Perennial Vintners began in 1997, when husband and wife team
Mike Lempriere and Beth
Schoenberg decided to try our hand at making wine. We continued to
make wine as hobbyists through 2002 and garnered many successes,
including several awards in the Puyallup Fair amateur competitions.
We soon came to understand that 95% of winemaking is truly done in the
vineyard, and that making our own wines was not enough --
we had to live on and manage our own vineyard for the dream to be
complete.
In 2003 we moved to Bainbridge Island and began planting our vineyard.
As of Summer 2005 we are a bonded commercial vineyard and winery! Our
first commercial vintage was released in Mar-2007.
We specialize in the delicate wines from the maritime-influenced cool
climate viticulture of the Puget Sound AVA; we're hoping to establish
an underappreciated grape named Melon de Bourgogne here in the
Seattle, Washington state, U.S.A. area.
| Thanks for visiting! |
Summer, 2005 |
| Mike Lempriere |
Beth Schoenberg |
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