Two DeLoreans pulls up to the winery for movie night, Back to the Future rolls on the screen, and suddenly we’re talking about time travel, the Sports Almanac, and why the movie’s “future” still feels weirdly familiar. That’s the kind of summer energy we love: neighbors showing up, strangers bonding over nostalgia, and the tasting room turning into a true community hangout.

From there, we zoom into flavor from the ground up, starting with what’s happening in our garden right now. We get into zucchini harvest timing, crisp pickles versus soggy jarred ones, and why Japanese and Korean cucumber varieties make such a difference when you’re pickling at home. Along the way we connect food memories to wine language, using jasmine tea, white florals, and even specific regional wildflowers as real reference points for tasting notes.

Then we go full wine-nerd in the best way. We break down our Columbia Valley Chardonnay that leans Chablis-style: stainless steel and neutral oak, no new French oak, elevated acidity, and aromatics that stay “shy on the nose” until you work the glass. We talk what we actually taste and smell, including mountain air freshness, Asian pear, and orange blossom, and why it fooled us in a blind tasting. We also share rosé notes that hit with candied fruit energy, plus a quick update on bottling our first tiny estate wine from mystery vines we believe are Pinot Gris.

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