Bright and Elegant from Oregon
We love the European wine-maker. More of a peasant than a businessman, he works among the vines because that is what his family has always done. It’s a stereotype, for sure, but there are definitely a lot of French and Italian wine-makers out there who fit the description.
Then there is the stereotype of the American wine-maker – different, but equally attractive. This wine-maker is a pioneer, an inventor. She experiments. She has an open mind. She may not be born making great wine, but she gets there eventually.
Again, there are certainly many American wine-makers who fit this description. Jackson Holstein is one of them.
His parents were literal pioneers, driving west from Kentucky to Oregon in a pickup truck. They bought ten hectares, and named it Holstein Vineyard. Jackson grew up among those vines. He learned a little vineyard management from his Dad, but he also went to school and he studied. He also traveled the world, worked at various wineries, and side hustled by producing a bit of wine in a garage – it turns out that tech companies are not the only start-ups that happen in American garages.
In 2014, he settled down with his partner Ayla to create a proper winery. There they make very pretty and quietly intense Pinot Noirs and Chardonnays from organic and biodynamic sources in the Dundee hills – including the family Holstein Vineyard.
You will love the electrical tension in the Chardonnay sourced from the high-altitude vineyard Koosah. Pinot Noir, from the same site, is fresh and concentrated. There is also both red and white from the Basalt vineyard, which is rich in basalt volcanic soils, producing wines that are weightier but still elegant. And of course, you must try the Pinot from the family Holstein vineyard — one of the oldest planted vineyards in Oregon (about 50 years old now!) and planted in the classic “Jory” soil that makes Oregon Pinot so distinctive.
This is American wine at its best, and we are so pleased to have a little to offer our customers:
Granville Willamette Valley Pinot Noir Basalt 2022 - $44.99
Granville Willamette Valley Chardonnay Basalt 2022 - $44.99
Granville Eola-Amity Hills Pinot Noir Koosah Vineyard 2022 - $69.99
Granville Eola-Amity Hills Chardonnay Koosah Vineyard 2022 - $69.99
Granville Dundee Hills Pinot Noir Holstein Vineyard 2022 - $69.99
Then there is the stereotype of the American wine-maker – different, but equally attractive. This wine-maker is a pioneer, an inventor. She experiments. She has an open mind. She may not be born making great wine, but she gets there eventually.
Again, there are certainly many American wine-makers who fit this description. Jackson Holstein is one of them.
His parents were literal pioneers, driving west from Kentucky to Oregon in a pickup truck. They bought ten hectares, and named it Holstein Vineyard. Jackson grew up among those vines. He learned a little vineyard management from his Dad, but he also went to school and he studied. He also traveled the world, worked at various wineries, and side hustled by producing a bit of wine in a garage – it turns out that tech companies are not the only start-ups that happen in American garages.
In 2014, he settled down with his partner Ayla to create a proper winery. There they make very pretty and quietly intense Pinot Noirs and Chardonnays from organic and biodynamic sources in the Dundee hills – including the family Holstein Vineyard.
You will love the electrical tension in the Chardonnay sourced from the high-altitude vineyard Koosah. Pinot Noir, from the same site, is fresh and concentrated. There is also both red and white from the Basalt vineyard, which is rich in basalt volcanic soils, producing wines that are weightier but still elegant. And of course, you must try the Pinot from the family Holstein vineyard — one of the oldest planted vineyards in Oregon (about 50 years old now!) and planted in the classic “Jory” soil that makes Oregon Pinot so distinctive.
This is American wine at its best, and we are so pleased to have a little to offer our customers:
Granville Willamette Valley Pinot Noir Basalt 2022 - $44.99
Granville Willamette Valley Chardonnay Basalt 2022 - $44.99
Granville Eola-Amity Hills Pinot Noir Koosah Vineyard 2022 - $69.99
Granville Eola-Amity Hills Chardonnay Koosah Vineyard 2022 - $69.99
Granville Dundee Hills Pinot Noir Holstein Vineyard 2022 - $69.99
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