noir, 2006 Nuthouse Chardonnay and 2005 Nuthouse Pinot Noir.

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- Posted by Jason at Argyle Winery - 11:19 AM