Pfeiffer Pinot Goes to Washington, D.C.
Friday, January 16th, 2009Local 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.