Beckham Estate Sauvignon Blanc 2023
Type: White
Grape: Sauvignon Blanc
Region: Willamette Valley, Oregon
Style: Still, light-bodied, dry
Flavor: Citrus peel, fresh herb, stony mineral finish
The bottle: Fermented in hand-thrown terracotta amphora made on-site. Native yeast, unfined, unfiltered.
The producer: Andrew Beckham is a ceramicist-turned-winemaker farming organically on a hillside outside Portland - likely the only winery in the world where the vessels are made on the same land as the grapes.