2024 Niew Vineyards Chardonnay, Willamette Valley, USA Orly Lumbreras The Napa Valley Sweet Vermouth

The Napa Valley Sweet Vermouth No

refrigerated until bottling without further sulfur addition

Mentioned in winemaking documents as early as the second half of the 19th century

After several years as the vineyard manager

top notch vineyard sources including Hudson

2024 Niew Vineyards Chardonnay, Willamette Valley, USA Orly Lumbreras The Napa Valley Sweet Vermouth100% Chardonnay, from Royer Vineyard (RV), and for the pied de cuve, Smith Acres (SA) Dry farmed clone 95, 76 & 548 (RV), mixed of 12 field selections and clones (SA) Planted on volcanic basalt soil 3309, 101 14 and RG rootstocks Vines are spaced at 7x4ft at approximately 650 750ft altitude on gentle slopes Vintage Notes The 2024 Winter and Spring were cool (tracking 2019) July warmed up considerably with perfectly dry weather, and we had the now