The family ownership of norm mckibben, ray goff and jeanfrancois pellet are trailblazers in the wine community. Exotic moroccan spice leads to notes of black and blue fruit cobbler. Pepper bridge winery is a familyowned estate winery located in walla walla, washington focusing on cabernet sauvignon and merlot. Food and wine pairing pepper bridge winery walla walla, wa. Its midday on a thursday, but almost everyone is sipping wine, while group of. We enjoyed our first trip to the peppers ridge winery. The bridge was constructed between 1473 and 1543 and replaced an 1100s bridge. Our threelevel winery is built into a hill, serenely surrounded by pepper bridge vineyard. This years rockin sips will showcase premium wines and refreshing microbrews from efeste, pepper bridge 0 comments. Waterfront secures pepper bridge winery and amavi cellars.
Pepper bridge is not only a true estate walla walla winery, growing and vinting onsite, its fruit is a signature component in dozens of other wineries premier offerings. Thank you to everyone who came out to the winery and helped celebrate the end of summer with us. Tour the pepper bridge winery, guided by a member of the winery family learn how the components of certain foods interact with certain wines for a more enjoyable experience on your palate sample expert dishes prepared by a local master chef, and pair them with pepper bridge wines immerse yourself in sophistication while relaxing comfortably in the intimate library room. Wine history there are currently no known wines associated with these grapes.
For over twenty years their hard work and dedication to the walla walla valley has helped. Pepper bridge winery represents the pioneering spirit of the walla walla valley. The vineyard is now owned by premier partners group and is managed by tom waliser. This lowwater crossing was known as pepper s crossing. The threelevel winery is built into a hill, set against the stunning backdrop of pepper bridge vineyard. Our blocks of cabernet sauvignon and merlot were planted in 1999. Vineyard page of premiere vineyards pepper bridge vineyards. Pepper bridge winery contact information address 1704 jb george rd. Before you head to walla walla, plan trip itinerary details with our userfriendly walla walla route planner, to make sure you see all that walla walla has to offer, including pepper bridge winery. Aromas of black plum and blackberry interweave with cedar, lilac, and hints of vanilla bean. Located in a gorgeous country setting outside of walla walla, the winery is perched on a hill with stunning views of the estate vineyards pepper bridge, seven hills and les collines, some of the famed vineyards in washington. Pepper bridge winery has crafted a cabernet sauvignon every year since their inception in 1998, making it one of their flagship wines. Visiting pepper bridge winery walla walla tammilee tips.
Vineyard and winery managers can link classified listings to vineyards on everyvine by logging. Our estate vineyards, pepper bridge and seven hills vineyards, produce some of the most soughtafter grapes in. Its spicy goodness spread into cuisines throughout the world only after christopher columbus landed in the caribbean and took it back with him to europe. But in 1989 he planted a vineyard instead and by 1998 pepper bridge was making wine. These vineyards, pepper bridge vineyard and seven hills vineyard, are recognized as two of the best not only in the appellation but also in the state. Robert smasnes deep history, winemaking in yakima valley.
At pepper bridge, a familyowned estate winery, our mission is to make ultrapremium, worldclass cabernet sauvignon and merlot wines that showcase our walla walla valley estate vineyards. This red blend rhymes with wine and is coined as a tribute to the triumvirate of ownership. Pepper bridge winery crafting elegant, balanced wines from our sustainably farmed walla walla valley estate vineyards. It sets in a peaceful country atmosphere and on saturdays they entertain their guests with live music. Crafting ultrapremium wines from estategrown grapes, pepper bridge is one of the states premier producers of bordeauxstyle wines, with the emphasis on cabernet sauvignon. It is one of the few wineries in the region to focus exclusively on estategrown bordeauxstyle wines, producing premium cabernet sauvignon and merlot from its pepper bridge and seven hills vineyards.
