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
Wine Lineup
2011 Sauvignon Blanc |
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Continuing in the tradition of lean and food friendly Springhouse Sauv Blanc, this 2011 version is loaded with grapefruit and passionfruit, but none of the uniquely feline component that has driven many a wine drinker away from SB. This is the ideal wine to sip on the porch in the snow with a steaming bowl of chili...or cozy in bed with a crossword and a bagel with cream cheese and capers...or with Phad Thai on a sultry summer afternoon... or as an apperitif before a fancy shmancy dinner party...or just by itself. We've loved it in all these ways. Fruit from Garneir Vineyard, Mosier OR. 309 cases. |
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2012 Chardonnay |
$18 |
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This reflects the yin/yang nature of the Gorge. Half the fruit was grown across the river on Underwood Mountain at Celilo Vineyard. The remainder came from Garnier Vineyard in Mosier, OR, six miles east. The more edgy Underwood component was barrel fermented. The softer, riper Mosier fruit was fermented in stainless steel. No malolactic. No new oak. This is Northwest Chardonnay in the best way. 279 cases. |
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2012 PINOT GRIS |
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| We are pleased to say that we are now getting Pinot Gris from Annala Vineyard in Hood River. This is just off-dry,with gobs of fruit atop loads of acid. Wait for a hot summer day, pick a couple Hood River Valley pears (maybe ones Tim Annala grew!), a loaf of bread from Knead, and a chunk of Glacier Blue from Cascadia Creamery...then sit yourself down under a tree with your shoes off and a glass of this pinot in hand...you will be very pleased with yourself. Very civilized. 185 cases. | ||||
2011 PINOT NOIR |
$32 |
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| Pinot Noir is the undisputed king of Oregon. We are proud to source our Pinot fruit from garnier Vineyard in Mosier OR. This is a blend of Pommard and Dijon clones, processed 80% whole berry and 20% whole cluster. Elegant and transparent, bright and supple, we like to pair it with steelhead that thrive in our local creeks, or with morels foraged from the slopes of Mount Hood. 310 cases. | ||||
2011 SANGIOVESE |
$23 |
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| Fruit from the amazing Seven Hills Vineyard in Milton-Freewater (the Oregon side of Walla Walla). Smooth, lithe, earthy, and dominated by ripe raspberry, this transparent wine spent fourteen months in completely neutral oak, was lightly fined with egg whites (from James' chickens no less), and bottled unfiltered. 124 cases. | ||||
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2011 RUINS RED |
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COMING THIS JULY. This will be the fourth generation descendent of our wildly popular Tuscan Red, and Homestead Red before that -- this vintage will include a small percentage of Cab Franc.
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2011 GRENACHE |
$25 |
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| A juicy, crowd pleasing wine with more acid than you might expect from Grenache, this wine is showing lots of fleshiness as a young wine, propped up by a proper backbone of black pepper. Drink it young...it's precocious. 124 cases. | ||||
2009 Cabernet Sauvignon |
$28 |
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| Half this fruit hails from Chandler Reach in Benton City WA, the other half from Powerblock Vineyard in the Dalles. Under 14% alcohol (rare in the Cab world these days) and a light kiss of new oak enable it to stand up with food rather than overwhelm it...293 cases. | ||||
2009 PETITE SIRAH |
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Dark, inky and tooth staining. This Petite Sirah from Porteus Vineyard in Yakima was built for aging. Pepper, clove and nutmeg balance deep, boysenberry fruit. We're drinking it now, but it shows best after you've left it open for a few days...we hope to lay some down for ten years to see where it goes. 223 cases. |
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2012 Cherry Ort: Black Cherry Dessert Wine |
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Coming soon.... |
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