1.   These sweeter grapes produce rich, fruity wines with a potentially higher level of alcohol.

2.   In the past, the chardonnay grape produced many different styles of wine, depending on the soil and the climate in which the vines were grown.

3.   It took another four years to raise the vines to a respectable level where the grapes produced a salable wine.

4.   Most vines in Oregon are hand-pruned, harvests are hand-picked and the grapes producing pinot noirs and pinot gris are thin-skinned.