It is now purely a pedestrian bridge and affords good views of both sides of the river. But, pepper bridge gets first choice of grapes for their wines, so what you get to taste here is the best of the best. Pepper bridge vineyard walla walla winery, woodinville. It is located near the walla walla river on fine sandy loam soils. A forerunner then, pepper bridge winery remains a pioneer today. Our estate vineyards, pepper bridge and seven hills vineyards, produce some of the most soughtafter grapes in the northwest and are farmed sustainably. Jul 03, 2014 from there, he headed to walla walla for a few years, where he was the winemaker for amavi and had the opportunity to work under jeanfrancois pellet, head winemaker for pepper bridge winery, as well as craft the wines for skylite cellars. Vineyard premiere vineyards pepper bridge vineyards. Pepper bridge winery, a partner with lecole and leonetti in seven hills vineyard in addition to their own estate vineyards, built the first stateoftheart, gravityflow facility in. Reviewing our newest release, the wine advocate wrote, revealing aromas of dark fruit, pungent cracked pepper, and black olive, the 2015 murray syrah is supple, juicy, and mediumbodied, with. Winemaker jeanfrancois pellet blends his unique viticultural and winemaking skills with science and art to create distinctive, terroirdriven. Tag along as we visit pepper bridge winery as we see how they started one of the first wineries in walla walla. The partnership is committed to building an enduring family business.
Beginning with scents of honeydew melon, white peach, and guava, the prominent fruit notes intermingle with wet stone and green tea. Pepper bridge winery is a threefamily owned and operated winery. Norm mckibben is a founding member of the washington state and walla walla valley wine communities and managing partner at pepper bridge winery. Pepper bridge winery and amavi cellars wac wine club. Pepper bridge sits at about 850 feet in elevation, much lower than seven hills, which is above 1,000 feet. Its appealing wraparound deck and landscaped lawn entice many guests to select a glass of their favorite wine to enjoy while they drink in the view. A stateoftheart gravityflow winery ensures as little handling of the grapes as. Amavi cellars signifies love amor and life vita through our wines, which are 100% estate, 100% certified sustainable, and 100% walla walla valley. Lecole was the first winery to produce a wine from pepper bridge our prized bordeaux blend, apogee. Pepper bridge winery is a small, familyowned estate winery located in walla walla, washington. There are twelve statues of saints on this bridge over the main river and connects the old town with the hilly area where the fortress marienburg is sited. The pepper bridge vineyard was developed by norm mckibben in 1991. The back deck offers the best view weve seen so far, seating is intimate and plentiful, and staff is cordial and knowledgeable.
The 2012 pepper bridge vineyard is rich and complex with a bouquet of red plums, floral accents, candied black and red raspberries, and barrel spices. Pepper bridge winery washington wine at the lodge at. Attention to detail and functionality were the driving forces behind the design and construction of pepper bridge winery. Amavi cellars and pepper bridge winery welcomed aaron smith as national sales manager, a newly created position.
Pepper bridge winery is located in the walla walla valley ava wine growing region. Today, two generations are active in daytoday operations. Peppers ridge winery rockport 2020 all you need to know. Yet, with so much of the valleys winemaking history woven in and around the pepper bridge name, it seems surprising that the winery hasnt been around much longer. The joint pepper bridge winery and amavi cellars tasting room will open its doors to the public on monday. Amavi cellars, pepper bridge winery tasting room ready for. Generous dark fruit abounds on the palate with dense layers of black cherry and fig preceding notes of cracked pepper and fennel seed on the finish.
Pepper bridge winery in walla walla was started in the late 1980s by norm mckibben, an engineer who planned to run an apple orchard in his retirement. A number of critics have rated this walla walla valley wine extremely highly. Explore profile of grapes, climate, soil, and topography. Oct 14, 2014 pepper bridge winery is a familyowned estate winery located in walla walla, washington focusing on cabernet sauvignon and merlot. This wine dances on the palate with bracing acidity and red fruit notes of currant and cherry and finishes with straight power and. Pepper s ridge winery 4304 n county road 200 w rockport, in 47635.
