J.C. Somers Vintner 2020 Gamay, Ridgecrest Vineyard, Ribbon Ridge

J.C. Somers Vintner 2020 Gamay, Ridgecrest Vineyard, Ribbon Ridge

Item Number: 18256

UPC: None

Country: USA
Region: Oregon
Sub Region: Willamette Valley
Appellation/AVA: Ribbon Ridge
Estate Grown Wine: No
Vineyard Designation: Ridgecrest Vineyard
Vintage: 2020
Grape(s): 100% Gamay
Type: Wine - Red
Bottle Size: 750 ml
Pack: 12
Closure: Cork
Alc by Vol(%): 13

Vineyard Notes: Harry Peterson-Nedry first planted the Ridgecrest Vineyard in 1982, making it the first vineyard planted on what is now the prestigous Ribbon Ridge AVA. Ridgecrest Vineyards is dry-farmed sustainably according to LIVE (Low Input Viticulture & Enology) standards. Established in 2005, the Ribbon Ridge AVA is a small, 6.1 square mile ridge at the western end of the Chehalem Mountains AVA, rising 683 feet from the valley floor, giving it an island-like appearance. Ribbon Ridge was given its name by Colby Carter, an early settler who came from Missouri in 1865. The top of the ridge twists like a ribbon, hence the name.