Wine Description
Lovely Days has always had an inviting kind of energy, and the 2025 vintage keeps that spirit intact while bringing a little more definition to the glass. It’s still bright and immediately appealing, but this year the wine feels a touch more composed—more about precision, texture, and line than pure exuberance.
Picked a few days ahead of the red Pinot Noir harvest, the fruit came in with beautiful acidity and enough maturity to give the wine both freshness and shape. Whole-cluster pressed after a brief soak and fermented with native yeast, the result is a sparkling rosé that feels lifted, textural, and quietly polished - easy to love, but with more going on beneath the surface.
Studio Notes
• From the vineyard: Compris Vineyard, Chehalem Mountains AVA, Block 1 on Jory soil,
about 500 ft elevation, clone 777 Pinot Noir, harvested September 2, 2025
• In the cellar: Whole-cluster pressed after pisage and a 4-hour soak, native fermentation in 4 neutral barrels and 4 stainless steel drums, completed malolactic fermentation, aged 5 months on lees before bottling, sparkling
• Tech at a glance: Picked at 21.9 Brix, 12.5% alcohol, TA 6.1 g/L, 3.4 pH, 88 cases produced
Song Inspiration:
Lovely Days takes its name from the kind of feeling this wine was meant to evoke: ease, brightness, and the quiet sense that the day has fallen into place. The nod to Bill Withers, and to the way that song lives on through Players Holiday, felt like a natural match for a wine that carries both freshness and composure.
It’s a wine with warmth and lift, shaped to be inviting from the first pour and memorable after the last sip.
Tasting Notes
Aroma: Cherry blossom, strawberry, apple blossom, hibiscus
Palate: Strawberries and cream, lean and structural, with good weight, texture, and a bright, elegant finish
Bottle Details
Release Date
May 1, 2026
Alcohol %
13.2%
AVA
Chehalem Mountains
