In memory of my father, Donald William Pfeifer, 1921-2012. We believe he had a hand in making this one of our smoothest harvests to date. Thanks, Dad. We will miss you very much. Love, Lynne Read More
Our one and only Open House for 2012 is in 2 weeks. iOTA will be open to the public on Friday Nov 23rd and Saturday Nov 24th from 11-5. Come taste our recently released 2010 Pinot Noir and 2011 Phyllis Rose of Pinot Noir along with our 2009 Pinot Noir. A vertical of sorts! We will have pinot friendly appetizers and Don's music mix of the day. $10 Tasting Fee includes Riedel logo glass. Check... Read More
A summary of our 2012 harvest is a bit overdue. Finally, catching up on my blog entries and going through my photos... We brought in about 13 tons of fruit for iOTA Cellars this year. Pelos Sandberg Vineyard as a whole produced over 21 tons when you include the 4 acres we sell. We averaged about 1.8 tons per acre. The whole vineyard was picked in one week. iOTA had 2 separate pick dates. Eve... Read More
Yes, we have been very fortunate in having wonderful neighbors over the years. While living in Minnesota for 23+ years and now in California for the last 3+, we have scored high on the great neighbor scale, if such a thing exists. It has been many years since we lived, literally, just a few feet apart from Jeff and Julie Burrows in Minnesota. We miss those days when the kids were really young, ... Read More
Jon Bonné, Wine Editor of the San Francisco Chronicle, gave a nice mention to our latest pinot noir release, iOTA's 2010 Pelos Sandberg Vineyard pinot noir. Check out his blog entry on SF Gate that also hit the Sunday print edition of the Chronicle on October 14th, 2012. Read More
Available direct from winery only, this beautiful offering is a first for iOTA. Don, Patricia and Dan hand bottled in September. My Mom would have loved it. Made from Yiayia block pommard pinot noir. What a beautiful salmon color. Check it out!
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Less than 2 weeks away... Join iOTA Cellars, one of 70 Willamette Valley Wineries pouring World Class Pinot Noir, at the Golden Gate Club at the Presidio on Sept 13th. If you have not yet registered (Trade) or purchased a ticket (Consumer), please do so to attend this wonderful event. Click for details. Hope to see you there! -Johanna & Lynne Read More