A briary zinfandel with tangy fruit and a good dose of spice. Rich and full-bodied. Striking.

6 Pacific Northwest sparkling wines to tickle your nose year-round Looking to add a bit of color to your life? Then pour a glass of this coppery-pink wine and watch its glow fill the room. It's another pinot noir-chardonnay blend where some of the wine is aged in French oak barrels to add depth and complexity. This is the sparkling wine to pour for those dogmatic friends who insist only Champagne can taste like Champagne. From the tart red fruit and citrus scents to the fine stream of bubbles and flavors of shortbread and quince, this wine might be able to fool more than a few Champagne fanatics.

It's beginning to look a lot like bubbles This is the inaugural sparkling release from this Oregon winery, and it will be bottled once a year. A blend of multiple vintages, with pinot noir taking a slight edge over chardonnay in the composition of the wine. Pear, honeysuckle, rose petal and brioche on the nose leads to flavors of citrus and stone fruit on the palate. Tangerine, nectarine and strawberry are prominent in the flavor profile while the pinpoint acidity holds it all together to make it seductively well-balanced all the way to the stylish, upbeat finish.

What to Drink When You’re Drinking Alone: Bubbles for the Disgruntled This wine is generally only available on a contact-the-winery basis, but you might just want to do that. A limber little ballerina of a wine, with all the balance and finesse you’re going to lack tonight. Prominent notes include tangerine, nectarine, Asian pear, roses, strawberries and honey. Fabulously tense and highly relaxing.

Bubbling Brew Sparkling bewitches Oregon industry Dusty copper robe fizzes with high intensity beads charged with raspberry, brioche and stone fruit aromas. Exotic flavors of fleshy orange fruits, Fuji apple and sour cherry juxtapose against restrained acids to a chalky, mineral finish.

The Ultimate Holiday Gift Guide for Wine Lovers From Yamhill-Carlton district in Oregon’s Willamette Valley, this sparkling rosé, a blend of Pinot Noir and Chardonnay, displays a spectrum of flavors---honeysuckle, nectarine, wild strawberry, brioche-- and a vibrant finish. Made from Gran Moraine vineyard estate grapes in méthode Champenoise and aged on its lees for two years, the wine is crafted as a blend of multiple vintages and possesses precision and finesse.

Festive Sparklers From Around the World: Ferrari, Jaume, Bruno, Gran With grapes from one of the more westerly vineyards in the AVA where a cooling afternoon breeze rolls off from the Pacific, the wine is mostly aged in stainless for freshness of fruit with a few lots aged in French oak barrels for depth, complexity, and spice. After two years on yeast, the wine is disgorged and aged for six more months before release. A lot of work goes into this wine and it sure shows in the glass: it’s quite spectacular.

The palest baby pink in the glass with very fine bubbles, this wine smells of bright berries and citrus peel. In the mouth, wet stone flavors mix with forest berries and a hint of watermelon amidst a silky mousse. Nicely balanced with a faint sweetness, this is exceedingly easy to drink. 12.5% alcohol. Score: between 8.5 and 9.

Pairing Wine with Swine is a Delicate Dance A Christmas ham calls for a light- to medium-bodied wine that won’t overpower the meat’s weight and flavors. The inaugural release of the non-vintage Gran Moraine Brut Rosé ($50) from Oregon’s Willamette Valley is a blend of Chardonnay and Pinot Noir with a precise texture and lively finish. Primary notes include brioche, tangerine and dragon fruit. The wine has a touch of sweetness to it, which is important when pairing with ham coated with a sugary glaze.

Sparkling Wines From Oregon: What It Takes To Make A Name In Bubbly Earth, mineral, and rose petal, with vibrant red-berry fruit and citrus, a touch of pastry dough, and a finishing floral lift. Complex and balanced.

Pop Open These Bottles of Sparkling This Summer Now wineries like...Gran Moraine are producing extraordinary, truly exceptional bubbles from estate grown fruit. A favorite, Gran Moraine Brut Rose shines, with delicate subtlety and refinement.

Try these nine Champagnes for some Christmas cheer From the Willamette Valley, this vibrant blend of chardonnay and pinot noir has an elegant pale pink color, bright acidity, apple/cherry flavors and a persistent finish.

12 Days of Christmas with Champagne and Sparkling Wine: 12th Day Gran Moraine Brut Rosé, nv, Yamhill-Carlton District, comes from a Jackson Family Wines property in Oregon’s Willamette Valley. It’s a blend of 53 percent chardonnay and 47 percent pinot noir, aged in bottle on the lees for two years. It displays a very pale coral-salmon hue and a dynamic array of tiny bubbles; notes of orange zest and lime peel are woven with hints of macerated raspberries and touches of red currant and almond skin. It’s dry, crisp and lively on the palate, offering the energy of acid and a scintillating limestone element, yet overall embodies elegance and delicacy. It is, in fact, delightful. Excellent.

Wait a minute, what? You mean we're not in Champagne? Because I could have sworn we were in Champagne just then… A-

The wine showed a pale pink color. Cherry, raspberry, strawberry, lemon and slate were each discernible on the nose. Cherry, raspberry, strawberry, peach, lemon candy and slate followed on the palate where the hint of minerality elevated the red berry fruit. The wine exhibited great acidity and balance, along with good structure and length. This wine would do well for solo enjoyment on the patio on a warm spring afternoon. It would also pair well with grilled salmon or a watermelon salad with mint and ricotta salata.

