Ch-ch-ch-ch-changes

For those of you who regularly check out our blog, you recall our last post was titled: “The Waiting Game”, specifically regarding our vineyard conditions and the anticipated lateness of harvest this year compared to the past several years here in the Willamette Valley. We also referred to a couple of songs in that post, particularly Todd Rundgren’s version of The Waiting Game.

We’ll keep the classic rock them going with this post, now relying on genre favorite, David Bowie, ‘Changes’ was not only one of his biggest hits, but was released relatively early in his career, in 1971. (“1971? 1971? Holy cow, can that be 50+ years ago…? Wow…”, reflects Neil… “I must have been in kindergarten!”)

Ch-ch-ch-ch-changes

Turn and face the strange

Ch-ch-changes

Ooh, look out, you rock 'n' rollers

Ch-ch-ch-ch-changes

Turn and face the strange

So, if you’re thinking we’re going to tell you about changes happening at Bluebird Hill Cellars, you are correct! A lot’s been happening, and we are going to update you right here, right now:

As of September 15, Neil is now officially retired from his full-time Professor position with Oregon State University. We celebrated Sunday, September 11th, with a reception at the winery for friends and OSU co-workers. It was a great event, everyone had a great time, there was good music, good food, and the wine flowed! We didn’t intend it to be while planning this event, but in fact it turned out to be the biggest event we’ve ever hosted at the winery since we opened in May of 2016! We think there were 100+ people in attendance, and cars were parked EVERYWHERE and almost, but not quite spilled out to on the street parking on Larson Road!