2021 Civic Winery Amphora Amber Blend
2021 Civic Winery Amphora Amber Blend
Region: Willamette Valley < Oregon
Grapes: 65% Pinot Gris, 25% Gewürztraminer, 10% Riesling
Vineyard/Cellar Stats: Organic farming at Erratic Oaks vineyard; fermentation in NOVUM amphorae then another 2 months macerating on the skins; after 3 months total on skins, each amphora was pressed, and the wine was returned to amphora to age four months before bottling, unfined/unfiltered, with no added So2; zero-zero; 13.5% ABV
- An orange wine with the Midas touch
- Aromatic peaches, juicy apricots and citrus
- Friendly and beginner friendly orange
- Serve chilled but not too cold
- Thanksgiving wine!
More about Civic Winery
Civic Winery is an urban winery located in a renovated 1930’s building in downtown Eugene, Oregon - they also have a natural wine bottle shop in the space. Here Civic craft's their own wines, and also open up the facility as a custom-crush for other small winemakers. The goal of Civic Winery is to make delicious wine from grapes (and apples!) while adhering to full transparency throughout their winemaking process. They source local organic and biodynamically grown fruit, and ferment and age their wines in Oregon-crafted terracotta amphora. Owner Craig Weicker approaches wine and winemaking with attention to the local, natural, and organic, “the sort of values I have for food and for what my family eats,” he says. Also super cool and unique here is the use of clay amphorae almost exclusively for the fermentation and aging of the wine. And even better, the amphorae are Oregon-made, designed by Andrew Beckham at his pottery studio, vineyard, and winery in the Chehalem Mountains southwest of Portland. Beckham’s Novum Ceramics is the first commercial producer of terra cotta amphorae for winemaking and brewing in North America.