Charles winery the firm founded by somers and his son c. Beginning with scents of honeydew melon, white peach, and guava, the prominent fruit notes intermingle with wet stone and green tea. Thank you to everyone who came out to the winery and helped celebrate the end of summer with us. We craft elegant merlots and cabernet sauvignons from only the finest handpicked grapes. Pepper bridge winery season 6 episode 8 segment 2 youtube. Pepper bridge winery walla walla valley wine alliance. Pepper bridge vineyard walla walla winery, woodinville. By utilizing innovative design and techniques, pepper bridge winery has enhanced its quality and dedication to crafting premium wines.
Pepper bridge winery is known for its elegant, balanced wines handcrafted from grapes grown in its two renowned, sustainably farmed estate vineyards, pepper bridge and seven hills. It is now purely a pedestrian bridge and affords good views of both sides of the river. Wine history there are currently no known wines associated with these grapes. A slightly cooler site, pepper bridge ripens 10 14 days later than many walla walla vineyards.
The pepper bridge vineyard was developed by norm mckibben in 1991. Waterfront secures pepper bridge winery and amavi cellars. This lowwater crossing was known as pepper s crossing. Tones of roasted coffee and cola with plum, marionberry dark blueberry. Pepper bridge 20 estate vineyards cabernet sauvignon. Growers and producers of cabernet sauvignon, merlot, syrah, and bordeaux blends. Pepper bridge winery crafting elegant, balanced wines from our sustainably farmed walla walla valley estate vineyards.
Pepper bridge vineyard, planted in the terraced remnants of ice age flood silts, is one of the walla walla valleys most reputable vineyards. We enjoyed our first trip to the peppers ridge winery. But in 1989 he planted a vineyard instead and by 1998 pepper bridge was making wine. Our estate vineyards, pepper bridge and seven hills vineyards, produce some of the most soughtafter grapes in the northwest.
Tag along as we visit pepper bridge winery as we see how they started one of the first wineries in walla walla. Pepper bridge winery washington wine at the lodge at. It sets in a peaceful country atmosphere and on saturdays they entertain their guests with live music. The th bonded winery was william bridgmans upland winery in sunnyside, which opened in november 1934 and whose 165 acres of vines produced an amazing 7,000 gallons of wine that first harvest. With each unique vintage, winemaker jeanfrancois pellet utilizes a blend of bordeaux varietals, styled to highlight the beauty and intricacy imparted by the areas cabernet sauvignon fruit. Pepper bridge winery has crafted a cabernet sauvignon every year since their inception in 1998, making it one of their flagship wines.
This is the second satellite tasting room for the pioneering walla walla brands, which are located on the south side of the walla walla valley ava. At pepper bridge, a familyowned estate winery, our mission is to make ultrapremium, worldclass cabernet sauvignon and merlot wines that showcase our walla walla valley estate vineyards. Pepper bridge winery is a threefamily owned and operated winery. Visit pepper bridge winery on your trip to walla walla. Today pepper bridge owns 400 acres of estate vineyards in the walla walla appellation. Pepper s ridge winery 4304 n county road 200 w rockport, in 47635. The vineyard is now owned by premier partners group and is managed by tom waliser.
Food and wine pairing pepper bridge winery walla walla, wa. This winery is absolutely gorgeous and hearing about the wines from the wine maker himself was a truly amazing experience. Peppers are widely considered the first spice to have been used by humans, and today there are. This red blend rhymes with wine and is coined as a tribute to the triumvirate of ownership.
Our estate vineyards, pepper bridge and seven hills vineyards, produce some of the most soughtafter grapes in. Today, about 30 wineries use grapes from pepper bridge vineyard, and many make vineyarddesignated bottlings a nod to the vineyards quality and acclaim. The joint pepper bridge winery and amavi cellars tasting room will open its doors to the public on monday. For over twenty years their hard work and dedication to the walla walla valley has helped. Reviewing our newest release, the wine advocate wrote, revealing aromas of dark fruit, pungent cracked pepper, and black olive, the 2015 murray syrah is supple, juicy, and mediumbodied, with. The winery itself is a winemakers dreamit is a stateoftheart, gravityflow facility, complete with subterranean caves.
