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Harvest 2021 Updates

September is one of the most exciting times of the year for us Tumwater.  It's harvest season where our labor and patience pay off with a glut of fruit from our pinot noir & chardonnay vines.  We're excited to see the fruit mature and then gather for producing our wines.  It's satisfying and exhilarating all at the same time with a flurry of activity, knowing that these grapes produce the wines that we all enjoy.   It makes us grateful and excited for the years to come. 

Yesterday we picked our Chardonnay!  Adrienne who oversees our fields managed the picking.  Tasting the fruit, he said it is "perfect."  We expect this year to be a fantastic vintage based on the flavors that our chardonnay.  Here is a short video from our day.

 

 

 

 

 

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Photos From The Harvest

 

Announcing the Rose Brute Sparkling Wine 2015

Announcing Sparkling Wine Rose Brut. This wine embodies the flavors of summer and fresh baked goods to which we say yum! Take in the aroma of Bing cherries, bakers yeast & red plum before savoring the delicious flavors of strawberry-rhubarb pie, brioche & cranberries. Your palette will be saying délicieuse. Come in and taste at any of our events.

Harvest Time 2020

Harvest has Begun!

Vineyard Viticulture Specialist and Manager Bruno, is monitoring the grapes very carefully every day here at the Vineyard. They are checked for sugar and content to determine timing for the grape picking to ensure the best quality of the wine produced from these grapes. The harvest began last weekend for the Pinot Noir varietals here at the vineyard and next week it will be time to pick the Chardonnay!

 

 

View from the Chardonnay Grapes along the hillside at Tumwater Vineyard in West Linn

 

 

Our Vineyard Viticulture Specialist and Manager Bruno, checking the grapes back in early springtime

 

 

The Chardonnay grapes at Tumwater Vineyard the beginning of the growing season, look how cute and tiny they were?!  May 2020

 

 

The Chardonnay grapes at the end of the growing season, plump and full of sugar and sunshine.  Almost ready to pick, October 2020

 

 

The collection of the current harvest of Pinot Noir (red wine) grapes in bins that will safely transport the grapes to our winemaking facility where they will be crushed and turned into juice

 

Stay tuned for more pics of Harvest Time at Tumwater Vineyard to come!

Announcing our new 2018 Estate Grown Stainless Steel Chardonnay

We are overjoyed to announce the arrival of our 2018 Estate Grown Stainless Steel Chardonnay. It has been a true privilege to have seen our own vines grow to fruit bearing maturity and raise a glass of wine that truly is from our own backyard. 

 The fruit used for this wine was harvested in late September of 2018. Ample hours of sun and warm temperatures mixed with cool nights of last summer helped shape 2018 into a fabulous vintage with wonderfully concentrated flavors. The vines were stressed just enough to produce something truly magical. The fruit was picked and whole-cluster-pressed on the same day, then the juice was settled and fermented slowly at low temperatures. With notes of key-lime and lots of citrus, bright with fresh pineapple and white peach, this wine is as refreshing as it is decadent. 

Come by the barrel house to sample our new 2018 Estate Grown Stainless Steel Chardonnay, $15 in our wine flight, $7 a glass and $22 a bottle.  

Summer 2019 Events for Tumwater

Don't you just love summer in the Pacific Northwest? The rain takes a break (for the most part!) and we have some of the best temperatures! There isn't a better time, and we have events all season long for you to enjoy.

Along with all of the below events, we are very pleased ans excited to announce Tumwater After Hours! Every last Sunday of the month until September we will be open until 7:30. 

 

Vineyard Events

Wine Club Release Party 

Saturday August 10th | 12:00 pm - 4 pm

It's that time again! Join us for our Fall Wine Release Party to pick up your exclusive club member wines. Not part of the Wine Club? There is still time to sign up and join in on the fun. 

 

Music at the Winery - Elise Popma

Sunday August 11th | 1:30 pm- 4:30 pm 

Join us for another lovely evening of Music at the Winery. Elise Pompa will be performing this Sunday, and is sure to be the perfect relaxing way to end the weekend. 

 

Wine and Paint Night

Thursday August 15th | 5:30 pm - 8 pm

Sip on some Tumwater wine as you dive into your creative side! Come down to the vineyard to paint a lovely picture of poppies. It will make for the perfect girl's night, date night, or mother/daughter outing! 

 

Labor Day BBQ & Open Labor Day Weekend

Monday September 2nd

Staying in town for Labor Day Weekend? Come down to the vineyard! We will be open over the weekend, as well as having a BBQ on Monday! There is more info to come, so be sure to keep checking back.

 

Custom Engraved Charcuterie Board Event

Thursday September 26th | 5:30 pm - 8:30 pm

Join Big Fir Designs & Tumwater Vineyard for a fun night of receiving your custom hand made charcuterie board just in time for the holiday season.  Purchase your tickets here and find out more before the class fills up!

 

See Tumwater Around Town

Lake Oswego Farmer's Market 

August 3rd, September 7th, September 21st | 8:00 - 1:30 PM

We will have a booth at the Lake Oswego Farmer's Market. Be sure to stop by, say hello and grab a couple bottles of wine! 

 

Music at Montague 

July 23rd, July 30th, August 6th | 6 -8 pm

We will be serving up wine at the Music at Montague concert series in the heart of the award winning community of Villebois, Wilsonville, OR. Come by and enjoy the great music and fun. Be sure to stop by our booth, and take a look at the line up here. 

 

West Linn Music in the Park 

July 25th, August 8th, August 22nd | 6:30-8:30 pm

We will also be serving wine at a few of the concerts at West Linn's Music in the Park Series! We can't wait to see you there! 

 

West Linn's Summer Market

Wednesdays until August 28th | 4 - 8 pm

There is nothing like a summer farmer's market! See all of the markets offerings, iuncluding Tumwater wine! 

 

Summer '18 Photos

Paella Dinner 2018

Love Paella? Join us and Crown Paella at Tumwater Vineyard - Friday, August 3rd from 6:30pm to 9:30pm. Enjoy appetizers, paella, dinner and dessert with 2 glasses of Tumwater Vineyard wine. (Full Menu and ticket)

BUY TICKET

Price is $85 per person
$80 per person for Wine Club members, maximum 2 tickets at discounted rate

Rescued Owl Release

In honor of #ThrowbackThursday here is a recap video of our extraordinary Rescued Owl Release at the Barrel House last week!

Thank you to Wings Over Wine and everyone that joined us for this once in a lifetime opportunity

Paella Wine Dinner

We're officially open and ready to celebrate! So, join us September 9th from 6-9 p.m. for our 'Paella Wine Dinner' at the Barrel House! There are ONLY 50 spots left so save your seat today.