making and serving great wines
to people we like
in a great space
with sustainable ethics
and an occasional party
while not going broke
tasting room hours:
Daily 12-6
13 Railroad Ave (1st & Cascade)
Enter @ Mt Hood Railroad
541.308.0700
whomever@springhousecellar.com
Winemaker Rant
winemaking
News about new releases, bottling, vintage notes, harvest news, and general blathering about winemaking philosophy.
Harvest Winding Down...
by Carey Kienitz, November 13, 2011
Contrary to what you might have read, this was not a horrible vintage.
Autumn means harvest!
by Carey Kienitz, October 1, 2011
sorry, we don't actually stomp the grapes like Lucy.
Summer at Springhouse
by Carey Kienitz, July 9, 2011
...don't forget the sunscreen.
MAY DAY!! MAY DAY!!!
by Carey Kienitz, May 1, 2011
First the sad news...we've sold out of 2008 Gewurztraminer. It's gone. You loved it to death!
Last update of 2010
by Carey Kienitz, December 26, 2010
...we've released our 2008 Reserve Cab (tasting room only) and 2009 Sauvignon Blanc.
The End of The Homestead
by Carey Kienitz, June 13, 2010
The Homestead is GONE!
Big Things at Springhouse -- new wine, new hours, new employee, new website, big sale!!
by James Matthisen, May 27, 2010
So much to say... so little time....
A note about clay
by Carey Kienitz, April 21, 2010
A note about clay… we have a kiln, since James likes making raku pottery when he’s not making wine or talking about dinosaurs, but we don’t put clay in our wines. A certain kind of clay, from Fort Benton, Montana (aka Bentonite) is used in many wineries to eliminate potential protein haze from white wines. The problem is that when you eliminate a protein haze, you also take some flavor and aroma with it. We decided that we’d rather tolerate the possibility of a slight cosmetic haze than sacrifice any deliciousness. So if you see something floating in your bottle of Springhouse Gewurztraminer that resembles a willowy cloud on a crisp spring day, rest assured that it isn’t egg yolk, and it’s not mud, and certainly isn’t clay. What you’re looking at is our commitment to not dumbing-down our wines for the sake of appearances.