the alpine margarita | settling into mountain life
I owe you all and myself a proper catch-up post here. That’ll have to wait, but I’ll give you a little peek into what’s been going on. So much has changed over the past three months, since we’ve transitioned from city life to farmer life. Out of all the…
![Well, today was an adventure. 😛 We repaired the trellising system on ten rows in one of the Chardonnay plots [right behind me], and then we decided to take the pickup over to collect the debris. Thinking we would outsmart the mud.
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Let me tell you — mud season ain’t NOTHING to mess with! We got stuck a solid seven times and almost slid over a hill. Yeah. I can say that I definitely earned these bubbles tonight! #earnyourbooze
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Happy #nationaldrinkwineday EVE!! I’m celebrating tonight because we will be outside all day tomorrow, finishing up what we started today. And then adding argon to each of our fixed-capacity tanks at the winery. And then racking our SB and PG rosé.
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I’m pouring out some @unionwinecompany Underwood rosé bubbles tonight and feeling pretty good about how today finished up.
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T a s t i n g N o t e s
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📍tart Rainier cherry
📍medium-plus acidity
📍vibrant effervescence
📍the faintest hint of shortbread on the finish, accentuated with underripe strawberry notes
📍75% Pinot Noir, 25% Chardonnay
📍11% alcohol, so very drinkable
📍$15 on the shelf and also available in a canned format
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For an everyday bubbly, this is a good one. I’ll be splurging this Friday for a special occasion, but for Sunday night? This is just what we needed! #wesurvived #mudseasonishere 🤣
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📷: @big_zen #hollyandflora #NOTsponsored #mythoughtsmywords #winestagram #pinkiesdown #unionwineco #brutrosé #bubblesarelife #sommlife #vineyardlife #redstonevineyard #stormcellarwine #westelksava #sparklingwine #oregonwine #wineblogger #winewriter #foodwinewomen #womeninwine #womanwinemaker #pinotnoir #wineenthusiast](http://scontent-sjc3-1.cdninstagram.com/vp/84e82cd62c89a137b39f64735f29bfbd/5D74D36B/t51.2885-15/e35/s150x150/50952491_2211587535757061_2909221986853037255_n.jpg?_nc_ht=scontent-sjc3-1.cdninstagram.com "Well, today was an adventure. 😛 We repaired the trellising system on ten rows in one of the Chardonnay plots [right behind me], and then we decided to take the pickup over to collect the debris. Thinking we would outsmart the mud.
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Let me tell you — mud season ain’t NOTHING to mess with! We got stuck a solid seven times and almost slid over a hill. Yeah. I can say that I definitely earned these bubbles tonight! #earnyourbooze
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Happy #nationaldrinkwineday EVE!! I’m celebrating tonight because we will be outside all day tomorrow, finishing up what we started today. And then adding argon to each of our fixed-capacity tanks at the winery. And then racking our SB and PG rosé.
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I’m pouring out some @unionwinecompany Underwood rosé bubbles tonight and feeling pretty good about how today finished up.
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T a s t i n g N o t e s
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📍tart Rainier cherry
📍medium-plus acidity
📍vibrant effervescence
📍the faintest hint of shortbread on the finish, accentuated with underripe strawberry notes
📍75% Pinot Noir, 25% Chardonnay
📍11% alcohol, so very drinkable
📍$15 on the shelf and also available in a canned format
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For an everyday bubbly, this is a good one. I’ll be splurging this Friday for a special occasion, but for Sunday night? This is just what we needed! #wesurvived #mudseasonishere 🤣
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📷: @big_zen #hollyandflora #NOTsponsored #mythoughtsmywords #winestagram #pinkiesdown #unionwineco #brutrosé #bubblesarelife #sommlife #vineyardlife #redstonevineyard #stormcellarwine #westelksava #sparklingwine #oregonwine #wineblogger #winewriter #foodwinewomen #womeninwine #womanwinemaker #pinotnoir #wineenthusiast")
