What is #WineStudio?

PROTOCOL wine studio presents an online twitter-based educational program where we engage our brains and palates! It’s part instruction and tasting, with discussions on producers, varieties, tourism, terroir, regional culture, food matching and what all this means to us as imbibers.

There and Back Again – Chardonnay emerges stronger and bigger.
And by stronger we mean flinty and by bigger we mean textural.

There’s been talk of a Chardonnay renaissance in Oregon, more precisely Willamette Valley and for our November program we’ll get into it citing terroir, sustainability, biodynamics, philosophy, adventure and the future of Oregon Chardonnay. It’s an evolution of palate that began in the 70s and has come to be the slow path toward serious and purposeful Chardonnay. Oregon winemakers have always embodied community–sharing ideas, practices–together finding what works best for a future of Oregon Chardonnay – a new wine paradigm that truly embodies what the region can produce.

The Importance of Being a Willamette Valley Chardonnay
#WineStudio Tuesdays 6:00pm – 7:00pm PDT

Week 1: 4 November – When Plates Slide

Writing the Code to Sustainability
6:00pm – 6:30pm – An Eyrie Retrospective Jason Lett (@JasonLett)
2012 Original Vines Reserve 

Biodynamics Then and Now: “Bionic” Chardonnay – better, stronger
6:30pm – 7:00pm – Cooper Mountain Vineyards Barbara Gross and Gilles de Domingo, winemaker (@CooperMtnWines)
2012 ‘Old Vines’

Week 2: 11 November – How and Why the Chardonnay Grape Shines

Imbuing an Adventurous, Philosophical Spirit into the Grape
6:00pm – 6:30pm – J.K. Carriere Jim Prosser (@JKCarriereWines)
2012 Lucidité

Non-Irrigation and Preserving Fruit Quality
6:30pm – 7:00pm – Matello Wines Marcus Goodfellow @GFCwines
Goodfellow Family Cellars 2012 Whistling Ridge Vineyard
Matello Wines 2012 Durant Vineyard

Week 3: 18 November – Beaune of Oregon: Chardonnay as the New (Ore)Gold
Omero Cellars Erin Butler, David Moore, Chad Stock (@OmeroCellars) and special guest Elaine Brown @Hawk_Wakawaka
2012 Willamette Valley
2012 Extended Elevage

Week 4: 25 November – Anatomy of a Vineyard: Oracle and the Chablis-like Westrey Chardonnay

Westrey Wine Company Amy Wesselman, David Autrey @WestreyWineCo and special guest Elaine Brown @Hawk_Wakawaka
2012 Reserve 

Although media samples are long gone, all are welcome to follow and engage during the online discussion!