The bridge was constructed between 1473 and 1543 and replaced an 1100s bridge. Nov 07, 2017 elegance and poise marks these great wines by pepper bridge. The name, pepper bridge winery, derives from the old military road from fort walla walla to fort the dalles, which forded the river at the pepper family farm. The family ownership of norm mckibben, ray goff and jeanfrancois pellet are trailblazers in the wine community. Winemaker jeanfrancois pellet blends his unique viticultural and winemaking skills with science and art to create distinctive, terroirdriven.
Vineyard page of premiere vineyards pepper bridge vineyards. Pepper bridge winery walla walla wine tourism touring. Owned and operated by three families the mckibbens, the goffs and the pellets, the winery is a leader in quality winemaking, innovative technology and vineyard development. Pepper bridge winery represents the pioneering spirit of the walla walla valley. It is one of the few wineries in the region to focus exclusively on estategrown bordeauxstyle wines, producing premium cabernet sauvignon and merlot from its pepper bridge and seven hills vineyards.
Today, two generations are active in daytoday operations. Pepper bridge winery and amavi cellars open new tasting. Inside franconia, germanys fairy tale wine country vogue. Exotic moroccan spice leads to notes of black and blue fruit cobbler. Pepper bridge winery is located in the walla walla valley ava wine growing region. Amavi cellars, pepper bridge winery tasting room ready for. For this popular fundraiser attracting 300 guests annually, the winerys cellar transforms into a stage for premier party band, soul siren. Pepper bridge winery in walla walla attraction frommers. Tour the pepper bridge winery, guided by a member of the winery family learn how the components of certain foods interact with certain wines for a more enjoyable experience on your palate sample expert dishes prepared by a local master chef, and pair them with pepper bridge wines immerse yourself in sophistication while relaxing comfortably in the intimate library room. Crafting ultrapremium wines from estategrown grapes, pepper bridge is one of the states premier producers of bordeauxstyle wines, with the emphasis on cabernet sauvignon.
Oct 14, 2014 pepper bridge winery is a familyowned estate winery located in walla walla, washington focusing on cabernet sauvignon and merlot. Pepper bridge winery cabernet sauvignon 2014 from walla walla valley, columbia valley, washington cassis and framboise dominate the nose on this vintage. Pepper bridge winery, 98 cabernet, 750ml at amazons wine. Pepper bridge winery and amavi cellars wac wine club. Pepper bridge winery contact information address 1704 jb george rd. Amavi cellars signifies love amor and life vita through our wines, which are 100% estate, 100% certified sustainable, and 100% walla walla valley. Pepper bridge winery produces bordeauxstyle wines from its mature estate vineyards. Pepper bridge winery, one of the walla walla valleys premiere wineries, turned 20 this year. The employees working really know how to welcome and take care of their guests. A forerunner then, pepper bridge winery remains a pioneer today. Pepper bridge winery is a familyowned estate winery located in walla walla, washington focusing on cabernet sauvignon and merlot. But, pepper bridge gets first choice of grapes for their wines, so what you get to taste here is the best of the best. But even though the wine is very nice indeed every one we tasted, actually, i still cant quite give it. Vineyard premiere vineyards pepper bridge vineyards.
Pepper bridge cabernet sauvignon walla walla valley 2006. Pepper bridge winery in walla walla was started in the late 1980s by norm mckibben, an engineer who planned to run an apple orchard in his retirement. Experience wa washington state vacation pepper bridge winery. Jul 03, 2014 from there, he headed to walla walla for a few years, where he was the winemaker for amavi and had the opportunity to work under jeanfrancois pellet, head winemaker for pepper bridge winery, as well as craft the wines for skylite cellars. Aromas of black plum and blackberry interweave with cedar, lilac, and hints of vanilla bean. Its appealing wraparound deck and landscaped lawn entice many guests to select a glass of their favorite wine to enjoy while they drink in the view. During our wine weekend in walla walla we had the amazing opportunity to tour pepper bridge winer with winemaker jeanfrancois pellet. A number of critics have rated this walla walla valley wine extremely highly. Visiting pepper bridge winery walla walla tammilee tips. Historically, the pepper bridge vineyard is defined by pure structure and brawn and the 20 vintage follows that path.
