GRÜNER VELTLINER/ RIESLING/ MÜLLER-THURGAU

Vietnamese spring rolls, grilled asparagus with lemon-tarragon dressing, seafood risotto

Nice & chilled

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 is the ORIGINAL planting of Gruner Veltliner in Oregon! The Vitae Springs vineyard is co-planted with suitcase cuttings (yup – that’s exactly what that means – bits of vines carried over in a suitcase) of Gruner, Riesling & Müller-Thurgau.

Place: South Salem Hills, Oregon, USA
Grapes: Grüner Veltliner, Riesling, Müller-Thurgau
Style: Textural & fresh
Ingredients: Grapes & minimal sulphites