2024 MOURVÈDRE Dry Riesling Trying to break the stigma

Trying to break the stigma of Riesling associated with sweetness

we picked individual lots on consecutive days to create several different grape skin contact schedules before sending the wines to press

The star of the cellar this year was the Mourvèdre

the wine imparts a clonal blend of 50% Pommard

2024 MOURVÈDRE Dry Riesling Trying to break the stigmaCOMPLEX SPICY SAVORY Planted along the banks for the Columbia River, at the southern tip of Horse Heaven Hills AVA, Alder Ridge Vineyards site selection is second to none. Benefiting from the warmer continental climate of Columbia Valleys growing season, but with cooling effects from the proximity of the river, high winds from the gorge, and large drops in nighttime temperatures a beautiful balance of enough heat to optimally ripen but cool enough to