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High-quality pinot noir, chardonnay, and rosé made in the Willamette Valley by real people who love wine.

Stumbled on this fun Willamette Valley map project

Stumbled on this fun Willamette Valley map project I started with an illustrator friend a few years ago to show where the Averaen vineyards were located. It never made it out of draft mode - started to question its practicality and application - wondering if it should be resurrected and if so, what do we "do" with it?⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
#willamettevalley #maps #oregonwine

Growing like weeds - happy & healthy out in the vi

Growing like weeds - happy & healthy out in the vineyard.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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Meet Margot & Mila - Averaen winemaker Mordechai and his wife welcomed these beautiful twin girls at the beginning of May.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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Here are the girls out with Dad in Chehalem Mountain Vineyard where the cover crop and weeds are thriving as well.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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#noroundup #willamettevalley #chehalemmountainAVA #pinotnoir #chardonnay #oregonwine #organic

The combination of rain & sunshine has lead to per

The combination of rain & sunshine has lead to perfect uniformity and great vegetative plant health. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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Average rainfall in the Willamette Valley for June is 1.5 inches. We already have 2.5in, hence the vines are already above the top catch trellis wire. Off to the races!⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
#willamettevalley #oregon #pinotnoir

What's in a name? 🐦👑 AVERÆN (pronounced AY-

What's in a name?
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AVERÆN (pronounced AY-VUH-RAIN) is our interpretation of “Bird Queen” which is loosely derived from the Latin word avis for bird and French word reine for queen (Latin root regina).
#etymology

La Belle Promenade⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ 🌼

La Belle Promenade⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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This is the site of our newest single vineyard designate - vintage 2019. Organically farmed and where the land is not suitable for grapes, gorgeous native wildflowers.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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#labellepromenade #oregon #pinotnoir #biodiversity

We are finally in 5th gear here - the last belle t

We are finally in 5th gear here - the last belle to the ball (CA, France, Spain already blooming/flowering). Better late than never, Oregon.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
#latebloomer #willamettevalley #labellepromenade #oregon #pinotnoir

A commitment to one million carbon-negative closur

A commitment to one million carbon-negative closures.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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When it comes to cork, “natural” is better, right? The answer for us, is yes…and no. Traditional natural cork – what we have been using since 2008 – has two potentially significant problems: variation and taint.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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We took a deep dive into corks last year for our newest project, @marinelayerwines, specifically looking for environmentally responsible, quality closures, which brought us to @diam.cork. What we found was not only a natural cork, but one that was technologically advanced and carbon-negative – Diam Origine. Because of the quality and sustainability, we have decided to invest in these corks for all our domestic wines - including AVERÆN – a commitment to over one million Diam Origine corks.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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#diamorigine ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
📸 by @eatsanddranks

DIVERSITY IS THE RIGHT MOVE IN WINEMAKING⠀⠀⠀

DIVERSITY IS THE RIGHT MOVE IN WINEMAKING⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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It’s a lesson we’ve long heralded when out selling wine. For example, diversity in clonal selection helps prevent catastrophic fruit loss due to disease or natural disaster. Bio-diversity in and around the vineyard promotes a naturally balanced ecosystem. Many winemakers tout the use of a diverse range of forests for their barrel program for developing more complex flavors and aromas in their oak-aged wines.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
But when we turn the lens back on ourselves, the human racial diversity in our business is clearly NOT THERE YET.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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DIVERSITY ISN’T JUST THE RIGHT MOVE, IT’S THE ONLY MOVE⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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So what are we going to do about it?⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
☐ Donate to good causes like @campaignzero @blackvisionscollective @aclu_nationwide⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
☐ Read up with books like So You Want to Talk About Race by @ijeomaoluo and Stamped from the Beginning: The Definitive History of Racist Ideas in America by @ibramxk (also Stamped: Racism, Antiracism and You for younger readers)⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
☐ Support and familiarize ourselves with a bunch of the BIPOC-owned and made wines - many of which are totally new to us⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
☐ Be a resource. Our business is importing wine from Europe, making wine on the West coast, and finding distribution partners for these wines throughout the United States. If you make/want to make wine; if you import/want to import wine; if you are curious about US distribution - we are available as a sounding board. Please drop us a note at dobetter@vselections.com⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
☐ Keep listening and learning. We welcome your suggestions and recommendations on how we can do better, together.

Looking East. The dawn of a new day is an opportu

Looking East. The dawn of a new day is an opportunity to be the change we all want.

Checking in with Mordechai today - he’s hitting

Checking in with Mordechai today - he’s hitting the vineyards later this week but today it’s all about this brown butter sage gnocchi and pinot noir.
#highonourownsupply #comfortfood

Out in the Eola-Amity hills, disbudding and sucker

Out in the Eola-Amity hills, disbudding and suckering are done.
Crews are busy setting the first catch wire and keeping up with spray programs.
Uniformity and weather have been near perfect to kick off.

#willamettevalkey #vintagereport #vineyardshots

Roses planted at the end of each row. Not only do

Roses planted at the end of each row.

Not only do they make for a delightful sight when in bloom, but as all of the masochistic gardeners out there know, roses are pretty finicky.

Here they act like the proverbial canaries in the coal mines.
When the roses aren't loving life, neither are the vines.

#vineyardfacts #canaryinthecoalmine #roses

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