Rosé is breaking out of its stereotypes Warmer temperatures in Oregon’s Willamette Valley allowed the grapes to fully ripen, resulting in a nice balance of brix (sugar) and acidity in the whole- cluster pressed 2018 Gran Moraine Rosé of Pinot Noir Yamhill-Carlton. Very pale salmon in color with floral and pineapple aromas, the flavors are well- integrated and the mouthfeel is both dry and creamy.

Chillin’ With Rosé of Pinot Noir 2018 Gran Moraine Rosé of Pinot Noir, Yamhill-Carlton, Oregon — ballet slipper pink with aromas of berry bramble and dusty earth. Flavors of citrus, minerals and ripe berries float in a light body and finish with juicy acidity. 12.5% abv. $28 This rosé of Pinot Noir is such a lovely color. Ballet slipper pink is the color that always catches my eye. And I love the berry bramble and earthy flavors in this bright rosé. This beautiful rosé of Pinot Noir is an intentional rosé, meaning it is not the product of saignée used to make a more concentrated a Pinot Noir. The estate-grown Pinot Noir was harvested from the Gran Moraine and Estate vineyards. It was whole-cluster pressed, cold settled and fermented in flextank vessels using selected yeasts. Pinot Noir clones 828 and 777 were chosen because they exhibit bright fruit, acidity and the skins impart very little color.

22 Rosés to Try This Spring I am a huge fan of Gran Moraine’s swanky, insouciant wines, both still and bubbly. This refreshing and beautifully balanced pink is no exception. Strong acidity in the “bright” to “mouthwatering” range. Aromatics like almond blossom, cherries, honeysuckle, orange and a bit of something tropical, passionfruit or pineapple (I keep going back and forth). An echoing almond note comes across midpalate, with kiwi and melon and something not unlike saffron. It’s light and lithe and elegant and complex enough to enjoy on its own, but it’ll elevate whatever you are eating.

This stunning rosé from Oregon, the Gran Moraine Yamhill-Carlton Rose of Pinot Noir 2018, is of grapes from 100% whole cluster pressed Pinot Noir that were hand-selected from Gran Moraine’s estate vineyards. Pale salmon in color, aromas of white strawberries, nectarines, honeycomb and juicy red cherries were soft and gentle. Lifted by mouthwatering acidity, flavors of roses, melon, lemon and almonds led to a lengthy citrus-driven finish.

Rosé all day part two Finally, getting back to last week’s oyster-and-rosé get-together, out of 20 or so rosés (all consumed by a tight-huddled group of wide-eyed and smiley wine geeks, and mostly before noon on a rainy Monday morning) one wine stood out to me as “Best in Show”: the 2018 Gran Moraine Rosé of Pinot Noir Yamhill-Carlton. I don’t get to taste as many Willamette Valley wines as I would like these days, and this brings me back to 2017, when, out of a “Where’s Waldo” collage of wines, the one that clearly stood out from that year was the 2013 Gran Moraine Pinot Noir Yamhill-Carlton. Coincidence? I think not. This rosé comes from the westernmost area of the Yamhill-Carlton, with an aspect favorable to cooling Pacific breezes (which we were experiencing on this blustery, stormy Monday). The same aspects allow the wine to slowly and gently ripen throughout the late summer and fall season. Complex and delicate describe this wine. Rose petal, tangerine and nectarine in the nose lead to marcona almond, gooseberry, watermelon and tamarind in the mouth. A sponge-cake entrance leaves way to a lingering finish of citrus and spice; not unlike a long, zesty finish to the ski season.

Delicious Pinot Noir Rose from Jackson Family This is a light tangerine colored wine with floral and intense red fruit aromatics, There is 12.5% alcohol and very brisk acidity. A strong sense of minerality cleanses the palate. Interesting to note that clones 828 and 777 were selected for their acidity and skins that extract little color. Fruit was gently pressed. The must was cold settled. Then it was fermented in tanks with selected yeast strains. One of my favorites for the quality, elegance, and length of finish. This was my absolute favorite wine. I just love that salty minerality. And having just attended a lecture by three Oregon winemakers, this wine goes to show how and why Oregon is making some of the best Pinot Noir Rosé wines out there.

So zesty, so vibrant, so earthy, so tasty, so pricey. B+.

The 25 Best Rosé Wines of 2018 From Oregon’s Willamette Valley comes this light, sophisticated Pinot Noir rosé, which has balanced fruit and acidity, and a dry finish. “I’d serve it with a nice chicken dinner,” one taster commented.

Everything’s Coming Up Rosé: Rosé Wines to Drink in 2018 This rosé is my new fave of 2018. The 2017 Gran Moraine Rose of Pinot Noir is made from 100% whole cluster-pressed Pinot Noir, and the color is actually more of a light salmon than it appears in these photos. It’s a nuanced rosé that offers more than simple strawberry notes; you get vanilla, watermelon, and almond flavors with a bright citrus finish.

Save or splurge: 8 great red, white, rosé and sparkling wines for any budget Oregon's Willamette Valley — and the Yamhill-Carlton area within it — is home to world-class Pinot Noir. This expressive pink captures an ethereal lightness and delicate floral spiciness that could only come from Pinot Noir. Gran Moraine refers to the landscape carved by devastating floods that took place in the region during the last Ice Age. In its wake was left a place that would ultimately be ideal for growing grapes. After I tasted Gran Moraine's roster of wines, I knew this one was special.