Wine Making
Boushey Vineyards
Dick Boushey produces some of the finest wine grapes in Washington and we source from three of his vineyards.
In 1993 Dick planted the Home Place Merlot Vineyard. The soil is Burke silt loam soil overlaying fractured basalt. The elevation is 1200ft with southerly exposure. Planted in 1980, Mohar Merlot vineyard soil is deep Warden Loam with a gradual southwesterly slope. Due to the deep soils and the age of the vines, it is dry farmed.
The Syrah, located at the base of Rattlesnake Hills at 1200 feet elevation on a south facing slope, was planted in 1997 in Burke silt loam over fractured basalt. The source of the Syrah wood is Mike Sauer's "Red Willow" vineyard and is the "Phelps" clone.
Marie-Eve comments: One of Forgeron's favorite vineyards, it produces very elegant fruit; the colder site allows lots and lots of cherry and black currant flavors.