http://www.eyrievineyards.com/journal First Pinot noir in the Willamette Valley, America’s first Pinot gris Thu, 05 Aug 2010 02:49:31 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Five New Releases, plus five current favorites, now available online! Wine descriptions, tasting notes and prices in the EYRIE WINES ONLINE page, in the column to your right. 10% case discount - full or mixed cases. Case discount is automatically applied, when purchases in your cart ... http://www.eyrievineyards.com/journal/?p=959 Re-introducing the Elva! "Something about our old '70's Swiss hand-bottler glittering under its dust stirred an idea: If a machine can fill a bottle, why can't it empty one?" I began to see a solution to a problem that's been occupying me ever since we opened our ... http://www.eyrievineyards.com/journal/?p=826 First Day of Harvest, 2009 ~ The beginning is always hard to separate from the end. We started picking today, and it is the end of the vintage for every vine we harvest. The fruit has burgeoned over months, starting as a tiny, citrus-scented flower to reach this apotheosis: a ... http://www.eyrievineyards.com/journal/?p=599 Hear about Oregon Pinot noir and The Eyrie Vineyards. In September 2008, just a few weeks before his death, David Lett and his son Jason Lett were visited by Lynne Rossetto Kasper, and interviewed for "The Splendid Table". The interview aired on National Public Radio on ... http://www.eyrievineyards.com/journal/?p=578 On July 23, The Eyrie Vineyards presented a Chardonnay tasting of historic proportions. 38 Eyrie vintages were poured, from Eyrie's (and the Willamette Valley's) first vintage in 1970, to our most recent release, the 2007 Reserve. Members of the international wine media, Eyrie staff and crew, and ... http://www.eyrievineyards.com/journal/?p=492 David Lett, founder of The Eyrie Vineyards, was awarded an Honorary Doctor of Science degree by the faculty and trustees of Linfield College at Commencement ceremonies on May 31. The honor was given in recognition of David's "visionary work to establish Oregon's world-renowned wine industry". Jason Lett accepted the ... http://www.eyrievineyards.com/journal/?p=443 David Lett planted the first Pinot noir vines in the Willamette Valley, in 1965. A few years later, Pinot noir from The Eyrie Vineyards earned the first international recognition for Oregon wines. In 2005, David and Diana Lett passed the Eyrie legacy to 2nd-generation winemaker Jason Lett. ... http://www.eyrievineyards.com/journal/?p=36