Andrea Johnson Photography

 

Happy 25th Anniversary Abacela! Photo library & Oregon Wine Press feature story

Happy 25th Anniversary to Abacela!

The past year we’ve missed sharing so many events in person, but I’m hopeful for a time in the not so distant future we can gather again for belated celebrations.  In the meantime, here’s a few of my favorite moments capturing Abacela’s amazing journey in pioneering Tempranillo in America.  And an inspiring feature story about their history archived below in October’s Oregon Wine Press Magazine:

https://www.archives.etypeservices.com/Oregonwine1/Magazine363108/Publication/Magazine363108.pdf

 

Abacela’s Cobblestone Hill Vineyard, Umqua Valley, Southern Oregon

Abacela’s tasting room at dusk

Aerial view over Abacela

Greg Jones reviewing climate data sensors on top of Abacela’s Cobblestone Hill Vineyard

Earl and Greg Jones

Abacela’s outside tasting area

Harvesting Tempranillo

Earl inspecting Tempranillo graves in preparation for harvest

Aerial view of Abacela harvest

Earl Jones sitting on an erratic boulder at the base of Cobblestone Vineyard

 

Wine Enthusiast Magazine – Aug 2020

Photographing during the initial months of the Covid-19 pandemic and during the wildfires during harvest 2020 was a surreal experience.  So grateful for the wonderful winemakers & beautiful properties that were safe and soothing to capture in theses challenging times.

“A World Apart – Washington’s Columbia Gorge offers scenery and personality to match its beautiful wines”, by Sean P. Sullivan: