http://www.cottonwoodwinery.com/blog Winery of Oregon Fri, 02 May 2008 00:28:40 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en The grapes for our 2005 Marina Piper Pinot noir come from Cottonwood Vineyard (13%), Durant Vineyard (34%) and Bayliss Vineyard (53%). This wine is medium bodied and packed with flavors that develop over a long period in the glass. The grapes from all three vineyards were carefully picked ... http://www.cottonwoodwinery.com/blog/2008/05/01/50/ The grapes for our 2004 Marina Piper Pinot noir come from Cottonwood Vineyard (5%), Durant Vineyard (59%), Vista Hills Vineyard (18%) and Winter’s Hill Vineyard (18%). This wine is medium bodied and packed with flavors that develop over a long period in the glass. The grapes from all ... http://www.cottonwoodwinery.com/blog/2008/03/31/04-marina-piper-pinot-noir/ The grapes for our 2006 Kira Skye Sauvignon blanc come from the Yakima Valley of Washington. When we decided to make Sauvignon blanc we knew we wanted to make something different that would stand out for its quality. To achieve our goal of making the wine different we ... http://www.cottonwoodwinery.com/blog/2008/03/31/06-kira-skye-sauvignon-blanc/ The grapes for our 2005 Raya Jade Syrah come form Crawford Vineyard. Crawford Vineyard is located just north of Prosser, Washington in the Yakima Valley. Crawford is perhaps the best Syrah vineyard in the Yakima Valley and this wine is another faithful expression of that quality. In ... http://www.cottonwoodwinery.com/blog/2008/03/31/05-raya-jade-syrah/ The grapes for our 2004 Raya Jade Syrah come form Crawford Vineyard. Crawford Vineyard is located just north of Prosser, Washington in the Yakima Valley. In this wine you will find aromas of fresh meat, black cherries and pepper along with flavors like raspberry, blackberry and chocolate followed by vanilla ... http://www.cottonwoodwinery.com/blog/2006/12/30/04-raya-jade-syrah/ This wine is sold out. http://www.cottonwoodwinery.com/blog/2006/12/20/%e2%80%9903-raya-jade-syrah/ Dark saturated color, nose with hints of wild strawberry, rose and violets, viscous, rich mouth feel, layers of black fruit, cassis and a big dark finish. Big, for people who like big Pinots. It is very age-worthy. The wine was aged 17 months in all French oak, ... http://www.cottonwoodwinery.com/blog/2006/09/11/%e2%80%9902-brigette-catherine-pinot-noir/ This wine has a dark saturated black garnet color, black fruit, cassis, hints of licorice and tobacco, fine grained tannins and a big, long, rustic finish. It is intriguing and satisfying. The wine was aged 11 months in French and Oregon oak barrels, 20% new. It was then aged 18 ... http://www.cottonwoodwinery.com/blog/2006/09/11/%e2%80%9902-marina-piper-pinot-noir/ This wine has all the complexity and elegance of our 2002 Marina Piper Pinot noir with a bit more warmth and power attributable to the very warm summer of 2003. The wine was aged 12 months in French and Oregon oak barrels, 20% new. It was then aged ... http://www.cottonwoodwinery.com/blog/2006/09/11/%e2%80%9903-marina-piper-pinot-noir/