2014 Christopher Michael Red Blend

Seeing a lack of accessible, high-quality Oregon wine, brothers Eric Christopher and Ryan Michael Harms founded Union Wine Company in 2005. In order to fill this void and produce the quality of wine they envisioned, the small-scale winery strives to find the best sustainably grown grapes available that are the best expressions of each varietal, ignoring geographic limitations. Because they acquire fruit from all over the state, the wine can only be labeled as from Oregon instead of a specific city or region.

A rustic wine like this is perfect for any time of year. It tastes like a silky voice in the middle of the night and violets in the middle of summertime. It has a smell of a forest after rain, wet, cold earth and damp orange and slightly crunchy brown leaves. Smooth and glossy like satin on the palate with a poppy note laced in the purple plum notes, this wine has big bones and a sandpaper-like tannin that sucks you back in for another sip. It’s a great wine to enjoy any night of the week.