Tulio Wine Dinner: Erath Winery

Head winemaker, Leah Adint, joins us to talk Erath wines with a curated menu!

Course One: 🥂2022 Pinot Gris 🥂

• Salad Course: TBD

Course Two: 🍷2021 Reserve Collection Pinot Noir🍷

• Pasta Course: TBD

Course Three: 🍷 2018 Willakia Vineyard Pinot Noir🍷

• Protein Course: TBD

Course Four: 🍰2022 Rosé of Pinot Noir 🍰

• Dessert: TB

"Oregon winemaking is all about being different,” Leah says. “It’s the reason Dick Erath came here in the first place; he saw the opportunity to leave California and create something new and untouched. I think that mentality still holds true around the Dundee Hills. People here are trying different varieties, playing with different winemaking techniques, and trying to make wines that taste different from everything else on the shelf.”

Working on Pinot Noir is a dream come true for Leah. “While being a bit temperamental in the vineyards, Pinot Noir is so much fun in the winery,” she says. “From sparkling to Rosé to truly age-worthy red wines, Pinot Noir can do it all. No other red grape offers such diversity.”

“It’s the Burgundian way to keep winemaking very simple and allow the vineyard to express itself in the wine. My style is a bit different,” she continues. “I want to use small winemaking adjustments to help better accentuate what each different vineyard wants to express. This might mean native yeast, cold soaking, whole cluster, or extended maceration. It only takes a small tweak here or there to really help amplify the best qualities of a wine.”

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