From grapes to glass…

Posted on January 28, 2009

Fun wine facts:

One ton of grapes yields about 60 cases of wine.
Each 750ml bottle of wine contains the juice of approximately 1,389 grapes!
The average sip of wine contains the juice of 28 grapes.
 

Wine Spectator TOP 100 Wines of 2008

Posted on January 12, 2009

It looks like we had some good news in the year-end issue of Wine Spectator. Argyle is listed in the Wine Spectator TOP 100 Wines of 2008 with the 1998 Extended Tirage Brut being #17 with a score of 95. Check out the tasting notes. As for buying the 1998 ETB, we’re all sold out. The 1999 ETB should be available some time after summer. (Be sure to buy some when it’s released. It goes very quickly.)

Also grabbing a bit of attention, the 2005 Cowhouse Pinot Noir was given a score of 93 (now sold out), the 2000 Blanc de Blancs got a 92, and the 2000 Knudsen Vineyard Brut got a score of 91.

Harvey Steiman’s Recommended Wines From Oregon
Of the 16 “Top Wines” listed, two were from Argyle – the 1998 Extended Tirage Brut and the 2005 Nuthouse Pinot Noir.

Recommended Sparkling Wines From the United States
This list has 12 of the hottest domestic sparkling wines, 3 of which are made by Argyle! They are: the 1998 Extended Tirage Brut (of course), the 2000 Blanc de Blancs and the 2000 Knudsen Vineyard Brut.
 

A Bunch of Nice Attention

Posted on January 6, 2009

Thanks to Argyle fans sending in news clippings, we’ve got a nice collection of recent press mentions. Here are a few that you may have seen in your own home town:

 

Extra Good News – 2005 Argyle Brut

Posted on January 3, 2009

Thanks to Extra! and Silverlake Wine for including Argyle’s 2005 Brut in their list of “Best Bubbly Buys Under $30″. The 2005 Brut is completely sold out, but the 2006 should be available in mid-2009. We’ll keep everyone updated on the release schedule.