Pepper bridge winery cabernet sauvignon 2014 from walla walla valley, columbia valley, washington cassis and framboise dominate the nose on this vintage. Growers and producers of highly acclaimed, elegant cabernet sauvignon and merlot. The walla walla tasting room sits on a beautiful ridge overlooking pepper bridge vineyard and the blue mountains in the distance. Pepper bridge cabernet sauvignon walla walla valley 2006. Owned and operated by three families the mckibbens, the goffs and the pellets, the winery is a leader in quality winemaking, innovative technology and vineyard development. Pepper bridge winery walla walla wine tourism touring. Peppers are widely considered the first spice to have been used by humans, and today there are. This is the second satellite tasting room for the pioneering walla walla brands, which are located on the south side of the walla walla valley ava. Pepper bridge winery a walla walla valley star tricity. Nov 07, 2017 elegance and poise marks these great wines by pepper bridge. The winery itself is a winemakers dreamit is a stateoftheart, gravityflow facility, complete with subterranean caves. Pepper bridge winery produces bordeauxstyle wines from its mature estate vineyards. The th bonded winery was william bridgmans upland winery in sunnyside, which opened in november 1934 and whose 165 acres of vines produced an amazing 7,000 gallons of wine that first harvest.
Pepper bridge winery, one of the walla walla valleys premiere wineries, turned 20 this year. Pepper bridge winery is owned and operated by three families in the walla walla valley the mckibbens, goffs and pellets and it produces bordeauxstyle wines using estate fruit and french oak. Aaron smith joins amavi cellars, pepper bridge winery as. Shop pepper bridge winery, 98 cabernet, 750ml and more red and white wine, including cabernet sauvignon, chardonnay, merlot, pinot noir, sauvignon blanc and many more at amazons wine store. Inside franconia, germanys fairy tale wine country vogue. Pepper bridge winery walla walla valley wine alliance. The name, pepper bridge winery, derives from the old military road from fort walla walla to fort the dalles, which forded the river at the pepper family farm. Today, about 30 wineries use grapes from pepper bridge vineyard, and many make vineyarddesignated bottlings a nod to the vineyards quality and acclaim. The employees working really know how to welcome and take care of their guests.
Growers and producers of cabernet sauvignon, merlot, syrah, and bordeaux blends. Pepper bridge winery in walla walla attraction frommers. Our estate vineyards, pepper bridge and seven hills vineyards, produce some of the most soughtafter grapes in the northwest. Pepper bridge vineyard, planted in the terraced remnants of ice age flood silts, is one of the walla walla valleys most reputable vineyards. Pepper bridge winery, 98 cabernet, 750ml at amazons wine. Charles winery the firm founded by somers and his son c. Stores and prices for pepper bridge winery cabernet sauvignon, walla.
Pepper bridge winery is known for its elegant, balanced wines handcrafted from grapes grown in its two renowned, sustainably farmed estate vineyards, pepper bridge and seven hills. Historically, the pepper bridge vineyard is defined by pure structure and brawn and the 20 vintage follows that path. A slightly cooler site, pepper bridge ripens 10 14 days later than many walla walla vineyards. This winery is absolutely gorgeous and hearing about the wines from the wine maker himself was a truly amazing experience. Pepper bridge winery 1704 jb george rd walla walla, wa 99362. For this popular fundraiser attracting 300 guests annually, the winerys cellar transforms into a stage for premier party band, soul siren. Pepper bridge soils yield a masculine side to our wines. Our 2015 murray syrah scored an 89 in the wine advocate. Visit pepper bridge winery on your trip to walla walla. During our wine weekend in walla walla we had the amazing opportunity to tour pepper bridge winer with winemaker jeanfrancois pellet. Pepper bridge winery and amavi cellars open new tasting.
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