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| Mercer Estates | Prosser, WA 99350 |
www.mercerwine.com
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3100 Lee Road Prosser, WA 99350 (509) 786-2097 Fax : 509 786-2704 Email: info@mercerwine.com
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Mercer Estates is a family-owned Washington State winery devoted to producing premium wines through a partnership of the Mercer and Hogue families. Guided by more than twenty-five years of grape growing and winemaking experience, we aspire to create outstanding wines that exceed your expectations. Our state-of-the-art production facility and tasting room is located in Prosser, Washington, at Exit 82 off of Interstate 82, between Yakima and the Tri-Cities. Prosser is the seat of Benton County and considered to be the birthplace of Washington State's modern wine industry. The winery and many of our estate-owned vineyards are within Yakima Valley, the state's first AVA and source of grapes for more than half of all Washington wines. |
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Winemaker David Forsyth
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Winemaker David Forsyth grew up in the Columbia Valley and spent twenty-three years making wine and building The Hogue Cellars before taking over winemaking responsibilities at Mercer Estates. David believes in a "vineyard-centric approach" and works closely with individual vineyard managers to elevate their sites and let the grapes achieve a natural expression of terroir reinforced by a non-interventionist philosophy of winemaking. Years of experience exploring the unique appellations and microclimates of Columbia Valley have enabled him to forge invaluable relationships with the premier vineyard managers in the region. David has embraced his transition from a staff of forty-five, producing over 500,000 cases a year at The Hogue Cellars to a staff of three in the Mercer Estates cellar. On an average day, David is at work in the cellar tasting the wines but also dragging hoses, filling barrels, and cleaning tanks with his team. In David's words, "I missed the simplicity of family winemaking, and am in a unique position to be part of the Mercer Estates experience from the ground up. Great winemaking encompasses every decision you make from vineyard to bottle, however small in scope. When you're more hands on you can influence every part of the process personally to make the subtle decisions that define quality". Today David works with a smaller group of vineyard managers and spends considerably more time in the vineyards. He has experienced the emergence of many new wineries and vineyard plantings over the past ten years; this privileged perspective gives him a deep understanding of which grapes grow best in each appellation. A former member of the U.S. Skydiving team as well as an experienced skier, David is not afraid to take risks, but he also recognizes that patience, perseverance and experience are critical to success. "I'm always trying to express what makes my wines unique and different," he shares. "My wines emphasize a natural fruit character and their terroir, the elements that come from careful stewardship of the vines and care in the cellar, not from a complexity we impose on the grape." |
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Red
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2008 Cabernet Sauvignon
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Regular as of 06/25 |
Order Direct Online Phone: (509) 786-2097 Fax: (509).786-2704 Tasting Room Open Info & Map Prosser, WA |
Red
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2008 Merlot
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Regular as of 06/25 |
Order Direct Online Phone: (509) 786-2097 Fax: (509).786-2704 Tasting Room Open Info & Map Prosser, WA |
White
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2010 Chardonnay
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Regular as of 06/25 |
Order Direct Online Phone: (509) 786-2097 Fax: (509).786-2704 Tasting Room Open Info & Map Prosser, WA |
White
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2010 Pinot Gris
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Regular as of 06/25 |
Order Direct Online Phone: (509) 786-2097 Fax: (509).786-2704 Tasting Room Open Info & Map Prosser, WA |
White
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2010 Riesling
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Regular as of 06/25 |
Order Direct Online Phone: (509) 786-2097 Fax: (509).786-2704 Tasting Room Open Info & Map Prosser, WA |
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2010 Sauvignon Blanc
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Regular as of 06/25 |
Order Direct Online Phone: (509) 786-2097 Fax: (509).786-2704 Tasting Room Open Info & Map Prosser, WA |
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