Local Oregon wine to be served at Obama table this weekend.

 

                                                         

 

 

 

Pfeiffer Winery Pinot Noir

 

To be served

 

At Blair House

 

This Weekend

 

 

 

 

 

 

President-elect Barack Obama gathers friends and family for pre-inaugural

celebration with Pfeiffer pinot noir. 

Junction City –It’s a long way from a small, boutique winery in Junction City, Oregon to the Blair House on Pennsylvania Avenue in Washington D.C.  But a bottle of Pfeiffer 2007 Pinot Noir Blue Dot Reserve will sit on the table just across the street from the White House at the traditional presidential guesthouse hosting president-elect Barack Obama, his family and friends for a private pre-inaugural celebration Sunday evening.

 

Co-owner Danuta Pfeiffer with her husband and co-winemaker Robin Pfeiffer, says the opportunity to showcase their wine came serendipitously.  “It was a matter of a friend of a friend who happens to be from Oregon and one of Obama’s childhood pals.  He said he’s taking the wine with him this weekend and they’ll share it with dinner on Sunday before the inauguration,” Pfeiffer says.

 

“We’re hoping to hear back from the Obama’s,” Danuta says, “You never know.  But it’s a thrill to know Oregon pinot noir will be on the table.”

 

Pfeiffer Winery has a reputation in Oregon’s Willamette Valley as a boutique winery, making only 1,250 barrels of premium pinot noir and pinot gris.  Due to the small quantities, the wine is not sold in stores or restaurants and can only be purchased directly from the winery.  And just how good is the wine?  “It’s our latest release,” Robin Pfeiffer says, “We consider it and elegant, classic pinot noir and one of our best, with a clean, earthy aroma and a hint of cherries on the finish. It’s a new release and it will only get better with age.  But we don’t think it will last past Sunday.”

 

“It’s appropriate,” Danuta says, “that it’s still a young wine.  Just like this new administration, and the hope of the entire country, given a little time, the wine and this country will only improve with age.” 

 

The Pfeiffer’s are holding an Inaugural Celebration on Tuesday evening at their winery and will be toasting with their 2007 Pinot Noir Blue Dot Reserve.

 

 

 

 

 

Press Release

November 15, 2008

Contact:  Danuta Pfeiffer 541-998-2828

 

PFEIFFER WINERY

GOES SOLAR

 

First Lane County Winery Run by The Sun

 

Media Event and Photo Opportunity

Tuesday, November 18

11 A.M.-Noon

 

Pfeiffer Winery

25040 Jaeg Road

Junction City, Oregon

 

AES Presentation

Robin and Danuta Pfeiffer

Blachly Lane Representative

 

Junction City, — Not only wine grapes are run by the sun these days.  Pfeiffer Winery, located just west of Junction City is the only winery in Lane County and one of a handful across the state to be powered by the sun.

 

Owners Robin and Danuta Pfeiffer say their motivation to go solar is an extension of their “green” home they built 8 years ago. Robin Pfeiffer says, “We built a concrete home powered by ground, water and solar heat sources, and it just made sense to expand that idea of sustainability to the rest of the property.” 

 

The solar panels, installed by Advanced Energy Systems of Eugene, adorn the south-facing roof lines of Pfeiffer Winery and are expected to generate up to 27 kilowatts of electricity– enough to power not only the winery and their new tasting room, but the Pfeiffer’s residence as well. “What’s really a kick,” Robin Pfeiffer says, “During sunny days, we watch the meter run backwards—feeding back energy to Blachly Lane’s electric grid.”

 

“And,” Danuta Pfeiffer says, “The dials on the converter boxes indicate how many pounds of carbon we’re saving each day. That’s a big plus.”

 

The solar panels make electricity anytime there’s enough sun for a shadow to be visible.

 

Solar systems installed in 2008 enjoy a 30 percent federal tax credit, in addition to the 50 percent Oregon Business Energy Tax Credit. Pfeiffer Winery expects to have a five-year payback on its $216,000 investment. According to AES data, the system will save an equivalent of 800 tons of CO2, 2,400 planted trees or 81,800 gallons of gasoline.

 

A media event is planned for this Tuesday, November 18 from 11 to noon. 

 

The public is invited to view the solar panels during Pfeiffer Winery’s three-day Thanksgiving Weekend Open House.

 

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