{"product_id":"vermentino-holden-wine-company-oregon-natural-wine","title":"Vermentino 2016","description":"\u003cp\u003eHolden Wine Company is a Portland-area project founded by Sterling Whitted, a former Whole Foods wine buyer who studied enology at Oregon State University and worked harvests at Owen Roe, Cameron, and Teutonic Wine Company. The winery focuses on Italian grape varieties grown in Oregon, working with minimal inputs and no added chemicals.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis 2016 Vermentino is made from 100% Vermentino grapes sourced from the Columbia River Gorge AVA. The Gorge is the only sea-level passage through the Cascade Range, and its persistent winds — averaging 10 to 20 mph — act as a natural cooling and drying force on the vineyards. Soils in the AVA are primarily silty loams formed from Missoula Flood deposits, volcanic activity, and landslides, with vineyard elevations ranging from 95 to nearly 1,800 feet.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eVermentino is a thin-skinned, late-ripening white grape with naturally high acidity and a characteristic phenolic bitterness on the finish often described as green almond. In the glass it is dry and light-to-medium bodied, with citrus fruit, white peach, and a mineral, slightly saline quality on the palate. At 13.2% ABV, this bottling sits on the riper end for the variety, suggesting good hang time in the Gorge's warm days and cool nights.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Columbia Gorge AVA was established in 2004 and spans both sides of the Columbia River across Oregon and Washington. Its transitional climate supports an unusually wide range of grape varieties, from cool-climate aromatics on the wetter western end to bold reds near the drier eastern boundary around Lyle, Washington.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Holden Wine Company","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":13497405505591,"sku":"HOLDVERM16C","price":26.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0019\/3363\/9735\/products\/holden-vermentino.jpg?v=1780187667","url":"https:\/\/primalwine.com\/products\/vermentino-holden-wine-company-oregon-natural-wine","provider":"Primal Wine","version":"1.0","type":"link"}