First Day of Harvest 2009

Posted on September 16, 2009

Here are some photos from our first day of harvest 2009. We picked Chardonnay from Lone Star Vineyard and Pinot Noir from Knudsen Vineyards. These grapes are being picked for our sparkling wines. So far, our load is roughly 24 tons for the day.

Vineyard Update & Photos – Pinot Noir and Chardonnay

Posted on September 7, 2009

A longer-than-usual visit to Knudsen Vineyards this last weekend netted some nice photos, a few video clips, some immensely tasty grapes and some wet camera hardware. In this first picture, you can see the heavy clouds forming over the vineyards. Moments after this was taken, rain fell for 30 minutes.

Both the Pinot Noir and Chardonnay grapes are very, very close to being harvested. After a huge thinning in early August, the remaining grapes have matured quite well, and are surprisingly delicious.

Here you can see clusters of Pinot Noir grapes:

These are Chardonnay grapes:

Stay tuned for more vineyard updates and harvest photos (and video!).
 

Oregon Chardonnay at Knudsen Vineyards

Posted on August 5, 2009

A quick trip up to Knudsen Vineyards yielded a hundred or more photos of the vines, grapes and beautiful scenery. As for the vines, they’re thriving and survived the intense heat wave with what might have been a disinterested yawn (if vines could yawn). The grapes are forming quite nicely – still young and appropriately bitter, but on their way to being quite delicious.

Argyle Vineyard Update

Posted on May 29, 2009

A quick run out to Knudsen Vineyards on Thursday netted some nice photos and a good-news update on vine growth. Vines, leaves and clusters all look gorgeous, just as they should in this near-perfect climate in the high Dundee Hills. These clusters are pre-bloom Chardonnay. In about two weeks, the clusters will become flowers, and those flowers will produce the tiny berries that will grow into wine grapes.

Leaves are deep, rich green, just bursting with photosynthetic life.

These clusters will eventually produce wine that will likely find its way into a bottle of Argyle Brut.

Overlooking the Willamette Valley… a southeast view towards Mt Hood and Mt Jefferson.

Vines arching toward the sun. As if this wasn’t beautiful enough, in a few weeks the flowers (and the entire vineyard) will smell of sweet citrus blossom and honey. It’s delicious sensory paradise.

Photos from Knudsen Vineyards

Posted on May 1, 2009

Ever wonder what it’s like to stand at the top of one of the best vineyards in Oregon long before the sun rises? Skip the 3:45am alarm clock and the cold mountain wind – here are some photos for you to enjoy!

Mt Hood is in the distance. City lights are from Dundee and Newberg, Oregon.

Moments before the sun crested over the horizon. Clouds were moving fast.

With the sun hovering over Mt Hood, the vineyard brightens up, birds quiet down and the vines start to soak up as many rays as possible.

These Chardonnay buds are only weeks old. By August they’ll bear beautiful clusters of fruit.

More Chardonnay…

More Chardonnay, silhouetted against the sun….

More photos soon…
 

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