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News Briefs for December 4, 2020

By Shanken News Daily December 2020

"Willamette Valley-based Bryn Mawr Vineyard has partnered with Palmateer Wine Group to spearhead sales and marketing and expand the audience for its cool-climate Pinot Noir and Chardonnay offerings. Perched atop the steep western crest of the Eola-Amity hills, Bryn Mawr opened a new winery facility in 2018 and added a tasting room last year."

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What's the Deal with Carbonic Maceration in Wine?

By Forbes October 2020

"For Rachel Rose, winemaker of Bryn Mawr Winery in Willamette Valley, carbonic maceration offers her a creative way to express a cold vintage. “I began imagining what the telltale pepper notes of Eola-Amity Hills Tempranillo would be like with a fruity, bubblegum overlay brought about by whole cluster fermentation. This is how the Tino Joven concept was born,” she shares."

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We Asked 13 Wine Pros: What Will You Be Drinking on Election Night?

By Vinepair October 2020

“I’m going to brew a cup of tea and go to bed on election night. My plan thereafter is to buy a bottle of Talisker single malt Scotch whisky to sip on for the next month, and watch the real drama unfold.” — Rachel Rose, Winemaker & Vineyard Manager, Bryn Mawr Vineyards, Willamette Valley, Ore."

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The Best Wines For Game Season

By Forbes October 2020

"Pheasant—I don’t find much farm-raised pheasant worth the money, but a freshly caught bird, even if it doesn’t have much fat on it, makes for wonderful eating. The mild gaminess and the texture of the flesh make this ideal for a lighter red wine. You will probably want to bard a wild bird with bacon, which provides the fat and keeps the flesh from drying out. You don’t want a big Cabernet, which will overpower the bird’s flavor. Here a pinot noir is my prime choice, like Bryn Mawr Vineyards Estate Pinot Noir 2016 from Oregon’s Willamette Valley. The label says “High Hill. High Risk. High Rewards” (Bryn Mawr means “high hill” in Welsh), with rocky soil and lower temperatures than lower elevations’. The grapes have to struggle, and winemaker Rachel Rose knows just how to bring out the best in them."

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A Silver Linings Playbook for the Pandemic

By The Manual September 2020

"Winemaker Rachel Rose of Bryn Mawr Vineyards says the pandemic helped her label kick its sustainability goals into gear. “With the huge disruptions in the supply chain, many of the supplies we’d been relying on just weren’t available anymore,” she says. “It was a big wake-up call — when you can’t proceed as normal, it makes you step back and question things.”

Rose says that led to moving all glass needs to a domestic producer in neighboring Washington, as well as stepping away from traditional tin capsules and screw cap bottle closures. “Now we’ve shifted entirely to natural wax closures, which are far more sustainable,” she says."

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