St. Josef's White Wines
All St. Josef's white wines are $9 per bottle

Pinot Gris • Oregon’s Answer to Chardonnay.

Pinot Gris has become the standard bearer of Oregon white wines. It is light, easy to drink and satisfying both on its own and with food. St Josef’s Pinot Gris is a beautiful blend of light fruit, with a subtle round finish a traditional Alsatian Style wine that offers a crisp, clean taste with a wonderful acid balance. Enjoy & you will taste why many white wine lovers are moving to Pinot Gris. The Willamette Valley has a climate suited for producing wonderful Pinot Gris– with long warm days in the summer combined with cool nights into the fall. St Josef’s Pinot Gris is made from a single block of our "Lilli’s" vineyard. To keep the essence of a classic, natural wine it was fermented and aged ‘oak free’ with minimum winemaker contact. 850 cases produced.

White Riesling • Surprise – it is the most popular white wine in Oregon.

White Riesling (also known as Johannesburg Riesling) is Germany’s most famous grape and it has a special tradition with us. Since Josef, the owner/winemaker, and family have many connections to the Rhine & Mosel valleys. Ours is made in a semi-sweet style, and has a wonderful floral bouquet that stands up for itself. Excellent for sipping- it has long been ignored by people who think it is not a ‘serious’ wine. Enjoy with light dishes or by itself and discover why it is Oregon’s #1 selling varietal.

Chardonnay • Crisp and fruit-forward.

Many people associate chardonnays exclusively with the big, oaky, buttery California style. Not here in Oregon. In the Willamette Valley, due to the cooler weather and ‘abundant water’ the Chardonnays are lighter, grassier and have a nice acid balance. The fruit aromas tend to be lighter and towards grapefruit & honey texture. This makes them an excellent accompaniment to food, particularly fish and fowl. Fermented in steel and finished in French & European Oak.

L’Esprit (Gewurztraminer) • The best grape varietal that you can’t pronounce.

Gewurztraminer is a German varietal that is renowned for its intense fruitfulness and spicy complexity. The grape is so tasty when ripening that our children were known to search out the rows when no one was looking at an early age to enjoy. St Josef’s L’Esprit (meaning Spirited- the name is used since it is easier to pronounce) is made to be semi-sweet and slightly spritzy. Unlike many white wines it is full flavored and can be enjoyed both by itself and with a host of foods. It has become particularly popular with Thai food since not many wines can stand up to the overwhelming flavors.