Acrobat Pinot Gris is Wine Spectator’s Wine of the Week for December 28th, 2009 + Paired Recipe
Wine Spectator has chosen 2008 Acrobat Pinot Gris by King Estate as the Wine of the Week for December 28th, 2009. Spectator also provided a nice recipe for a suggested pairing: Deviled Quails Eggs on Toast.
Acrobat: release met with critical acclaim
Acrobat is wine born to introduce even more people to the power and grace of Pinot Gris & Pinot Noir. Grown sustainably in the gorgeous hills and valleys of Western Oregon, these wines work wonderfully with food of all kinds and are equally satisfying on their own.
Acrobat was introduced only a few short months ago but has already been met with tremendous acclaim from wine press, sommeliers, and most importantly consumers.
The way we care for our rivers & lakes is our legacy: We owe the future.
Have you seen this fish? Currently gracing the pages of magazines and other print publications across the country is the King Estate Wine Bottle Fish.
This is the first advertisement in our “We Owe the Future” campaign intended to draw the public’s attention to environmental issues affecting the future of our civilization and the health of the planet.
SIGNATURE RECIPE: Scallops Aromatique
Signature Recipe Perfect Match: Signature Pinot Gris
Developed in our winery restaurant by Executive Chef Michael Landsberg, this dish has become a favorite among our visitors, and appears on the menu each summer.
VIDEO: The Restaurant @KingEstate featured on NW Lifestyles
Video features: Executive Chef Michael Landsberg, Garden Manager Jessie Russell
from King Estate on Vimeo.
NAC Recipe: Lobster with Thai Herbs
by Jean-Georges Vongerichten
Suggested Pairing: King Estate Pinot Gris
From King Estate’s New American Cuisine Pinot Gris Cookbook
NAC Recipe: Salmon Baked on a Fig Leaf with Pinot Gris Beurre Blanc
by Alice Waters
From King Estate’s New American Cuisine Pinot Gris Cookbook
Pinot Gris & Pinot Noir recipes from many of America’s most respected Chefs.
Our cookbooks include recipes from these chefs:
Charlie Trotter, Jean-George Vongerichten, Rick Bayless, Charlie Palmer, Alice Waters, Roy Yamaguchi, Daniel Boulud, Todd English, Dean Fearing, Emeril Lagasse, Bradley Ogden, Wolfgang Puck, Mark Miller, Stephen Pyles, and many more.
2009 Harvest Update from Ed King
As October and harvest come to an end, I am happy to tell you that the grape crop we have just picked is a very high quality one. There is always much that we can do to shape the 2009 wines- starting back in the winter pruning, and coming through to our last thinning of clusters in late summer. Following the fruit into the winery, again- there is much that we do to shape the raw material nature has provided into the beautiful, delicious wines that we will enjoy next year, and for many years after. But still, much is beyond our control. The climate, the microclimate- the long hot days of July and August, the water held and yielded from deep in our Jory and Bellpine soils, and the very DNA of the vine itself- all of these mysteries beyond our control- they are also captured in the wines of the vintage.
So every vintage tells a story. Many stories. And as this 2009 vintage unfolds, we will tell you what we are seeing and tasting, and we can all enjoy the older vintages as we wait. Our very best to you and yours as the holidays roll around.
- ED KING III