The Holiday Gift Guide Is Here!

Tis the season for shopping for all the people you love! Lucky for you, we’ve got the gift guide you need to give the perfect gift set for all the wine lovers in your life.

For The Trendy One

The New Vintage Bundle

This gift set is perfect for the trend-setter in your life. We just released our 2018 Chardonnay, 2018 Pinot Noir and the fan favorite 2019 Rosé. The 2018 Chardonnay is tropical and bright, while the 2018 Pinot Noir is a classic example of how beautiful Willamette Valley Pinot Noir can truly be. Our 2019 Rosé is what we lovingly call our Winter Rosé, filled with a delicious holiday spice flavor profile that pairs perfectly with a warm fire.

For The White Wine Lover

The White Wine Bundle

Move aside everything you thought you knew about white wine. Each of these wines brings a unique flavor to the party. The 2018 Chardonnay isn’t like your classic oaky, butter bomb of chardonnay. This wine is fleshy, bright, and punchy with tropical fruits that settle into a flavor like a fruity cheesecake. Our 2015 Viognier is made from Viognier grown on our Estate. This wine is dry, but comforting with flavors of apricot, nectarine and some honeyed hazelnut. Even the 2015 Muscat Canelli isn’t what you expect. It’s off-dry, so it does have some subtle sweetness that lends itself to a honey flavor, lychee with white blossoms.

For The Extravagant One

The Luxury Bundle

This is an impressive gift for anyone who enjoys the finer things in life. Two of the most extravagant wines Rizzo Winery has ever made, both of these wines are rich with flavor, and texture. Though the name Cuvee means blend, this wine is made entirely from Cabernet Sauvignon, from two different vineyards. Flavors of coconut soufflé, light vanilla and a depth of blackberry. Our 2012 Petit Verdot is silky and sultry. Both of these wines are made from grapes grown out of ancient ash that settled in Oregon’s Columbia Valley from when Mt. Mazuma exploded and created Crater Lake.

For The Bold & Beautiful

The Bold Red Wine Bundle

All three of these wines are bold, spicy, sultry, and demand attention. Do you have someone in your life like that? If you do, these are the perfect wines for them! Our 2013 Cabernet Sauvignon has a beautiful combination of black cherry, black pepper, and mint that will make your mouth water in delight. It recently won a gold medal at Sip’s Best of Northwest awards. Another gold medal winner is our 2013 Tempranillo, a perfect wine for the Thanksgiving table, a wine with flavors similar to cranberry sauce in the most delicious way. To round off this perfect trio is our 2013 Syrah, a wine with subtle vanilla, spiced walnut and subtle sage.

We have so much more to offer in our Tasting Room! Come visit us every weekend 11-5 PM.

Holiday Season At Rizzo Winery!

The holidays have arrived at Rizzo Winery! We have curated some wonderful gift sets at great discounts for you to gift those loved ones that might need a little extra wine this year.

The Rizzo Winery Estate Sampler is an excellent choice for a gift to any wine lover! This gift set covers all the wine bases; red wine, white wine, rosé and even an off-dry white. While tasting through the different styles of wine we make at Rizzo Winery, you’ll also be tasting the essence of our Estate. We have 9 acres of vineyards, in the windy Eola-Amity Hills, where Pinot Noir, Muscat, and Viognier grow harmoniously together. These vineyards are sustainably dry-farmed and follow organic growing principles. The windy vineyard site also allows for these vines to be naturally more disease-resistant.

This Gift Set is straight from our Cellar! The Library Vintage Set showcases how truly magical a beautifully-aged Pinot Noir can become. As Oregon Pinot Noir ages the fruit flavors develop from fresh to earthy, dried and jammy. With these wines each coming from a unique and outstanding vintage, they all have a story to tell.The year 2006, was the inaugural year of the Eola-Amity Hills AVA. A warm and dry summer, a near perfect vintage was the way to celebrate. In 2008, Mother Nature was rewarding with wide temperature swings allowing the fruit to develop balance between richness and depth. An abundance of clusters on the vines allowed for us to be specific and focused on which would create the most outstanding wine. This gift set allows you to take a journey through time, tasting these various years and reminisce on old times.

Though in Willamette Valley, Pinot Noir is king, we often yearn for something a bit bolder. We are so lucky being so close to Oregon’s Columbia Valley, where the sunshine never fades and grapes can ripen to their heart’s content. Our Big Bold Sampler showcases another side to David Rizzo’s winemaking expertise, silky and powerful red wines. These wines are delicious, delivering dark fruit flavors, effortlessly dancing around flavors of vanilla, clove and nutmeg, the flavors of oak. These wines are from our cellar where they have had years to create harmony in the bottle. Showcasing the 2012 Zinfandel, 2013 Cabernet Sauvignon, and 2012 Petit Verdot, this holiday sampler is luxurious and perfect for the red wine lover in your life.

At Rizzo Winery we pride ourselves on being The Winemakers Wine, allowing David Rizzo full artistic control of his passionate process. A natural gift, David uses his winemaking tools like paintbrushes on canvas. The Winemakers Sampler is a complete expression of his repertoire. Pairing his masterpiece, Cabernet Sauvignon, with his Estate Pinot Noir and stunning fan favorite the Carménère*. Each bringing a different flavor profile, from the rich and bold Cabernet Sauvignon to the lighter, more finessed, Pinot Noir, to the silky and spicy Carménère.

*For online sales of this gift set we have replaced the Carménère with the Tempranillo.

Rizzo's Spotlight: Cabernet Sauvignon!

Cabernet Sauvignon is the wine that sparked joy in David Rizzo’s heart, and gave him the “wine bug". That spark is one that many wine lovers know and understand well, as it happens to all of us. David was visiting California in the early 90’s and wine tasting with some friends. Back then, the wine industry was a bit smaller on the West Coast, the fire burning passion and love of wine that exists strong at Rizzo Winery, was alive and well in every single tasting room. As David tasted a beautiful, lush, Cabernet, the one pouring for him was telling him all about what went into the liquid that filled the glass in his hand. As David asked questions about the winemaking practices that went into the wine, a lightbulb went off in his head saying “I can do that” and so it began.

Cabernet Sauvignon, a tale as old as time.

Tasting wine with a spread of the tasting characteristics typical of Cabernet Sauvignon.

Cabernet Sauvignon typically has characteristics (that you’ll see on the board above) of red or black cherries, blackberries, fig, red plums, ripe strawberries, bell pepper, mint, and cedar. Holding the wine above a white tablecloth will help you see the color of the wine, at it’s best.