'09 MAC Cuvee Pinot Noir ~ Extended Barrel Aged

By Jody and John on Wednesday 18 Jan 2012

Continue to get rave reviews on our extended aged MAC Cuvee Pinot Noir! With only 20 cases, guessing this will not last long. Thank you to our club members George and Amy Jones for sharing ... Read more >

From Arizona Sun to Oregon Snow

By Jody on Sunday 15 Jan 2012

Now this has been an interesting two weeks. Eighty degrees in Arizona last week to Oregon snow this week. John is happy he got a little more framing done on the barn before the storm hit. ... Read more >

Arizona Sun Revs J Wrigley Up

By Jody on Saturday 07 Jan 2012

Nothing like a trip to Arizona in January to get your engines going. While the winter has been very mild in Oregon, the 80 degree weather was just what the doctor ordered. Wine safely tucked ... Read more >

Closing out 2011

By John on Sunday 01 Jan 2012

Sitting here on New Years Day and contemplating last year and I have to be thankful for the many great things our small family accomplished. In January we bottled our first vintage of wine, the 2009 ... Read more >

Blending

By Jody on Wednesday 14 Dec 2011

Blending our 2010 MAC Cuvee Pinot Noir this weekend. 14 months in barrel.........yummy! Only 8 cases left of our 2009 MAC Cuvee Pinot Noir. What a wonderful first run. Read more >

Season's Greetings

By Jody on Monday 05 Dec 2011

What a fantastic year. We had our first estate harvest, met a ton of wine lovers, kicked off our wine club and started building our Tasting Room at the vineyard. Thank you all for joining us ... Read more >

Thanksgiving Weekend

By Jody on Sunday 27 Nov 2011

A super thanks to the folks at Yamhill Valley Vineyards (www.yamhill.com) for hosting J Wrigley for the Thanksgiving weekend. It has been so much fun. We have met so many great people from ... Read more >

Club Pick-Up

By Jody on Saturday 19 Nov 2011

Fun, Fabulous women! We had a fun time talking, singing and sharing wine on a Friday evening. Read more >

A Stellar Week

By Jody on Saturday 12 Nov 2011

The 2011 vintage is rolling along. With estate wine in the barrel and Mac Cuvee grapes fermenting away, the Wrigley team is feeling pretty great. Our Estate wine is going to be magical. ... Read more >

Estate Wine in the Barrel!

By John on Tuesday 08 Nov 2011

The estate fruit has been pressed and is in the barrel. We ended up with 7 barrels of wine, plus 2 barrels of rose' that we made as well. So, that will give us about 165 cases of estate noir ... Read more >

Grapes Make Their Way To Fermenters!

By Jody on Tuesday 01 Nov 2011

Done processing all of our fruit. The Estate Pinot Noir looks amazing and has been happily fermenting for several days now. Can't wait to get this in barrel. MAC Cuvee fruit is in cold soak. Grapes from ... Read more >

Playing on House Money

By John on Thursday 20 Oct 2011

After many years, our dream of estate fruit has come true. We ended up right at 1 ton per acre and the fruit tastes great. After many times of changing my mind, we decided to let the Pinot ... Read more >

First Estate Fruit Harvested

By Jody on Thursday 20 Oct 2011

After years of planning, planting, tending and praying, two clones (777 and Pommard) have gone to the crush pad. John will do a blog posting soon on his thoughts, but I wanted to give some special ... Read more >

The Sun Helps the Harvest

By Jody on Monday 17 Oct 2011

Wednesday is our big day up here! With the welcome sun, we are sitting feeling great about harvest. Read more >

I Never Get Tired of Fall in Oregon

By Jody on Saturday 15 Oct 2011

This is the time of year that I wait for! Fall is magical! Read more >

Harvest ~ Running Udpate

By Jody on Friday 14 Oct 2011

OK - On the running front! I logged 11 miles last week and then treated myself to a weekend of pure indulgence of fabulous food and wine...................Followed by a twist to the ankle and voila......no ... Read more >

Harvest Party 2011

By Jody on Wednesday 12 Oct 2011

WOW! What a day. Thank you all for coming and celebrating our first estate harvest. We are so blessed to have such great people in our lives. I am already excited for next year!!!! Read more >

JAM IS HERE

By Jody on Tuesday 04 Oct 2011

The J Wrigley Estate Blackberry Jam is here! For four years now, we have picked blackberries on our property and made the most beautiful jam. We have always wanted to bring this decadent treat ... Read more >

GOOD WINE and RUNNING

By Jody on Saturday 01 Oct 2011

October 1, 2011 The perfect storm! Over 40, out of shape, high blood pressure…………well you know the story. For someone who LOVES good food and fabulous wine, the ... Read more >

Envision This

By John on Monday 26 Sep 2011

For now this is a barn at the top of the vineyard. Envision someday stopping by for a vertical tasting of some J Wrigley. It is a lot of work to develop a property. You just have to wake ... Read more >