№ 04 — Journal

From the cellar

Harvest 2026: a cool, slow September

Picking started two weeks late; the fruit came in at 12.9 Brix with acidity we have not seen since 2019.

Why we bottle unfined

Fining makes a wine look polished. It also strips the texture we farm for.

Spring in Block Three

Bud break, frost fans at 4 am, and the first pass of organic sulfur.

Merla Estate

12600 Vineyard Rd · Willamette Valley, OR

The harvest letter

One email each season. Harvest notes, new releases, club openings.

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