Latest news and stories about the J Wrigley Vineyards

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Opening Weekend Bud Break Party SMASH HIT

By Jody and John on Wednesday 08 May 2013

Thank you to our fantastic club members who came out to support us on Opening Weekend. Likely the single greatest Club Party we have held up here. With the construction in full throws - electricity ... Read more >

Whites for Spring

By John on Tuesday 19 Feb 2013

After a perfect harvest the first wines from the 2012 vintage are ready for tasting. We are very happy with the Riesling and Pinot Gris. They are the first to be released. Both are of ... Read more >

In the Winter

By John on Saturday 29 Dec 2012

Although the vineyard sleeps in the winter, the caretakers don't have that option. This winter we have planted a nursery block for our rootstock. We have found that 3309 works best in our soils ... Read more >

Early Returns

By John on Saturday 01 Dec 2012

Just had a chance to taste thru the barrels of our 2012. Everything is still kind of "fizzy" because ML is still going on. But the wines so far are really off the charts as far as my experience ... Read more >

This Year's Wine.....

By John on Saturday 27 Oct 2012

It must be the nature of the winemaker to start every year with the expectation that this year's vintage is the best ever and followed by the angst that this year may not live up to expectations. ... Read more >

The Harvest Everyone is Boasting About

By John on Thursday 18 Oct 2012

Oh yes, this one is the BIG ONE! It has been touted as the best harvest in 50 years for Oregon wines. After a fantastic wine club event, J Wrigley went to it and harvested estate pinot noir, ... Read more >

Color Up!

By John on Wednesday 05 Sep 2012

Well, we are through with leaf pulling and cluster thinning on the vines. With mild to warm tempertures forecast for at least the next couple of weeks, the harvest is looking great. We are ... Read more >

Harvest 2012 ~ More World Class Pinot On The Way

By John on Friday 31 Aug 2012

So far this summer has been very kind to the vineyard. Overall we have had slightly cooler tempertures than average, but the days have been warm with few heat spikes. The grape clusters ... Read more >

'10 J Wrigley MAC Cuvee Pinot Noir Bottled!

By John on Sunday 01 Apr 2012

Yesterday we bottled 100 cases of our 2010 vintage Mac Cuvee Pinot Noir. This year we left the wine in barrel 3 months longer than last year. This vintage has some similarity to the wine ... Read more >

'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 >

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 >

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 >

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 >

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 >

Veraison

By John on Sunday 11 Sep 2011

I think we can finally say that we have gotten to veraison with our vineyard. After such a late start this spring, it looks like we can see some progress in the fruit. So, if we continue to ... Read more >

Visit

By John on Saturday 16 Jul 2011

Thank you Cheryl for visiting, bringing your family and enjoying the wine and vineyard. Come back and see us anytime!! Cheers. Read more >

Third Leaf

By John on Monday 11 Jul 2011

Third leaf is actually the third growing season. For us, it will be the first estate fruit that we have and a chance to get some initial impressions on what kind of wine our vineyard will produce. ... Read more >

Still Waiting For Spring

By John on Thursday 14 Apr 2011

Weather sure is strange around here. Last year we had a warm winter followed by a cold summer. This year we have a very cold winter and spring with well above normal precipitation. We ... Read more >

PRUNING

By John on Sunday 13 Mar 2011

We have been waiting for this window where there is no rain so we can get our vines pruned. Well, here in Oregon, this is a window that does not really exist in March. I walked the rows yesterday ... Read more >

More 2010 Update

By John on Wednesday 23 Feb 2011

We have started racking the barrels from the 2010 harvest. The wine has finished malolactic fermentation based upon lab tests. So, the protective CO2 at this point will continue to diminish. ... Read more >