GAMACHE VINEYARD
Columbia Valley
Gamache Vineyard is part of the Sagemoor Group, which owns and farms some of our State’s best Vineyards. It sits up on the white bluffs overlooking Basin City to the east in the Columbia Valley AVA, with 180 acres of wine grapes. The vineyard was originally planted in 1980, when there were only about 10 bonded wineries in WA state at the time. The highest elevation is 960 feet. A gentle, mile-long southwestern slope ends at elevation 840 feet. Bordering the east side of the vineyard is a 300 foot drop to the valley floor, towards Basin City.
Grape Stats
VARIETALS SOURCED:
Chardonnay
CLONES:
Prosser Clone #15
ROOTSTOCK:
Own rooted
Why We Love It
This classic, old-vine site was planted in 1982 and provided the perfect grapes for our sparkling wine. The sandy loam soils combined with its location high on the white bluffs allows for early maturation, which is necessary to produce a complex sparkling Chardonnay.
OUR GAMACHE VINEYARD WINES
Vineyard Stats
TOTAL NUMBER OF ACRES:
ACRES SOURCED:
POSITIONING:
Gentle SW slope
EXPOSURE:
On bluffs overlooking Basin City to the east
ELEVATION:
840'-960'
SOIL TYPE:
Warden sandy loam with a little Kennewick sandy loam, caliche one foot down in the north part of the site
TRELLISING:
Vertical Shoot Positioning (VSP)
IRRIGATED:
Yes
FARMED BY:
Miguel Contreras
YEAR PLANTED:
SUSTAINABILITY:
Sustainably farmed, Integrated Pest Management, Vine Wise Management
