The volume was smaller but the quality was fantastic. Then 1999 came on its heels and actually showed that quality and quantity are not mutually exclusive. With the year 2000, we had beautiful weather during October and November which helped produce a phenomenal vintage. We enjoyed a long hang time for the grapes during that good weather. It has been our largest vintage.
Growers are excited about the quality already.
If there is a great time to try Oregon wine, now is it. Oregon Wine Month asks Oregonians to give the local product a taste. At the very least, Oregon's citizens should fully recognize and appreciate an agricultural product that is doing very well at a time other commodities are struggling. It's an ag product found in and around an urban setting. Wine grapes are a major economic player for several metropolitan counties, including Yamhill, Washington, Polk, Lane, and Marion.