Sis and Mae Wine Co is inspired by our grandmother, affectionately known as Sis, and her sister-in-law Mae. Each moved their families from New Mexico to Oregon in the late 1940's. While they moved around a bit, based on the availability of work, wherever they were they were fixtures on the porch of Sis' house, gossiping, drinking copious amounts of coffee, and generally looking out for their households. As they raised their families they, without intention, became a part of the Willamette Valley's unique culture as well as had their own small part in defining who we are as Oregonians. The environment from which they took and contributed helped to make our family what it is today. It is in this spirit that we set out with the lofty goal of producing wines that taste of the spirit of Oregon with a sincere hope that they are a part of those moments in which you are connecting with the people and environment around you.
2018 Gentil d'Oregon
The wonderful texture of the Pinot Blanc we had this year pushed our blend in a slightly different direction. The purity of the Riesling held it all together. Fermented as separate lots this year, with the Pinot Gris seeing a hint of time in some rich oak, we could not be more pleased with the purity of the aromatics and crisp nature of the acids in this beautiful wine. There is complexity and refreshment, there is a hint of sweetness that is cleanly held by the lithe body and acids, it is versatile as well as classic. In it's youth we see characteristics of the Riesling (citrus and honey) show up generally, while other days the Pinot Blanc is more apparent. Either way there is fruit, minerality, and a beautiful light texture that makes this easy to drink, but still interesting. - $19
Tech Specs
Vineyards: Champeog and St. Columban
AVA: Willamette Valley
Grapes: 50% Pinot Blanc, 35% Riesling, 15% Pinot Gris
Alcohol: 12.9% abv
pH: 3.24
TA: 6.08 g/L
Aging vessel: Stainless Steel and French Oak
2018 Grenache Blanc Applegate Valley
Sourced from Mae’s (different Mae, just as dear) and Eevee's Vineyard in Applegate Valley, we could not be more excited about this unique and delicious wine. Famed grower Herb Quady farms organically and delivered this 'LIVE' certified fruit to us on October 9. The fruit had great flavor and we pressed it all together into a stainless tank. The fermentation went beautifully and required no additions or inoculations. We allowed for complete malolactic fermentation and the wine aged on it's gross lees for several months in neutral oak barrels. The results are unique, and we think, spectacular. The weight and flavors of this wine are special. It is lower alcohol, but has some real body. Subtle citrus flavors keep it delicious, with just a hint of middle palette richness and a very clean and fruity finish. We love how these grapes delivered and our ability to produce a wine that fits the 'natural' definition no matter how you define it. We were able to settle and rack this wine sufficiently for clarity and it has been bottled unfined and unfiltered. Maybe hard to define or categorize, this wine very clearly fits our ideal of allowing the farming and winemaking to help reflect the uniqueness of Oregon's climate, geology, and culture. - $22
Tech Specs
Vineyard: Eevee's Vineyard and Mae’s Vineyard
AVA: Applegate Valley
Soils: Gravel over granite bedrock
Grapes: Grenache Blanc
Alcohol: 12.3% abv
pH: 3.18
TA: 5.7 g/L
Aging vessel: Neutral French oak
2018 syrah steelhead run applegate valley
Steelhead Run is at the West end of the Applegate Valley, growing right in the flood plains of the river. It is a rock filled vineyard that reminds us of parts of the Southern Rhone valley, in this case boulders upon stones upon gravel upon sand. We asked Ron and Laurie Burely, the impeccable farmers of this site, to pick a bit earlier for us than they do for most of their customers. This allows us to aim for a more savory, earthy, medium bodied expression of Syrah, which we prefer. The fruit was picked on 10/21, trucked up in a refrigerated truck and immediately destemmed into a 1.5 ton fermentation bin. This stuff always has such varied but delicate flavors when finished, but boy can the fermentation make each one stand out in an awkward dance. It takes some time for this wine to integrate itself, so we let it hang out in barrel a bit longer than our other wines. In the end the 2018 is my favorite of the vintages so far, it has fruit but loads of black pepper and such a beautiful weight to it. It is exactly what we are aiming for in our expression of Southern Oregon syrah. - $25
Tech Specs
Vineyard: Steelhead Run
AVA: Applegate Valley
Soils: Ruch gravelly silt loam
Grapes: Syrah (Hermitage and 877 clones)
Alcohol: 13.2% abv
pH: 3.72
TA: 5.3 g/L
Aging vessel: Neutral French oak
2018 Pinot Noir Van Duzer Corridor Willamette Valley
This wine is a blend of our most approachal barrels out of Johan Vineyard. We were thrilled to work with this biodynamic fruit and did about 30% whole cluster fermentation on this wine. Our block is certainly influenced by the cooling winds coming out of the corridor and we found small berries with wonderfully thick skins. This resulted in a dark, robust pinot with intense acidity. It is certainly drinking young, but is delicious now and shows substantial promise. It is carefully blended to provide an absolutely drinkable vision of classic Oregon pinot noir and the 2018 vintage specifically. We hope this wine accompanies many of your informal meals and adventures for years to come. - $23
Tech Specs
Vineyard: Johan Vineyard
Farming: Biodynamic
AVA: Van Duzer Corridor
Grapes: Pinot Noir
Clones: 777, 115
Alcohol: 13.3% abv
Aging vessel: Neutral French oak and Stainless Steel
Additional Wines Available
2017 Wirtz Vineyard Pinot Noir - $30 - native yeast, no added sulfur, no filtration This pinot is so bright, fruity, almost ethereal in body
2018 Gamay Noir Willamette Valley - SOLD OUT - super small lot, less than 30 cases made, spicy and lifted red fruit
2018 Lolo’s Dilemma Rose of Pinot Noir - SOLD OUT - only 20 cases made, biodynamic fruit, big rose with tons of flavor and great acidity
Ordering Information
To order any of our available wines please send a mail to scott@sisandmaewineco.com or call us at (503) 606-6798. We can ship to most states and will be happy to process your order immediately. We genuinely appreciate your interest and support and look forward to sharing our wines with you.
Oregon customers - We now offer delivery within Portland metro through @ Your Door, an amazing partner offering hyper local products while working to employ service employees affected by the Covid - 19 economic downturn. They are awesome and can get you many of these wines right to your doorstep within one day. If you are outside of the Portland metro but prefer the online format (or want to do an order larger than just our wines) they do offer shipping within Oregon as well. Go over and check them out here.
Twice a year we send special shipments of our newest releases to our most ardent fans. You can choose from a 3 bottle, 6 bottle, or 12 bottle shipment. In addition to the occasional joy filled package on your porch you will get other perks, like flat rate shipping, discounts on reorders, invitations to events, etc. Just send me a mail scott@sisandmaewineco.com for more details or to get yourself in the club.
CONTACT
Email - scott@sisandmaewineco.com
Phone - (503)606-6798
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