"Wine is the most civilized thing in the world"
Ernest Hemingway
Ernest Hemingway
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MERRILL CELLARS
Grand Opening NEW Tasting Room Gallery
April 20, 2012-Jacksonville, Oregon
SPECIAL THANKS TO MY CHILDREN
and William Shakespeare
We at MERRILL CELLARS would like to thank the Oregon Shakespeare Festival in Ashland, Oregon for bringing "The Plays of Shakespeare" to Oregon for 75 years. For it was the Festival bringing my daughters and myself to see Shakespeare, that inspired this winery adventure. Thank you, William Shakespeare, Natalie, and Eva. You are all part of this wine. "much ado about wine" is the catch phrase idea of daughter Eva Merrill. age 9.
Welcome to MERRILL CELLARS. We hope to make your reading, shopping and sharing of our wine, enjoyable.
As Robert Mondavi said in his Autobiography Harvest of Joy, "Wine to me is a passion. It's family and friends. It's warmth of heart and generosity of spirit. Wine is art. Wine is Culture. It's the essence of civilization and the art of living."
Whether you're at a Britt Festival concert, or watching a sunset walking on the beach, savor the times of enjoyment you have. Enjoy a gourmet meal, or a simple picnic, but create a special memory today, with a special wine. We hope to fill that thought, to provide your wine, so you enjoy these things together. Life is not a badge of where you've been, or what you've collected, but of who you have become.
At MERRILL CELLARS, we could go on and on about our "terroir", our award winning winemakers, our impeccable selection of grapes, our French oak barrels, or how we created the wine. Instead, we believe the wines will speak for themselves, speak of the earth, show our care. Our wines are fine examples of classic style sines from Burgundy, Cotes du Rhone, and Oregon. We've only entered a few wine festivals, but have collected a couple Silver medals, and all the rest Gold or Best of Show. Our "Cotes du Rogue" was wine jury selected to represent the Independant Winemakers of the Northwest at the 2011 Portland Indie Wine Festival. Only 14 Wineries had such a honor. Amongst our fellow Rogue Valley Wineries we recieved the people's choice for Red wines at the Ashland Fall Food and Wine Classic.
MERRILL CELLARS has two brands of wine, our signature Artist Series featuring accomplished Oregon "plein air" artist Ken Roth, and our "Reserve" wines. We truly only give this designation to wines we feel are at the very top of our class. All our wines are excellent, but some more so. The extraordinary landscapes of Oregon reflect a personality of each wine. Ken and I took time and care to choose the art that we felt best suited the style of wine inside.
While the Willamette Valley of Oregon is famous for it's Pinot Noir, and Pinot Gris, we feel the Rogue Valley should be equally famous for it's Syrah, Viognier, Grenache, and Rhone Blends. With these Rhone Varietals, we created our "Cotes du Rogue" style wines.
The variety of terriors from whch we harvested or grapes this year vary from the hottest at 1300 feet elevation where our Syrah and Viognier grow, to our coolest terrior at almost 2000 feet elevation. That is the Fortmiller Vineyard, home of some famous Pinot Noir's. New in our 2011 Vintage is Chardonnay, (that tastes amazing already) and "Merrilltage" our Bourdeaux Blend of Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, and Merlot.
Stay tuned for future updates.
Wine is our passion. O.Jay Merrill Vintner/CEO
As Robert Mondavi said in his Autobiography Harvest of Joy, "Wine to me is a passion. It's family and friends. It's warmth of heart and generosity of spirit. Wine is art. Wine is Culture. It's the essence of civilization and the art of living."
Whether you're at a Britt Festival concert, or watching a sunset walking on the beach, savor the times of enjoyment you have. Enjoy a gourmet meal, or a simple picnic, but create a special memory today, with a special wine. We hope to fill that thought, to provide your wine, so you enjoy these things together. Life is not a badge of where you've been, or what you've collected, but of who you have become.
At MERRILL CELLARS, we could go on and on about our "terroir", our award winning winemakers, our impeccable selection of grapes, our French oak barrels, or how we created the wine. Instead, we believe the wines will speak for themselves, speak of the earth, show our care. Our wines are fine examples of classic style sines from Burgundy, Cotes du Rhone, and Oregon. We've only entered a few wine festivals, but have collected a couple Silver medals, and all the rest Gold or Best of Show. Our "Cotes du Rogue" was wine jury selected to represent the Independant Winemakers of the Northwest at the 2011 Portland Indie Wine Festival. Only 14 Wineries had such a honor. Amongst our fellow Rogue Valley Wineries we recieved the people's choice for Red wines at the Ashland Fall Food and Wine Classic.
MERRILL CELLARS has two brands of wine, our signature Artist Series featuring accomplished Oregon "plein air" artist Ken Roth, and our "Reserve" wines. We truly only give this designation to wines we feel are at the very top of our class. All our wines are excellent, but some more so. The extraordinary landscapes of Oregon reflect a personality of each wine. Ken and I took time and care to choose the art that we felt best suited the style of wine inside.
While the Willamette Valley of Oregon is famous for it's Pinot Noir, and Pinot Gris, we feel the Rogue Valley should be equally famous for it's Syrah, Viognier, Grenache, and Rhone Blends. With these Rhone Varietals, we created our "Cotes du Rogue" style wines.
The variety of terriors from whch we harvested or grapes this year vary from the hottest at 1300 feet elevation where our Syrah and Viognier grow, to our coolest terrior at almost 2000 feet elevation. That is the Fortmiller Vineyard, home of some famous Pinot Noir's. New in our 2011 Vintage is Chardonnay, (that tastes amazing already) and "Merrilltage" our Bourdeaux Blend of Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, and Merlot.
Stay tuned for future updates.
Wine is our passion. O.Jay Merrill Vintner/CEO
check out: American Society of Enology and Viticulture, Oregon Wine , Southern Oregon Wine Institute, Jacksonville, Portland Indie Wine Festival , SunFest Wine Festival NW Food and Wine Festival
