Andrea Johnson Photography

 

Oregon wine harvest 2012

It’s impossible to capture Oregon’s epic harvest in words, picture perfect conditions that are better shown than described. We had three months of blissful summer weather with no measurable rain June – mid September, without any heat spikes to sunburn fruit, and cool nights to retain the acidity. In the ten years I’ve been photographing harvest at home, these are the most ideal conditions I’ve encountered, making the past three weeks of pre-dawn wake up calls well worth the effort. Here’s a few hightlights of the harvest in Oregon’s Willamette Valley:

Harvest day sunrise over Mt. Hood and Sokol Blosser's estate vineyard, Dundee Hills

Pre dawn light at Sokol Blosser's estate vineyard and aerial view over Elk Cove's Mt. Richmond vineyard, Yamhill

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Cathy Whims winemaker dinner at Alloro Vineyard

Alloro Vineyard Whole Farm Dinner at Alloro Vineyard prepared by award winning chef Cathy Whims of Portland’s Nostrana Restaurant. 95 % of ingredients sourced from the Alloro estate property.

Alloro Vineyard team, left to right: Tom Fitzpatrick (winemaker) and his wife France, Nancy Clark, David Nemarnik (founder and vineyard manager), Erin Ertz, and chocolate lab Abby

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Archery Summit’s Swine & Wine alfresco dinner

Perfect summer evening at Red Hills Estate Vineyard, Willamette Valley, Oregon

Acclaimed Gilt Club executive chef Chris Carrikerevent cooks up a succulent slow roasted pig

Guests enjoying special pourings of Archery Summit pinot noir

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Spectacular Wineries of Washington book

It’s been a whirlwind summer traveling throughout the state of Washington for a new wine book titled “Spectacular Wineries of Washington” due out next Spring. I’ve been fortunate to work in more depth with a few new clients pictured below:

Va Piano Vineyards, Walla Walla, Washington

My home base in Walla Walla for several trips the past few months – a private guest room on the top floor of Va Piano’s beautiful winery and estate vineyards in Walla Walla.

Winemaker Marcus Notaro, Cole Solare Winery, Red Mountain, Washington

Cole Solare, Red Mountain AVA, eastern Washington

Col Solare, a collaboration between Chateau Ste. Michelle and Italy’s famed winemaker, Marchese Piero Antinori, has one of the most distinctive winery buildings I’ve photographed. Looking forward to capturing their harvest in this spectacular space.

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