{"product_id":"2020-joe-swick-what-are-we","title":"2020 Joe Swick \"What Are We?\"","description":"\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eRegion: Columbia Valley \u0026lt; Washington\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eGrapes: 39% Marsanne 33% Grenache Noir 28% Grenache Blanc\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eVineyard\/Cellar Stats: Certified organic farming at the Conley\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eVineyard at 1650 feet elevation, with sandy\/loam soils. Marsanne and\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eGrenache Blanc are direct pressed then fermented in barrel separately\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eand aged in neutral French oak barrels for 7 months.  Grenache Noir is\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003etreated as a red wine. Whole Cluster. Gently foot stomped 1-2 times\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eper day during ferment, then aged in neutral French oak barrels; juice\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eis blended and bottled unfined, unfiltered, no added sulfites; 12.5%\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eABV\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eWinemaker: Joe Swick\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eA red\/white blend of Southern Rhone grapes from Washington State\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003evineyards  - you’ve seen Twilight, this place is all about the\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003emountains and the rain and the crazy shit that happens in the wild,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003egreen forests.  Which is why Joe Swick, 5th generation Oregonian\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ewinemaker who is somewhat of a natural wine pioneer in the Pacific\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eNorthwest, loves sourcing from the pristine Washington State\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003evineyards.   A refresher on Joe: after traveling and working in wine\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eall over, he returned to Oregon to start his own label in 2013. Like\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003emany young natural winemakers, he doesn’t own any vineyards but\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003esources grapes from organic or biodynamic vineyards in the Willamette\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eand Columbia Valleys of Oregon and Washington.  He makes a bunch of\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003edifferent bottles, most with no added So2, and all with cheeky names.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eLike this neon pink tweener having an existential crisis, asking the\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eage-old question, \"What Are We?\", a mashup of Southern Rhone red and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ewhite grapes grown lovingly by Pat and Polly Conley at the eastern end \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eof Washington's Yakima Valley.   Sitting somewhere between a dark rosé \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eand light red, this wine is pure joy.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eJoe explains his inspiration: \"I wanted to make a rose\/chillable red\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ewine from Rhone grapes.  I thought this would be an interesting blend\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eto explore.  Mostly white grapes with just a little red.  All from the\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003esame site.  \"What are we?\" can mean whatever you want it to mean.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eIt's sometimes a question people ask when they want to define a\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003erelationship between two humans? Or the question of our existence?\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePhilosophy aside, this one's a zinger: light, fresh, poppy red fruit,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003edry, a little bitter Campari note, it defies categorization and\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ereminds you that wine is meant to bring pleasure and nothing more.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eForget collecting, dissecting and geeking out about wine - just drink\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ethis bottle, with friends and a slight chill, and enjoy.\u003c\/span\u003e","brand":"Rock Juice Inc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54242371698971,"sku":"qnd1792016023965","price":18.48,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1029\/3923\/0491\/files\/2020-joe-swick-what-are-we_1.jpg?v=1792016052","url":"https:\/\/closetrodcladwear.shop\/products\/2020-joe-swick-what-are-we","provider":"My Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}