General manager and winemaker, Bergström Winery
Tasting Beat: Guest blogger
I've been general manager, winemaker and vineyard manager for Bergström Winery, my family's domaine in Oregon's Willamette Valley, since 1999. We make about 10,000 cases a year of Pinot Noir, Chardonnay and Riesling from estate and purchased fruit. We farm our 40 acres of estate vineyards biodynamically and have three sites—one in Dundee Hills and two in the Chehalem Mountains appellation.
After working for some of Oregon's finest domaines in 1997 and 1998 as an undergraduate student, I traveled to Beaune, in France's Burgundy region, where I completed a postgraduate program in viticulture and enology prior to returning to Oregon with my wife, Caroline, for Bergström Winery's inaugural vintage.
I have helped to plant and manage several vineyards in Oregon's Willamette Valley and have consulted on the winemaking and viticulture at several Oregon upstart wine labels over the past 11 years. Among my new projects is Trisaetum, owned by the Frey family. (Read Harvey Steiman's blog about it). I am 33 years old, and 2008 will mark my 12th vintage as an Oregon winemaker.
Recent blog posts by Josh Bergström
- Winding Down Harvest in Oregon (Nov 18, 2008)
- A Tale of Two Vintages (Oct 27, 2008)
- Not a Vacation, Per Se (Oct 16, 2008)
- Another Great Harvest in Willamette Valley (Oct 10, 2008)
- Why I Don’t Answer My Phone Anymore During Harvest (Sep 30, 2008)
- Green Berry Pluckin (Sep 22, 2008)
- Oregon Hang Time: From Verbena to Banana to Blackberry in 40 Days (Sep 16, 2008)
- Oregon's 2008 Vintage Conditions May Push the Envelope, Again (Sep 10, 2008)
