ORIGIN
OREGON
VINTAGE
2023
VARIETAL
PINOT NOIR
WINEMAKER
JAMEY
WHETSTONE
PROFILE
ROSE PETAL
BING CHERRIES
BAKER’S CHOCOLATE
A BRIEF HISTORY OF THE
01
Over 13,000 years ago, a colossal traveler from the cosmos, traveling some 40,000 miles per hour, crashed into Earth’s surface on an ice cap in what is now Montana or Western Canada at the turn of the last ice age.
02
Now bound to Earth, this enormous meteorite was dragged by glacier ice during the cataclysmic Missoula Floods that carved out the Columbia River, where it eventually came to rest in Willamette Valley near Portland, OR.
03
Discovered by the Clackamas people of Oregon’s Upper Willamette Valley long before European settlers, the mythical stone was revered as Tomanowos - a sacred being believed to unite sky, earth, and water. They viewed the rainwater gathered in its basins as a powerful source of healing and purification.
04
In 1906, the 15.5 ton meteorite travelled by train to the American Museum of Natural History in New York where it can be viewed today as the Willamette Meteorite. It is estimated to have been touched by 50 million people.
A true voyager, bridging two iconic terroirs and carrying with it a story as layered and compelling as the wines the Columbia River and Willamette Valley produce.
ABOUT THE WINE
TASTING NOTES
Aromatic notes of rose petal and ripe Bing cherries lead into a silky palate layered with hints of baker’s chocolate. Elegant, expressive, and perfectly balanced.
13.1% ALC by VOL
WINEMAKER NOTES
Our fruit is sourced primarily from Red Hills Vineyard, Linn Gap, Loubejac, and Hyland - some of the most storied sites in the Willamette Valley. 2023 vintage was warmer than previous years, yielding a more fruit-driven profile. The wine was aged in 20% new French oak, with a small percentage of whole clusters included in our cool-temperature fermentations.
Like the namesake, this wine is meant to travel.
Continue the journey.
Wandering Stone is broadly distributed in the U.S..
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