Maloof Wines

Maloof 'Where ya PJs at?' 2024

$27.00

Style: Dry, light-bodied orange-rosé hybrid; energetic and fruit-forward with firm acidity and a textured, herbal character from skin contact
Grapes & Terroir: Pinot Gris and Riesling; organically farmed; No Clos Radio estate vineyard, Forest Grove, northwest Willamette Valley, Oregon; one of the oldest commercial vineyard sites in the area, originally planted in the early 1970s
Winemaking: Pinot Gris fermented on skins to dryness, 20% via carbonic maceration; both lots pressed and aged in neutral oak; Riesling direct-pressed and barrel-fermented in neutral oak; assembled in spring; no fining, no filtration; minimal sulfur
Serving temperature & decanting: Serve at 48-52°F; no decanting needed; best lightly chilled
Pairing: White pizza with ricotta and fresh herbs
Similar to: Skin-contact Pinot Gris from Alsace, light Ramato, carbonic Pinot Grigio

Maloof 'Where ya PJs at?' 2024 is a dry orange-style wine made by Ross and Bee Maloof at No Clos Radio, their estate vineyard and winery just outside Forest Grove in the northwest corner of the Willamette Valley, Oregon. The wine blends organically farmed Pinot Gris and Riesling: the Pinot Gris is fermented on skins to dryness, with around 20% of it macerated carbonically in a separate bin; the two lots are pressed and aged in neutral oak. The Riesling is direct-pressed and fermented in neutral oak barrels. Maloof 'Where ya PJs at?' 2024 is assembled in spring and bottled without fining or filtration at 11.5% ABV.

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Maloof 'Where ya PJs at?' 2024

$27.00

Producer profile

Maloof Wines

Maloof Wines is a natural wine project run by Ross and Bee Maloof. Their estate vineyard and winery is just outside Forest Grove, Oregon, on the western edge of the Willamette Valley. The two come from markedly different professional backgrounds.

Ross spent over a decade in the Philadelphia restaurant industry, working primarily in beverage-focused front-of-house roles at notable establishments, including Vedge Restaurant Group, before visiting Oregon friends and accidentally ending up working a harvest in the Willamette Valley. That experience changed his professional direction entirely. Bee, by contrast, spent close to a decade as a materials science engineer in the aerospace industry before turning her analytical rigor toward winemaking during the 2016 harvest season. Ross had already produced his first vintage in 2015. After the 2016 harvest, both returned briefly to Philadelphia but relocated permanently to Oregon in 2017.

Maloof Wines has been certified organic since 2020 and is focused on Pinot Gris, Riesling, Gewurztraminer, Ribolla Gialla, and other aromatic grapes that are underrepresented in the broader Oregon wine landscape. The winemaking is minimal: native yeast fermentation, neutral oak, no fining, no filtration, and low or no sulfur depending on the cuvée. Where ya PJs at? is one of the label's most distinctive wines, blending the textural register of skin-contact Pinot Gris with the high-acid precision of barrel-fermented Riesling.

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Wine region

Willamette Valley, United States, United States

The Willamette Valley is Oregon's largest and most internationally recognized wine region, a broad north-south valley running approximately 150 miles from Portland in the north to Eugene in the south, bounded by the Coast Range to the west and the Cascade Mountains to the east. The region is best known globally for Pinot Noir, but it also produces a wide range of white wines from Chardonnay, Pinot Gris, Riesling, and an increasingly diverse set of aromatic varieties grown by producers working outside the mainstream appellation framework.

The northwest corner of the Willamette Valley, around Forest Grove and Gaston in Washington County, is one of the coolest and most rainfall-influenced sub-zones in the valley. The area lies closest to the Coast Range gaps through which Pacific marine air flows most directly, keeping temperatures moderate even during summer. Soils in this zone include a significant concentration of Jory, a deep, iron-rich volcanic soil characteristic of the Chehalem Mountains and nearby uplands, as well as Laurelwood soils derived from wind-deposited silt. Together these well-drained soils produce wines with good natural acidity and restrained alcohol, well suited to aromatic whites and light, high-acid styles.

No Clos Radio, the Maloof estate vineyard and winery, sits on the eastern edge of the Oregon Coast Range just northwest of Forest Grove. The vineyard was originally planted in the early 1970s, making it one of the oldest commercial vineyard sites in Oregon, predating most of the Willamette Valley's modern wine industry. This heritage gives the vines deep root systems and a level of site adaptation that newer plantings cannot replicate. The northwest Willamette Valley has grown considerably as a hub for Oregon's natural wine producers in recent years, with a cluster of small, low-intervention estates operating in close proximity and often sharing resources, knowledge, and a commitment to organic or regenerative viticulture.

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We will process and ship your order in 2-3 business days, you will receive a shipping confirmation email with tracking as soon as the Carrier scans the shipping label.

Ground shipping time depends on location, here's a breakdown:

West Coast: 1-2 business days
Midwest: 3-4 business days
East Coast: 5 business days

Process time is not shipping time. Shipping time starts from the days successive to the day of shipping, after the order has been processed.

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