Penner Ash Quick Facts
Founded:	1998
Winemaker:	Lynn Penner-Ash
Production:	8,000 cases
Varietals:	Pinot Noir, Syrah, Viognier and Riesling
Location:	Newberg, Oregon
Fun Fact:	The new gravity flow winery was designed to optimize natural light to reduce energy use.

The mission at Penner-Ash Wine Cellars is to produce limited quantities of carefully crafted Pinot Noir and Syrah. They work in partnership with their growers who share their commitment of optimal viticulture such as timely shoot positioning, leaf removal and early crop thinning. A true focus for the Penner-Ash family establishing their own label after many years in Oregon producing top quality wines for Rex Hill.

Penner-Ash wines show intensity, complexity and layers of fruit and spice. These wines are truly elegant, yet powerful showing the true expression of the Oregon sites which are selected and bottled.

Penner Ash wines available for national distribution:

Wine	Retail	Tasting Notes and Quotes
2009 Viognier	$28	Aromas of red apple, honey and lemon zest. Lush, textured palate of fresh white peach, orange blossom and citrus. A lively, extended finish of marmalade and stone fruit.
2008 Willamette Valley Pinot Noir Also available in 375mL and 1.5L	$45	91 points: “Firm in texture, but light on its feet, offering a cherry glow to the flavor profile against crisp tannins. This all finishes with impressive persistence.” Wine Spectator
2008 Shea Vineyard Pinot Noir SOLD OUT!	$55	94 points: Ripe, round and complex, delivering black cherry, currant and plum flavors layered with flashes of wet granite, slate and white pepper, which add extra sparkle on the intense, but not dense, structure. Seductive stuff.” Wine Spectator
2007 Estate Pinot Noir, Dussin Vineyard	$65	91 points: “Sexy aromas of cherry-cola and black raspberry, with bright mineral and floral notes adding complexity. Brisk and focused on the palate, offering strong, mineral-laced red and dark berry flavors and a slow-building floral quality. The finish echoes the red fruit and mineral notes and lingers with impressive clarity and length.” Josh Raynolds, Stephen Tanzer's International Wine Cellar May/Jun 09
2008 Rubeo	$20	Aromas of black cherry, bramble and black pepper. A fruit-forward, yet structured and textured palate of black plum and currant finishing with wood vanillas and spice.
2007 Oregon Syrah	$30	Aromas of clove, cedar and blackberry. Refined tannins wrap around a palate of dense black currant and cassis. Hints of sweet vanilla, blackberry, dark chocolate and leather. Elegant and extended finish of wood toast and black pepper.