{"product_id":"2023-division-gamay-noir-nouveau","title":"2023 Division Gamay Noir Nouveau","description":"\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eRegion: Columbia Valley \u0026lt; Washington\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eGrapes: Gamay Noir\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eVineyard\/Cellar Stats: Organic farming (in certification process); \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003emineral intense soils formed from volcanic Miocene uplift against \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ebasalt bedrock that is layered with a primary topsoil being made up of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003equartz and lime-silica.  Carbonic fermentation in stainless steel; \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ebottled unfined and unfiltered with zero added SO2; zero-zero; 13% ABV\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eWinemaker: Kate Norris and Tom Monroe\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eNEW VINTAGE! Division Wine Company is part of Oregon's new guard of wine, making \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003esoulful and low-intervention wines from organic, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eterroir-driven vineyard sites in Oregon and Washington State.  After \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eleaving their jobs in New York, owners Kate and Tom moved to France to \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ework harvests in the Loire Valley, Beaujolais, and Burgundy. Inspired \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eby these wines, they moved to Oregon in 2010 to start Division to \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eproduce similarly stylistic wines with modest alcohol, bright acidity, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eless extraction, and minimal manipulation.  A couple of years later, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ethe couple co-founded a production facility\/wine bar in southeast \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePortland called the Southeast Wine Collective, which serves as an \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eco-op for several small-production winemakers.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eOne of the fastest growing and diverse American wine growing regions \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eof the past 40 years is the Columbia Valley, a wide swath of land that \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ereaches from the northern border of Oregon to well into the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003enortheastern parts of Washington State. Within this region is the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eYakima Valley, home to their nearly 6-acre block of Gamay \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eNoir\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e. Their\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e Gamay happens to be our favorite among the new (Nouveau) \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ecrop of wines of the year, which is surprising given that it isn't \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003efrom Beaujolais, the epicenter of the style, but Washington state\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e.  Nouveau Gamay wines are meant to be fun, refreshing, and\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ealways served slightly chilled, and this one over delivers with juicy \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ebright red and purple fruit, hardly any tannin, and a spunky spice \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003enote.  \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eHere's how they describe it:  \"A celebratory wine created to signify \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ethe end of harvest. Unfined, unfiltered and unpretentiously fun.  Like \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eour friends in Beaujolais, nouveau wines are typically the first wines \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ereleased from any given vintage on \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBeaujolais Nouveau Day, the third Thursday in November\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e. We stick to this \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003etradition and release our 'Nouveau Nouveau' on the same day\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e. This wine \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eis all about drinking, not thinking – so grab some friends, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003egrab some nouveau, and enjoy!\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eMais oui, we'll drink to that!\u003c\/span\u003e","brand":"Rock Juice","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53247121621304,"sku":"ntb1792017151784","price":16.64,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1001\/5480\/2488\/files\/2023-division-gamay-noir-nouveau_1.jpg?v=1792017159","url":"https:\/\/sailingclubfit.shop\/products\/2023-division-gamay-noir-nouveau","provider":"My Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}