I’ve spent over twenty years obsessing over what’s in the glass. Every bottle of Orr Wine is made with the same attention to detail I bring to my work as a wine chemist.
A classic style made for the modern table
Hand-harvested from Roza Hills, Upland and Holmason vineyards, this fresh, dry, 100% Chenin blanc was fermented naturally with native yeast and aged in neutral French oak barrels and stainless steel drums. It was bentonite fined and sterile filtered before bottling this spring. 392 cases produced
Tasting Notes and Wine Pairing Suggestions
Crunchy green fruited like sugar snap peas, lime and honeydew melon, crisp mouthwatering acidity with a mineral edge, finishes bone dry. By picking slightly earlier this year—at an average of 20.1 Brix—the wine features a naturally lower alcohol content. While the label states 12.0%, it is actually closer to 11.79%
I love it with seafood and shellfish - think Dungeness crab, halibut tacos, fish curry or it’s great with your favorite chicken and rice.
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2025 Orr Wines Chenin Blanc- One of the great wines of its kind, the 2025 Orr Wines Chenin Blanc offers a seamless texture on the approach. Loaded with cashew and melon fruits, with lovely damp earthy nuances, this is drinking marvelously right now. Don’t serve too cold! Drink 2026-2033- 93 points Owen Bargreen
ORR Chenin Blanc, Columbia Valley 2025 Three sites, Roza Hills, Upland and Holmason, feed the 2025 Orr Chenin Blanc, Columbia Valley, whole-cluster pressed and left to native yeasts in a mix of neutral barrels and stainless steel. A gorgeous palate of green mango and yuzu edged with toasted sesame, all of it stitched to a hard mineral seam. The texture is the surprise, grainy and layered, and the finish is dry and long. 390 cases produced. 92 points International Wine Report
A blend of own-rooted Grenache from Sagemoor vineyard (planted 2012), Boushey vineyard (planted 2003) and Stillwater Creek vineyard (planted 2004). Individually hand-picked, destemmed and fermented in open top bins, each pressed at dryness, free run and press wine combined, raised in neutral French oak barrels. Bottled without fining or filtration in the summer of 2025 under TCA free corks in American-made glass.
Tasting Notes and Suggested Wine Pairing
Blood orange, raspberry, guava, roasted rhubarb and pink peppercorn.
In the summer I love it with a slight chill on it paired with grilled salmon and a super mustardy lentil salad with herbs in the backyard. In the fall it’s great with roasted kabocha squash risotto, wintertime French onion soup.
2024 Orr Wines ‘Columbia Valley’ Grenache
The 2024 ‘Columbia Valley’ Grenache is a delicious, highly approachable bottling. This is filled with pretty guava and red raspberry fruits that combine with white pepper dusted charcuterie. Smooth throughout the drinking experience, enjoy now and over the next ten years.
93 points Owen Bargreen
ORR Grenache, Columbia Valley 2024
Destemmed and fermented in open-top bins, the 2024 Orr Grenache from the Columbia Valley spent 10 days on skins and 10 months in old French oak, then went to bottle without fining or filtration. Raspberry and wild strawberry start things out, with peony and kumquat zest following. There is a dusty undertow that keeps the fruit from turning sweet. Soft on entry and silken through the middle, it is dense without being heavy, and the finish stays cool. 284 cases produced.
93 points International Wine Report
A blend of 58% Boushey vineyard Sangiovese and 37% Stillwater Creek Cabernet Sauvignon with 8% Stillwater Creek Merlot, named after the Italian word for deli or the place where you would buy salami and prosciutto. Each lot was individually hand-picked, destemmed and fermented in open top bins, each pressed at dryness, free run and press wine combined, raised in neutral French oak barrels. Bottled without fining or filtration in the summer of 2025 under TCA free corks in American-made glass.
Tasting Notes and Suggested Wine Pairing
Sour cherry, pomegranate, tamarind, fresh cracked pepper
I love it with superthinly sliced fennel seed salami, pizza, caramelized shallot pasta.
2024 Orr Wines ‘Salumeria’ Red Wine
The outstanding 2024 ‘Salumeria’ is mainly Sangiovese (58%) with 37% Cabernet Sauvignon and the remainder Merlot coming from the Stillwater Creek Vineyard. It is a well-structured and delightful Super Tuscan-inspired blend, with a pretty core of red fruits alongside dried herbs, pipe tobacco and milk chocolate notes. Refined tannins, and good length add to the enjoyment here as this is best enjoyed over the next eight to ten years. Drink 2026-2036
93 points Owen Bargreen
ORR Red Wine, Columbia Valley ‘Salumeria’ 2024
Sangiovese leads this blend at 58%, with 37% Cabernet Sauvignon and 8% Merlot, and the 2024 Orr Salumeria, Columbia Valley saw only 10 months in old French oak before going to bottle unfined and unfiltered. Sour cherry and pomegranate arrive first, lifted by blood orange peel and a scatter of pink peppercorn. Wet clay grounds the aromatics, and the acidity is properly sharp, the kind that makes you reach for food. The tannins are polished, and the finish is clean and bracing. 191 cases produced.
93 points Jeremy Young for International Wine Report
FROM THE EXPERTS
“It’s exceptionally delicious. Put it on the dinner table to see it at its best.”
Orr 2024 Old Vine Chenin Blanc, 94 points, Critic’s Choice
Sean Sullivan Northwest Wine Report