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Evening Land Vineyards' consulting winemaker is the world famous French winemaker Dominique Lafon. Isabelle Meunier is Evening Lands' winemaker at Seven Springs Vineyard. Seven Springs' vineyard manager is Stirling Fox. In California, Evening Lands' winemaking group is led by Sashi Moorman with vineyard management by Pete Richmond and Chris King. The name Evening Land Vineyards was inspired by the irresistible lure of Homer's ideal garden. A wedding gift to Zeus, the Gardens of the Evening Land bear witness to the eternal magic of the perfect orchard located just beyond reach and under the golden glow of the Evening's setting sun. Evening Land Vineyards produces estate grown pinot noir from vineyards in three acclaimed terroirs: The Sonoma Coast, Santa Rita Hills, and the Eola Hills of the Willamette Valley. After acquiring the storied California Occidental Vineyard in 2005, Evening Land added Oregon's Seven Springs Vineyard to its portfolio in 2007. A third vineyard on the westernmost edge of the Santa Rita Hills is under development. Talk to Evening Land owner Mark Tarlov about wine and he'll reference ideas from quantum mechanics to Greek mythology to the nature of infinity. He uses the tension of opposites and the idea that there is no finality in complexity to describe the experience of tasting good Pinots. He compares them to Cabernet, which he dismisses as a black and white, on and off kind of wine that is easily understood. In so many ways, Mark is leading Evening Land in new directions, expanding the meaning of Oregon Pinot noir and bringing it to new markets. Articles about Evening Land Vineyards: Evening Land Vineyards- About Dominique Lafon - About Tarlov's French Import Strategy Evening Land's Top Wines
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Wine Spectator's killer scores for Evening Land's 2009 wines plus what turned out to be an outstanding 2011 harvest has everyone at Evening Land smiling.