These vineyards, pepper bridge vineyard and seven hills vineyard, are recognized as two of the best not only in the appellation but also in the state. Pepper bridge winery is a small, familyowned estate winery located in walla walla, washington. Before you head to walla walla, plan trip itinerary details with our userfriendly walla walla route planner, to make sure you see all that walla walla has to offer, including pepper bridge winery. A stateoftheart gravityflow winery ensures as little handling of the grapes as. Located in a gorgeous country setting outside of walla walla, the winery is perched on a hill with stunning views of the estate vineyards pepper bridge, seven hills and les collines, some of the famed vineyards in washington. Our estate vineyards, pepper bridge and seven hills vineyards, produce some of the most soughtafter grapes in the northwest and are farmed sustainably. Growers and producers of highly acclaimed, elegant cabernet sauvignon and merlot.
Shop pepper bridge winery, 98 cabernet, 750ml and more red and white wine, including cabernet sauvignon, chardonnay, merlot, pinot noir, sauvignon blanc and many more at amazons wine store. Yet, with so much of the valleys winemaking history woven in and around the pepper bridge name, it seems surprising that the winery hasnt been around much longer. Pepper bridge winery, a partner with lecole and leonetti in seven hills vineyard in addition to their own estate vineyards, built the first stateoftheart, gravityflow facility in. Generous dark fruit abounds on the palate with dense layers of black cherry and fig preceding notes of cracked pepper and fennel seed on the finish. Pepper bridge is not only a true estate walla walla winery, growing and vinting onsite, its fruit is a signature component in dozens of other wineries premier offerings. Robert smasnes deep history, winemaking in yakima valley. There are twelve statues of saints on this bridge over the main river and connects the old town with the hilly area where the fortress marienburg is sited. The 2012 pepper bridge vineyard is rich and complex with a bouquet of red plums, floral accents, candied black and red raspberries, and barrel spices.
Pepper bridge soils yield a masculine side to our wines. Our blocks of cabernet sauvignon and merlot were planted in 1999. Its spicy goodness spread into cuisines throughout the world only after christopher columbus landed in the caribbean and took it back with him to europe. This wine dances on the palate with bracing acidity and red fruit notes of currant and cherry and finishes with straight power and. Its midday on a thursday, but almost everyone is sipping wine, while group of. Vineyard and winery managers can link classified listings to vineyards on everyvine by logging. Our 2015 murray syrah scored an 89 in the wine advocate. Our threelevel winery is built into a hill, serenely surrounded by pepper bridge vineyard. The partnership is committed to building an enduring family business.
This years rockin sips will showcase premium wines and refreshing microbrews from efeste, pepper bridge 0 comments. Amavi cellars and pepper bridge winery welcomed aaron smith as national sales manager, a newly created position. Attention to detail and functionality were the driving forces behind the design and construction of pepper bridge winery. On the palate, it is supple with lush texture and fine depth. Pepper bridge sits at about 850 feet in elevation, much lower than seven hills, which is above 1,000 feet. The threelevel winery is built into a hill, set against the stunning backdrop of pepper bridge vineyard. It is located near the walla walla river on fine sandy loam soils. Pepper bridge winery is owned and operated by three families in the walla walla valley the mckibbens, goffs and pellets and it produces bordeauxstyle wines using estate fruit and french oak. The walla walla tasting room sits on a beautiful ridge overlooking pepper bridge vineyard and the blue mountains in the distance. Norm mckibben is a founding member of the washington state and walla walla valley wine communities and managing partner at pepper bridge winery. The back deck offers the best view weve seen so far, seating is intimate and plentiful, and staff is cordial and knowledgeable.
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