Introducing Slope Life by Gård Vintners!
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Welcome! Our blog is a place to share our experiences, recipes, pairings and updates about our estate vineyards and winery with you. We hope it leads you to an interest in what we are up to, perhaps a new recipe, and enjoying wine in new ways and new places. Skål!
From our estate vineyards to your glass, we are excited to share a little of the Slope Life with you...
Jen Cochran, Marketing Director
- May 16
- 4 min
2024 Spring Wine + Club Release
We are particularly excited for this release because we are introducing two wines that are new to our portfolio and can't wait to share...
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Jen Cochran, Marketing Director
- Oct 12, 2023
- 4 min
Fall Release Weekend Is Here!
If you are local, we invite you to visit your closest tasting room* this Saturday, October 14, to sample our new wines! If you’re not...
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Matías Kúsulas, Winemaker & Viticulturist
- Aug 17, 2023
- 2 min
Vineyard Update - Mid-August 2023
This has been an extremely technical year so far, but 2023 is shaping up to be a high-quality year for all the 20+ varieties we grow....
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Jen Cochran, Marketing Director
- Jun 21, 2023
- 1 min
A Rare Find, Our 2022 Franc Blanc Is Now Available
This outstanding new Gård wine from winemaker Matías Kúsulas released first to our wine club to rave reviews and is now available to all...
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Jen Cochran, Marketing Director
- May 11, 2023
- 4 min
2023 Spring Wine + Club Release
We are particularly excited for this release because we are introducing two wines that are new to our portfolio and can't wait to share...
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Nichole Cruz, Tasting Room Manager - Woodinville
- Apr 20, 2023
- 1 min
2019 Cabernet Franc
Our 2019 Cabernet Franc is a wine club favorite and my personal favorite Gård wine! Cabernet Franc originated in Bordeaux and is the...
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Nichole Cruz, Tasting Room Manager - Woodinville
- Mar 13, 2023
- 2 min
Gård Vintners' Riesling Round Up
Riesling is a white grape variety that can be found planted in many wine regions of the world and thrives in a cooler climate. Riesling’s...
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Nichole Cruz, Tasting Room Manager - Woodinville
- Oct 27, 2022
- 1 min
Our 2019 Boneyard is To Die For
Halloween is quickly approaching and what better occasion to enjoy our 2019 Boneyard blend! This is the first release of this 50% Syrah...
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Nichole Cruz, Tasting Room Manager - Woodinville
- Oct 5, 2022
- 1 min
2017 Contact Riesling
To celebrate National Orange Wine Day, we are highlighting our 2017 Contact Riesling! "Orange wines" are white wines made with extended...
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Nichole Cruz, Tasting Room Manager - Woodinville
- Sep 29, 2022
- 1 min
The Norse Legend that Inspired "Kvasir"
Our Kvasir is a newer addition to the Gård Vintners’ portfolio and the 2019 vintage is the second release of this wine. This blend...
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Nichole Cruz, Tasting Room Manager - Woodinville
- Aug 25, 2022
- 2 min
An Exploration - Gård’s 2019 Chardonnay and 2019 Chardonnay Grand Klasse Reserve
Chardonnay is a fun varietal that has been called the “winemaker’s grape”, due to its versatility and affinity for different oenological...
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Matías Kúsulas, Winemaker & Viticulturist
- Aug 9, 2022
- 1 min
Vineyard Update - August 2022
We started the season with very cool weather but the temperatures in the last few weeks are moving this vintage to a warmer place. We are...
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Matías Kúsulas
- Jun 20, 2022
- 2 min
Vineyard Update -June 2022
2022 is painting to be, once again, a very interesting year for our vineyards. After a slightly wetter winter in eastern Washington...
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Jen Cochran
- Dec 2, 2021
- 1 min
Vine Layering at Connor Lee
Things have slowed down in the vineyard since harvest, as you can imagine, but they haven't stopped. We are working on vine layering at...
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