COUNTRY :
United States
REGION :
Oregon
PRODUCTION :
Kirk Sutherland
Kirk Sutherland started Erde Wines after having worked during several harvests in Oregon. He decided to try by himself and founded his small scale winery in 2020.
“Cloudbusting”
Region: Oregon
Fruit: apple and pear
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Farming: organic
Harvest: by hand
Winemaking: 12 days spontaneous fermentation with indigenous yeasts with grape skins
Aging: 4 months in barrel
Fining: none
Filtration: none
Added S02: none
“Iceblink Luck”
Region: Oregon
Grape: Grenache
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Farming: organic
Harvest: by hand
Winemaking: 11 days whole cluster spontaneous fermentation with indigenous yeasts, malolactic fermentation
Aging: 6 months in barrel
Fining: none
Filtration: none
Added S02: none
“Suspended in Light”
Region: Oregon
Grape: Gruner vertliner, Albariño
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Farming: organic
Harvest: by hand
Winemaking: whole cluster spontaneous fermentation with indigenous yeasts, foot tread, malolactic fermentation
Aging: in flex tank
Fining: none
Filtration: none
Added S02: 10 mg/l
“Tear in Your Hand”
Region: Oregon
Grape: Gamay, Pinot Noir, Pinot Blanc
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Farming: organic
Harvest: by hand
Winemaking: whole cluster spontaneous fermentation with indigenous yeasts, 10 days maceration, malolactic fermentation
Aging: 6 months in tank
Fining: none
Filtration: none
Added S02: none