Divided Light came back because we loved what it brought to the lineup the first time around, and so did everyone else. Made from estate Pommard Pinot Noir and pressed immediately as whole clusters to avoid color, it keeps the essence of Pinot while showing up in a brighter, more energetic form.

In 2024, the season gave us exactly what this wine needs: enough spring moisture to set the vines up well, a few heat spikes in midsummer, then a long, moderate finish that let the fruit mature fully without losing acidity. Fermented with native yeast and aged mostly in neutral Billon oak, Divided Light holds onto its tension while quietly broadening on the lees. The result is a white wine with Pinot Noir at its core—lifted, textural, and just a little unexpected in all the right ways.

Studio Notes
• From the vineyard: Compris Vineyard, Chehalem Mountains AVA, Block 1 on Jory soil, about 500 ft elevation, harvested September 10, 2024
• In the cellar: Whole-cluster pressed immediately to avoid skin color, native fermentation in one 600L neutral Billon barrel, one 228L neutral Billon barrel, and one 30-gallon stainless steel tank, aged on lees with no stirring, 10 months in neutral French oak, completed malolactic fermentation
• Tech at a glance: Picked at 22.3 Brix, 13.7% alcohol, TA 8.1 g/L, 3.15 pH, 91 cases produced

Naming Inspiration

Divided Light takes its name from the prism artwork on Pink Floyd’s Dark Side of the Moon—a nod to the way light is split and refracted, and to the transformation of a red grape into a white wine. It’s also a fitting description of the wine itself: Pinot Noir divided into a brighter spectrum, still carrying its varietal soul while showing up in a more lifted, energetic form.