An
Oregon White Riesling from Eola Hills Wine Cellars will be the new official
wine of Oregon’s 2013 Alpenfest.
The
wine, labeled as Alpenfest White Riesling, will join Joseph Trading Post
bratwurst and Terminal Gravity Alpenfest ale as the official sausage and
beverages at the Swiss-Bavarian cultural festival in Wallowa County.
The
varietal, drier than other, semi-sweet to sweet, Rieslings, was selected by
Alpenfest directors at a wine tasting Thursday, May 16. The decision of the
tasters was unanimous.
Eola
Hills grapes are grown in the Eola-Amity Hills American Viticultural Area,
marked by warm summer days, marine breezes and shallow soils, which
distinguish the resulting wines from those made from fruit grown elsewhere in
the Willamette Valley.
Local
bratwurst and beer featured at the 2012 Alpenfest will continue as the official
sausage and beer of Alpenfest. All will be served at Alpenfest performances in
Joseph and at Wallowa Lake.
Joseph
Trading Post bratwurst is handcrafted at Mt. Joseph Family Foods of Joseph and
smoked in the store’s own smokehouse.
Alpenfest
ale is brewed by Terminal Gravity Brewery in Enterprise. The Vienna-style beer is
made in a small batch compared to TG’s other microbrews including its widely
popular IPA.
Oregon’s
Alpenfest is scheduled for Sept. 26-29.
In promotion of Oregon's Alpenfest, the Eagle Cap Excursion Train will have an Alpenfest theme on the train's trip from Elgin to Rondowa and back on Saturday, July 20.
