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Selection is essential for making great still and sparkling wine. Whether grapes are grown for sparkling wine or table wine the quality of the fruit is the most important single determinant of the wines quality. Our goal is to produce the finest wines! It is crucial that we select the right growers from the Willamette Valley for our grapes each vintage.

For our sparkling wines our approach is to create Oregon produced sparkling wine that is as close to traditional Champagne as possible including the fruit selection. We have sought growers of Pinot Noir, Chardonnay, with whom we can collaborate to assure that the fruit we purchase matches our specific needs. To produce a spectrum of base wines for our sparkling wine Cuvées that reflects their place, we want different clones of these varieties grown at cooler sites from many geographically distinct locations. This critical process of vineyard selection will contribute to the complexity and nuanced flavors of our finished wines when they are ready for release years later. We seek delicacy in our wines and subtle rather overt expressions of varietal character and flavors.

Consistent with our approach to making sparkling wine, we also have carefully selected growers for our still wine portfolio. We prefer a distinctive style bringing out the uniqueness of each varietal. With each vineyard showcasing its unique soil, slope and elevations provides a way for Meriwether to complete each style properly by starting with the highest quality fruit of each varietal that we can find.