The Wines We Craft...
... grow on their own roots in the Okanogan Valley of Washington, where...
the soils are leftover deposits from the last Ice Age...
the water flows to their roots from the snowmelt of the Eastern Cascades, and...
when the sun shines, its hot, and at night, its not!
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The Grapes...
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The Harvest...
...is how the grapes gently leave their stems behind, and become...
juice if they are white, or...
mash if they are red...
...is done by hand into 25-30 pound boxes, just when...
the sugar levels, the acids, the skins and the seeds come to that unique point of ripeness...
that creates unforgettable flavors...
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The Crush...
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The Ferment...
....comes from the union of yeast and grape, the feeding frenzy of the yeast on the grapes’ generous supply of sugar resulting in the generation of heat, carbon dixoide and alcohol.
...But something else happens as well as the grapes or juice release flavors not present earlier, happening gradually, coolly, with the help of gravity...
...leading in time to the marriage of the rather amazing flavors you meet when you drink our wine.
Esther Bricques Winery & Vineyard, LLC
38 Swanson Mill Road, Oroville, WA 98844
509.476.2861