BLAUFRÄNKISCH

Lamb rack, baba ghanoush, deep-fried spring rolls

Airconditioned room temperature

Chad and Bree Stock, a husband-and-wife team, have merged their superpowers and unique backgrounds in wine to create Ltd. +, which emerged as a collaboration with farmers in the area, inspired to develop a diverse and sustainable wine landscape. The wines, often made from less common grape varieties adopting innovative techniques, are changing preconceived notions of Oregon wine.

Where do we start? The whole project is geared toward ensuring Oregon remains a viable wine-growing region through climate change. They’re not only encouraging growers to work with a more diverse spread of grapes that will weather the changing weather, but they’re also ensuring that seasonal workers are employed for longer because these alternative grapes ripen at different times. They’re also active supporters of the BIPOC and LGBTQ+ communities in wine.

This baby was one of their special requests for a grower to plant for them. This thick-skinned Austrian grape is biodynamically farmed and is the second last of their vineyards to ripen, adding precious extra days to their harvest.

Place: Chehalem Mountain, Willamette Valley, Oregon, USA
Grape: Blaufränkisch, St Laurent
Style: Inky & interesting
Ingredients: Grapes & minimal sulphites