Connect With Us!
Connect with us! Live your best wine lifestyle with trends, tips, special offers and events. Receive 10% off your first purchase when you sign up for our newsletter!
What Makes Albariño Special
…and Why You Should Serve It at Your Next Dinner Party If you’re looking for a refreshing alternative to your “usual” white wine, look no further. Albariño combines many of the qualities people love about other white varietals into one beautiful glass. It’s a crowd-pleasing wine that also feels like...
Lower Sulfites: How Violet Vines Crafts Age-Worthy Wines with Less SO2
Lower Sulfites: How Violet Vines Crafts Age-Worthy Wines with Less SO₂ If you’ve ever scanned a wine label and noticed “Contains Sulfites,” you’re not alone in wondering what that really means, and whether “low sulfite” wines are better for you. At Violet Vines, we’re not interested in chasing trends...
What’s Actually in a Bottle of Violet Vines Wine?
What’s Actually in a Bottle of Violet Vines Wine? Ingredients to Wine Success At Violet Vines, we believe great wine starts with great farming, and that transparency matters. There’s a lot of confusion about what goes into wine. So, let’s make it simple. Before we dive into the bottle, a...
Visit Oregon Wine Country
Visiting Oregon Wine Country What Out-of-State Guests Say Again and Again When people think “wine country,” their minds usually jump to Napa or Sonoma. But every week at the Violet Vines tasting room, we meet travelers from all over North America who came to Oregon for the first time —...
Green Eggs and Ham…and Chardonnay?
Oregon's Next Generation Chardonnay By Brian Zawada Ever read Dr. Suess’ iconic children’s book, Green Eggs and Ham as a child (or to a child)? As a refresher or for those that haven’t: The Quote:“I do not like green eggs and ham. I do not like them, Sam-I-Am.”(But in the...
The Rocks District Vs. Chateauneuf-du-Pape
Terroir-Driven Excellence By Brian Zawada I spend a lot of time “talking up” The Rocks District and the amazing wines sources from this postage stamp-sized American Viticultural Area (AVA) tucked just south of Walla Walla, Washington on the Oregon side of the border. When I talk about the Rocks District...
The Beauty of Wine Tension
A Key to Greatness By Brian Zawada In the world of wine, few concepts are as quietly powerful - and as often misunderstood - as tension. It’s not a technical term you’ll find in textbooks, but in conversations among sommeliers, winemakers, and passionate drinkers, tension is often used to describe...
What are legs?
When you swirl that glass of wine, I’m sure you’ve noticed those clear streaks of liquid that are falling gradually back into the wine? Those clear streaks are called wine legs, or tears of wine. They form due to the interaction of alcohol, water, and surface tension in a...
Pinot Noir Clones in Oregon
Exploring the characteristics of Pinot Noir Clones By Brian Zawada Oregon’s Willamette Valley has earned its reputation as one of the premier Pinot noir winegrowing regions in the world, thanks in part to its diverse soils, cool climate, and an array of Pinot noir clones that contribute to the complexity...
What is Your Wine Personality?
Could it be that we are what we drink? By April Zawada Some believe that our choice of wine is directly linked to our personality traits. Find out if your human characteristics reflect one (or some) of these wine varietals below! Bold and Confident – A rich, full-bodied Malbec or...