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First Fruit of 2009 Harvest

As announced on Twitter, the winner of the “first grape variety to be picked at Creekside in 2009″ goes to:  Pinot Gris.   Two separate blocks of Gris were harvested on October the 1st. We had a poll running for a couple of weeks to see if any intrepid guessers could nail down the right answer, [...]

Gris vs. Grigio

We received a couple of queries from very astute readers, asking why we choose to label our Estate wine as Pinot Grigio (the Italian name), but our Reserve wine as Pinot Gris (the French name).  The wine is crafted from the same grape (Pinot Gris), but shifted stylistically to show off its incredible diversity, and [...]