2022 Division Gamay Noir Nouveau

Region: Columbia Valley < WashingtonGrapes: Gamay NoirVineyard/Cellar Stats: Organic farming (in certification process);mineral intense soils formed from volcanic Miocene uplift againstbasalt bedrock that is layered with a primary topsoil being made up ofquartz and lime-silica.  Carbonic fermentation in stainless steel;bottled unfined and unfiltered with zero added SO2; zero-zero; 13% ABVWinemaker: Kate Norris and Tom MonroeDivision Wine Company is part of Oregon's new guard of wine, makingauthentic, soulful and low-intervention wines from organic,terroir-driven vineyard sites in Oregon and Washington State.  Afterleaving their jobs in New York, owners Kate and Tom moved to France towork harvests in the Loire Valley, Beaujolais, and Burgundy.  Inspiredby these wines, they moved to Oregon in 2010 to start Division toproduce similarly stylistic wines with modest alcohol, bright acidity,less extraction, and minimal manipulation.  A couple of years later,the couple co-founded a producti